Microsoft Teams administrators finally get the option to block external bots from meetings

• Microsoft used to tell you when a bot was in the lobby, now you can automatically block it
• Watch out, because legitimate add-ons like AI assistants could end up being blocked
• More protections are coming to Teams soon, too

Microsoft is rolling out an important new security policy for Teams, and admins can now finally block external meeting bots automatically.

Previously, the software would identify bots and label them accordingly within the lobby, but leave the final decision to meeting organizers – this new update prevents external bots from joining in the first place.

The company hopes the upgrade will give organizations more control over security to reduce the risks associated with unwanted participants.

Teams now automatically blocks external bots

Despite the new change, the policy will be disabled by default, so Microsoft won't be banning third-party bots across the board. But company admins will be able to enable the...

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