Instant Messaging Compliance and Security

"Real-time" communications, including public instant messaging (IM), enterprise IM, conferencing, voice over IP (VoIP) and mobile messaging are used throughout most enterprises, and often exist in a free-for-all with few constraints on usage. Although great for collaborating, left unmanaged it is impossible to measure and achieve regulatory compliance, protect against outside threats or to ensure efficient and appropriate use.

Quest Policy Authority for UC enforces policies and archives instant messaging and other real-time communications. Its flexible architecture blocks unwanted protocols, improves security and hygiene, protects sensitive data, and enforces regulatory compliance. Policy Authority captures IM and file transfers, PIN-to-PIN and SMS messages further helping IT organizations create a true compliance archive.

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Supported Enterprise IM Platforms

Supported Public IM Platforms

Supported Financial IM Platforms

Supported Mobile Platforms

Supported Archives

• White Paper: Compliance and Data Loss Prevention in Unified Communications Solutions

  This paper, written by Grey Convergence, Russell JF Kirk, MVP, discusses the compliance and data loss risks – and prevention – associated with deploying a unified communications platform.

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• Case Study: Read how customers are benefiting from Policy Authority

  Read this to learn how customers are seeing real security and compliance benefits from Policy Authority for UC.

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• White Paper: Best Practices for IM Management

  For all its benefits, business IM can create security and compliance risk. This white paper explains best practices for the use of organizational IM to reduce risk and improve productivity.

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