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<\/a><\/center>However, as the popularity of any new technology rises, so do the risks associated with it. Data breaches and attacks<\/a> on content collaboration tools and platforms have increased by a significant amount, and it has become more crucial than ever to secure and manage these tools, platforms and services.<\/p>\n This blog covers all the essential aspects, tools, best practices, and steps your organization must adopt to effectively secure, monitor and manage its content collaboration infrastructure.<\/p>\n Content collaboration refers to the process of accessing, sharing and collaborating on company files within a managed and secured enterprise environment. For organizations that maintain a remote workforce, this collaboration and sharing of files are essential to the company\u2019s day-to-day activities. Moreover, as technology has advanced, content collaboration tools must now also support securing, restricting, and managing the collaboration activities within an organization.<\/p>\n Today, many companies rely on employees to work together as part of a team to deliver outstanding work while maintaining a healthy and meaningful workplace environment. Content collaboration across endpoints help teams achieve their goals and enable employees to keep pace with the requirements of their tasks. Here are a few benefits of implementing content collaboration in the enterprise.<\/p>\n Content collaboration processes enable organizations to save considerable time on projects and improve overall productivity. For example, collaborative document editing enables multiple people to open, view and edit the same document. In addition, reviewers can write comments and provide feedback directly on the document. Such processes enable teams to complete projects in a significantly shorter time. According to a communications and collaboration technology report by Forrester (2020)<\/a>, collaborations can drive 10% productivity improvements and also enable employees to save 5-10% of their time, which ultimately translates to around two to four hours in a 40-hour week.<\/p>\n Content collaboration is key to improving employee engagement in the workplace. Employees perform at their best when their work is valued and appreciated. As a result, sharing ideas and opinions contributes to the overall success of the organization. Moreover, improving employee engagement can directly help reduce absenteeism and increase employee retention and job satisfaction.<\/p>\n According to a report from Jabra (2019)<\/a>, effective communication systems helped increase the retention rate of valued employees by as much as 450%. Moreover, a Wrike survey (2019)<\/a> found that 85% of employees with access to collaborative management tools were more likely to perceive themselves as happy in the workplace.<\/p>\n Timely and effective problem solving is one of the most important traits an organization expects from its employees. It enables teams to be productive and reduces time spent on assignments. Employees that collaborate on tasks and have a strong collaborative culture are less likely to face difficulties while solving problems within their organization. In fact, according to the Gensler workplace survey (2019)<\/a> promoting effective team building and collaboration was rated the highest-ranked aspect of a great workplace. It was chosen by 43% of respondents in a survey.<\/p>\n When the pandemic began, around 71% of workers were found to be working from home<\/a> during the outbreak. Of these workers, 54% wants to continue working from home after the outbreak. This figure signifies the impact remote work has on our corporate environment, and why organizations must take measures to adopt online collaboration tools in the workplace. In fact, according to a report by Deloitte (2018)<\/a>, when workers collaborate, 73% do better work, 60% are more innovative, 56% feel more satisfied, and 15% work faster.<\/p>\n Depending on the industry you’re associated with, enterprises may use several platforms for content collaboration among their employees. However, the frequency of usage of these platforms in multiple business processes increases the likelihood of employees ignoring company security policies, falling for social engineering attacks, and opening up chances for data breaches. In fact, according to Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) research<\/a>, data breaches through September 30, 2021 had already exceeded the total number of events in 2020 by 17% (an increase from 1108 to 1209). Moreover, Verizon’s 2021 DBIR<\/a> shows that 36% of breaches in 2021 involved phishing and social engineering techniques. These figures call out the importance of securing and managing your organization\u2019s content collaboration environment.<\/p>\n Cyberattacks in 2021 that locked targets on the high-profile organizations<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWhat is content collaboration?<\/h2>\n
What are the benefits of content collaboration?<\/h2>\n
Save time and improve productivity<\/h4>\n
Improve employee engagement<\/h4>\n
Encourage and simplify problem solving<\/h4>\n
Improve efficiency for remote teams<\/h4>\n
What are the risks associated with content collaboration?<\/h2>\n
Risks from data breaches and social engineering attacks<\/h4>\n