Press Releases

JANUARY 10, 2023

AGAT Software Announces the launch of AGI AI Virtual Assistant for monday.com

Jerusalem, Israel, JANUARY 10, 2023. AGAT, a market-leader in Compliance and Productivity solutions for Unified Communications Services (UC), announces the arrival of AGI, virtual assistant support for monday.com

MAY 12, 2022

AGAT Announces the Launch of AI Sentiment Analysis of Chats & Meetings in Microsoft Teams and Webex

FEBRUARY 08, 2022

AGAT Announces Major Tech Breakthrough: Real-Time Data Loss Prevention for Webex

Jerusalem, Israel, Feb. 08, 2022. During the 2021 WebexOne premier collaboration event, Webex announced their partnership with AGAT Software to offer real-time data loss prevention (DLP) for Files and Messages sent in Webex. A real-time DLP solution is crucial to effectively manage and protect your confidential data…

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

AGAT Announces the Launch of Agi – A Game-Changing AI Meeting Virtual Assistant for Microsoft Teams and Webex

JERUSALEM, Israel, Nov. 17, 2021. Today AGAT Software announced the launch of Agi, an AI Virtual Assistant natively integrated with Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams and soon Zoom.
Agi will significantly improve meeting productivity by using AI analysis of conversation transcripts to automatically detect highlights such as decisions, tasks, notes and a summary….

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

AGAT Software presents its first-to-market Threat Protection UCC Solution

JERUSALEM, Israel – AGAT, an innovative software provider specializing in security and compliance solutions for Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) services, presents its first-to-market Threat Protection, Anti-Virus/Anti Phishing solution for Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business and Webex Teams. SphereShield, AGAT’s…

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

AGAT Software Announces the Launch of Security & Compliance Features for Webex Teams

JERUSALEM, Israel – AGAT, an innovative software provider specializing in security and compliance solutions for Unified Communications & Collaboration (UCC) services, announces the launch of SphereShield for Cisco Webex Teams. AGAT’s award-winning flagship product – SphereShield, handles security threats related…

AUGUST 14, 2019

AGAT Software wins ‘Best Security Product’ Provider Award

JERUSALEM, Israel – AGAT, an innovative software provider specializing in security and compliance solutions for Unified Communication (UC) & Collaboration services, today announced it has been named ‘Best Security Product Provider’ at the UC Awards 2019, hosted by UC Today….

MARCH 24, 2019

AGAT Software Is Extending SphereShield to Assure Security and Compliance for Microsoft Teams

AGAT Software released SphereShield for Microsoft Teams, a solution that addresses security and compliance threats faced by users of the platform. The new solution extends AGAT’s existing product suite, which secures Skype for Business. SphereShield is offered as SaaS with…

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

AGAT SphereShield Achieves Certified Integration with Mcafee Dlp Prevent Through the Mcafee Security Innovation Alliance

AGAT Software announced today that it has achieved certified technical integration of SphereShield with McAfee DLP Prevent, enabling customers to deploy more robust security solutions and better protect their assets from ever-evolving cyber threats. As a member of the McAfee…

OCTOBER 4, 2018

AGAT Software Joins BlackBerry’s ISV Partner Program

AGAT Software, an innovative security provider specializing in security and compliance solutions, today announced it has joined BlackBerry’s ISV partner program and have deployed the SphereShield solution in multiple global financial institutions and government agencies. SphereShield extends security solutions for…

DECEMBER 27, 2017

AGAT released a unique security solution allowing legitimate users to continue using ADFS even if their account is under an attack (DDoS).

Deploying services that require ADFS presents a security risk for account lockout issues that are part of Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. Even without the password, an attacker can easily lock an account simply by sending failed login attempts with the employee’s user…

APRIL 26, 2017

AGAT- SphereShield (Formerly SkypeShield) Receives Microsoft Skype for Business Official Certification

SphereShield by AGAT Software has been certified by Microsoft’s vigorous ISV partner program and is now certified and listed in the Skype for Business app marketplace. SphereShield is a prominent enterprise security solution for Skype for Business (Lync) and is…

JULY 27, 2016

SkypeShield Releases MDM Conditional Access Solution for Skype for Business

SkypeShield, an innovative enterprise solution that secures external Skype for Business (Lync) access and authentication, has launched a new Mobile Device Management (MDM) Conditional Access Solution for Skype for Business. The new MDM conditional access feature verifies that only mobile…

JUNE 7, 2016

AGAT Software Exposes Security Vulnerabilities in Microsoft ADFS

According to tests carried out on a number of large organizations by AGAT Software, organizations using Microsoft’s ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services) for SSO (single sign on) to cloud or third party services such as Office 365, Skype for Business…

