Microsoft Teams: Emoji shortcuts with autocomplete on mobile

🚨 The Signal: Teams mobile now supports desktop-style emoji shortcuts and custom emojis. This change has no direct security impact, but custom emojis could be used for non-compliant communication if not governed.

The Impact

End users gain new communication features; security teams should be aware of potential misuse of custom emojis.

• End users: Enhanced communication options with emoji shortcuts and custom emojis.
• Security teams: No direct security risk, but custom emojis could be used for policy violations.
• Compliance teams: Potential for custom emojis to violate communication or acceptable use policies.

The Action

1. Review existing communication and acceptable use policies for guidance on custom emoji usage.
2. Communicate acceptable use guidelines for custom emojis to end-users.
3. Monitor for inappropriate use of custom emojis if organizational policies restrict them.

Domain: Teams · Impact: low · Workload: Teams