Distributed policy enforcement for enterprise communications

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory storing a set of instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
• receive a first set of one or more policies that manage participants of communications associated with a first organization, wherein the first set of policies are designed as sharable with other organizations;
• receive a second set of one or more policies that manage participants of communications associated with a second organization, wherein the second set of policies are designed as sharable with other organizations;
• detect an event associated with a communication between a first participant of the first organization and a second participant of the second organization that involves a third participant of a third organization;
• determine that participation of the third participant in the communication violates one or more policies in the first set of policies or the second set of policies;
• and
• manage the participation of the third participant in the communication based on the one or more policies.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a computer system, an event associated with a communication originating from a first user associated with a first organization;
• determining, by the computer system, whether the communication violates a first set of one or more communication policies associated with the first organization;
• accessing, by the computer system, a cloud-based service to determine whether the communication violates a second set of one or more communication policies associated with a second organization;
• and
• managing, by the computer system, the communication based on the first set of policies and the second set of policies.