Microsoft is stepping up its game in the world of virtual collaboration with a trio of exciting updates launched on March 24, 2025, aimed at boosting security, efficiency, and user experience within Microsoft Teams. The significant enhancements include a new collaboration security feature, an expansion of Caju AI’s integrations with Teams, and the introduction of multi-user slide control for presentations.
First on the agenda is the much-anticipated collaboration security feature for Microsoft Teams. This feature not only enhances security against cyberattacks but also provides end-to-end protection, ensuring users can communicate without fear. The new capabilities such as granular federation controls allow organizations to dictate how external entities interact with their employees, and added OTP (One-Time Password) authentication elevates meeting security to new heights. "This balance between seamless collaboration and robust security, supported by inline URL protection and integrated quarantine management, helps ensure security without disrupting communication, enabling your users to stay productive while keeping threats at bay," Microsoft explained.
With advanced threat intelligence and machine learning, Microsoft Teams now scans URLs and files for potential threats before they reach end users. This proactive approach to security ensures that suspicious content is executed in a safe sandbox for real-time analysis, greatly reducing risks associated with data breaches. Additionally, the time-of-click protection feature evaluates URLs at the moment they are accessed, adding an extra layer of defense across the Teams desktop and mobile apps.
The integrated quarantine management feature has also been introduced, allowing security teams to investigate flagged messages efficiently. This initiative is a part of Microsoft’s continued vigilance against emerging cyber threats, as demonstrated last May when Microsoft identified the Storm-1811 threat group that was using Teams to impersonate help desk agents in a phishing scheme. Following their detection, Microsoft promptly suspended fraudulent accounts to mitigate risks.
In tandem with Microsoft's rollout, Caju AI, a leading innovator in Agentic AI-driven communications, announced its own significant update to enhance security in organizations. Caju AI’s latest innovation broadens its integration with Microsoft Teams, enabling enterprises to unify all messaging channels—including WhatsApp, SMS, iMessage, and WeChat—within the Teams interface. This breakthrough not only simplifies communication but also enhances compliance with regulatory standards.
Otavio Freire, CEO of Caju AI, emphasized the importance of user experience in compliant collaboration: "In today’s mobile workplace, achieving compliant collaboration starts with simplifying the user experience. Our integration with Microsoft Teams gives employees the flexibility to engage through Teams, their native mobile apps, or the Caju interface—while seamlessly layering on robust security and compliance measures. We're excited to help enterprises communicate more effectively and protect their data at the highest level." With the upgraded integration now available in Microsoft AppSource, employees can communicate through their preferred messaging platforms without leaving the Teams environment, reducing complexity and boosting productivity.
Caju AI’s Agentic AI engine captures all communications in a centralized ecosystem, ensuring organizations can de-risk their messaging according to company policies while providing actionable intelligence for Microsoft Co-Pilot. The integration also implements automated compliance and security through real-time monitoring and data loss prevention to meet stringent regulations set by regulatory bodies like the SEC and FINRA. Moreover, it offers out-of-the-box compatibility with various archiving, surveillance, and e-discovery tools, allowing for improved data oversight.
Rounding out these updates is a newly added feature that allows presenters to share control over slides in Teams meetings. This ability simplifies collaboration during presentations, making it easier for co-presenters to navigate through slides without manual changes disrupting the flow of discussions. This enhancement aligns Microsoft Teams more closely with competitors in the videoconferencing space, such as Zoom and Slack, facilitating an even smoother meeting experience.
The combination of these advanced features positions Microsoft Teams as a leading solution for secure and effective virtual collaboration, significantly enhancing productivity while fortifying defenses against cyber threats. As organizations continue to navigate the complexities of modern communication, features like these are critical, ensuring that users can work confidently and efficiently in a secure environment.
To leverage these features, administrators will need to enable the Microsoft 365 connector for Teams security in their respective environments, ensuring that all security measures are properly implemented.
Overall, Microsoft Teams’ new features and Caju AI's integration represent a significant leap forward in making remote collaboration secure, efficient, and compliant with evolving business needs.
