New Security, Compliance Features Added to Cisco Spark

Cisco announced on Monday that it has added some important security, compliance and analytics features to its Spark collaboration platform. Launched in March 2015, Cisco Spark provides cloud-based tools for team messaging, online meetings and whiteboarding. One year after its launch, the company announced $150 million in funding to drive application development for Spark. Cisco has now announced four major improvements to Spark, including end-to-end message encryption and compliance features typically required in enterprise environments, such as e-discovery and data loss prevention.