Microsoft Teams Now Lets Admins Block External Bots From Meetings

Microsoft Teams Admins Can Now Block External Meeting Bots

Enhanced Meeting Security: Microsoft has introduced a Meeting Protection Policy that allows IT administrators to automatically block external bots from joining Teams sessions. Data Leakage Prevention: The update specifically targets third-party AI transcription services to ensure corporate data remains within organizational compliance boundaries. Strengthening Teams Meeting Boundaries Microsoft is officially rolling out a new Meeting Protection …

Microsoft Teams now lets admins block external bots from meetings

Microsoft is rolling out a new Teams meeting protection policy that allows administrators to automatically block all identified external bots from joining Teams meetings. [...]

Microsoft Teams' New Policy Lets Admins Automatically Block Meeting Bots

Microsoft is rolling out a fresh line of defense against unwanted digital eavesdroppers in virtual meetings. The tech giant confirmed that Microsoft Teams will soon let administrators automatically block identified external meeting bots from entering meetings, closing a gap that automated notetakers, transcription tools, and AI assistants have exploited for months. The change, detailed in Microsoft 365 message center notice MC1459141 published o…

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