Skyhigh Networks has announced full support for Box’s Security Classification capabilities to enable data governance at scale for all Box customers worldwide. Now companies can use Skyhigh and Box Security Classification capabilities to identify sensitive data, automatically classify them and enforce appropriate collaboration control policies, all without requiring any change in customer behaviour. With more than 18 percent of stored files in Box containing sensitive data such as credit card numbers, social security numbers and health data, companies are increasingly relying on Box as a secure collaboration platform for business critical functions. But with nearly 93 percent of organisations experiencing at least one insider threat each month, unauthorised sharing of sensitive data continues to put organisations at risk of data loss and compliance violations. With Skyhigh and Box Governance, customers can automatically implement their data governance policies at scale, thus maximising IT’s ability to monitor nearly 5 million total user actions per month.
“We moved work to Box to increase employee productivity and, naturally, control over our sensitive data needed to follow.” said Michael Roling, CISO at the State of the Missouri. “Using Box and Skyhigh we can automatically classify sensitive data in the cloud and apply necessary policies, thereby reducing risk without burdening our IT team or business users.”
With the integration, Skyhigh can implement data classification on documents uploaded to Box, as well as existing documents already in Box. Common use cases include:
- An employee uploads a document with protected health information (PHI). The document is automatically classified and, per policy, it cannot be shared with employees lacking proper access privileges
- An on-demand audit of data in Box uncovers a document containing passwords is shared externally. The document is automatically classified and, per policy, the collaboration is removed
“As BoxTrust Partner of the Year, Skyhigh has proven its ability to help our joint customers address security, compliance and governance challenges at scale,” said Roger Murff, VP of business development and technology partnerships at Box. “Skyhigh’s integration with Box’s Security Classification is a giant leap for data security and provides companies with a powerful solution to enforce granular policy decisions across thousands of users and millions of documents globally.”
In addition to integration with Box’s Security Classification, Skyhigh for Box provides comprehensive visibility, compliance, threat protection and data security capabilities. Skyhigh was awarded the Box Trust award at this year’s BoxWorks conference, presented to the top security partner. “Companies are flocking to Box not only for a powerful work tool, but for superior security,” said Chris Cesio, VP of business development and channel, Skyhigh Networks. “With Skyhigh and Box Governance, our joint customers can create a secure collaboration platform that the security and compliance teams love just as much as business users.”