MAY 10, 2016

AGAT Offers Free Vulnerability Scan for Skype for Business and ADFS

Companies using Skype for Business (Lync) externally are often unaware that they expose their corporate networks to account lockout threats arising from the exposure of external authentication services. Another scenario that exposes this risk is using ADFS for online services…

MARCH 22, 2016

AGAT Software Releases New ADFS Account Lockout Protection Solution

AGAT Software, an innovative security provider specializing in external access authentication and data protection solutions, has released an innovative ADFS (Active Directory Federation Services) Protector. The ADFS solution, which uses a unified monitoring and prevention mechanism, blocks DDoS attacks causing Active…

JANUARY 19, 2016

SkypeShield to Unveil New Data Leak Prevention Solution for Skype for Business at Cybertech Israel 2016

SkypeShield, an innovative enterprise solution that secures Skype for Business (Lync) access and authentication while connecting devices (mobiles and desktops) to the corporate network, will unveil a new Data Leak Prevention (DLP) solution for organizations using Skype for Business. The…

JANUARY 3, 2016

AGAT to Present Solutions for Securing External Access and Identification at Cybertech Israel

AGAT Software, an innovative security provider specializing in authentication and data protection solutions for safe connection of mobile devices to the corporate network, will present advanced security solutions for identification, access control and content at the Cybertech Israel Conference. The…

DECEMBER 8, 2015

SkypeShield Reveals Application Firewall Security Solution for Skype for Business

SkypeShield, an innovative enterprise solution that secures Skype for Business (Lync) access and authentication while connecting devices (mobiles and desktops) to the corporate network, has developed a new application firewall solution for securing guest and anonymous requests when entering corporate…

OCTOBER 20, 2015

SkypeShield Launches Federation Ethical Wall Solution for Skype for Business

SkypeShield, an innovative enterprise solution that secures Skype for Business (Lync) access and authentication while connecting devices (mobiles and desktops) to the corporate network, has launched a new Federation Ethical Wall solution, which offers granular control over federation to address…

JULY 8, 2015

LyncShield Offers New Security Solution for Limiting Lync Usage to Devices with MDM

LyncShield, an innovative enterprise solution that secures Lync (Skype for Business) access and authentication while connecting devices (mobiles and desktops) to the corporate network, has launched a new Lync authentication solution that enables corporate clients to restrict their workers to…

JUNE 3, 2015

LyncShield Reveals New Authentication Solution for Secure Usage of Lync over VPN

LyncShield, an innovative enterprise solution that secures Lync access and authentication, connecting devices (mobiles and desktops) to the corporate network, has launched a new authentication solution for safe usage of Microsoft Lync (Skype for Business) on Virtual Private Networks (VPN)….

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

LyncShield Offers the Ultimate Lync Security Suite for the Enterprise Market

LyncShield is now offering the ultimate Lync security suite to organizations looking for secure Lync connectivity, allowing them to safely connect users to Lync servers from smartphones, tablets and any other external device. LyncShield is an innovative enterprise solution that…

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

LyncShield Offers RSA Token Authentication Solution for Lync Mobile and External Users

LyncShield, an innovative solution that guarantees secure mobile and desktop authentication, today launched a new security solution that enables users of RSA SecurID tokens to safely connect to their organization’s Lync server without using their AD (Active Directory) credentials. The…

OCTOBER 13, 2014

LyncShield Enables Smart Card Authentication for Lync Mobile Users

LyncShield, an innovative solution that guarantees secure mobile and external Lync authentication, has added a new solution enabling mobile Lync authentication for organizations with a network policy that requires smart card login. Organizations such as financial institutions and governments which…

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

LyncShield Adds External Devices Protection to its Lync security Offerings

LyncShield, an innovative solution that guarantees secure mobile authentication, has widened its offerings by adding new security features to protect the users of external devices who wish to use Microsoft Lync from outside the organization. LyncShield enables users to safely…

MAY 19, 2014

LyncShield’s Bastion Reverse Proxy Offers Lync Users a Real Alternative to Microsoft TMG

Microsoft Lync users who are looking as an affordable and simple solution can benefit now from a new solution for secure Lync publishing by using LyncShield, an innovative solution that guarantees secure mobile authentication to Lync servers. LyncShield’s innovative Bastion…

JANUARY 13, 2014

Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chooses LyncShield for Secure Lync connectivity

The Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs has implemented LyncShield, an innovative solution that guarantees secure mobile Lync connectivity, in order to allow ministry workers to safely use approved mobile devices outside the corporate network to connect through Microsoft Lync. The…

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

LyncShield Launches New Security Solution for Protecting Mobile Lync Connectivity

LyncShield, an innovative solution that guarantees secure mobile Lync connectivity, was launched today by security company AGAT Software Solutions to protect against Active Directory (AD) credentials theft, block DoS, DDoS and brute force attacks, and enforce connection to registered devices….