Security News > 2020 > July > Polymer Launches Solution to Avoid Data Leaks via Collaboration Tools

Collaboration security startup Polymer announced its official launch on Wednesday with a solution that automatically detects and redacts sensitive data shared by users in popular collaboration tools.

When users share this type of information via one of the supported collaboration tools, Polymer automatically redacts sensitive information and ensures that the unredacted information can only be accessed by users that have been authorized in the Polymer administrative dashboard.

The solution can detect and redact sensitive information both when it's included in a file - the company says over 100 file types are supported - and when it's directly posted as text in a collaboration tool.

The goal of Polymer is to help organizations protect sensitive data and comply with regulations such as HIPAA, COPPA, CCPA and GDPR. Polymer told SecurityWeek that its product is generally available for select integrations, with new platforms being added every three weeks.

"Almost 90% of global knowledge-work is happening virtually over collaborative tools and the rise of work from home is persisting this growth. At the same time, roughly 30% of data breaches happen due to human actions, and there were no guardrails put in place to secure sensitive data," Polymer's founder and CEO, Yasir Ali, told SecurityWeek.

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