Teams with private channels
AI summary
Rencore Governance detects Teams with private channels, which have separate SharePoint sites and members not visible to team owners. Use this to identify overlooked content and verify each private channel has owners.
What it detects
Shows TeamsMicrosoft TeamsMicrosoft Teams is the Microsoft 365 app for chat, meetings and team collaboration.Read more with private channelsPrivate channelA private channel is a Microsoft Teams channel that only some members of the team can see.Read more.
Why it matters
Each private channel has its own SharePoint site and its own members. Team ownersWorkspace ownerA workspace owner is an owner of a Microsoft 365 workspace, such as a Team, a SharePoint site or a group.Read more do not see a private channel's conversations or files unless they are members, and the channel's site does not follow the team site's settings. Use this list to know where content lives that team owners and admins may overlook, and check that each private channel has owners.
The rule
Every Team that has more than 0 Channels where IsPrivate is true
In Rencore Governance
Details
| Applies to | Team |
|---|---|
| Connector | Teams |
| Severity | Information |
| Category | Operation |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Recommended automation | None |
| License type | Standard |
Related policies
Other policies that check Team objects:
- Teams with a disabled owner account (Medium)
- Teams with many channels (Information)
- Teams that use forbidden/misleading words in display name (Low)
- Teams with only disabled owner accounts (Medium)
- Teams that reach the 200 channel limit (Medium)
- Teams with very few owners (High)
- Teams with very few users (Medium)
- Teams with many users (High)
- Teams that reach the 100 owner limit (Medium)
- Inactive teams (Medium)
- Teams with inactive external users (Information)
- New Teams (Information)
- Public Teams (Information)
- Team contains Copilot agent and external members (High)
- Teams with external users (Low)
- Teams with less than 2 owners (Medium)
- Teams with many owners (Low)
- Teams without owners (Medium)
- Teams that use prohibited words in the name or description (High)
Frequently asked questions
What does the Teams with private channels policy detect?
What does the Teams with private channels policy detect?The Teams with private channels policy shows Teams with private channels. The Teams with private channels policy checks Team objects from the Teams inventory and reports each match as a violation.
How severe is a violation of the Teams with private channels policy?
How severe is a violation of the Teams with private channels policy?Violations of the Teams with private channels policy have Information severity. The policy is in the Operation category.
Which module includes the Teams with private channels policy?
Which module includes the Teams with private channels policy?The Teams with private channels policy comes with the Teams connector in the Digital Workplace module of Rencore Governance, which every Plan includes.
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