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AlexNYExcel's avatar
AlexNYExcel
Advocate II
10 years ago

contain security or privacy

How safe is custom visuals?   When I try to upload new custom visuals, some of them really great - there is such prompt: Custom Visuals are not provided by Microsoft and could contain security or ...
djnww's avatar
djnww
Impactful Individual
10 years ago

Can someone from the Power BI team provide a definitive response to the original question posted by AlexNYExcel ?

 

I understand the reasons for the warning as any Mr Smith can create and upload malicious custom visuals into Power BI.

 

However, are the custom visuals in the official Power BI Visuals Gallery completely safe as they have been approved by Microsoft ? My company has 8000 staff and we are rolling out Power BI across most departments. If Power BI cannot confirm that the official POwer BI Visuals gallery is safe, then we have a problem as private data may be leaked or that it may contain a virus.

 

Again, I would just like clarification over the safety of using the approved custom visuals found on the official Microsoft Power BI Visuals Gallery.

 

Cheers,

Daniel

 

 

  • Tshores's avatar
    Tshores
    Regular Visitor
    10 years ago

    Daniel, 

     

    Did you ever get a response back on this? Are custom visuals on the official Power BI Visuals Gallery safe and approved by Microsoft?

    • ovetteabejuela's avatar
      ovetteabejuela
      Impactful Individual
      9 years ago

      This is an old topic but I am interested to know as well.

      • Anonymous's avatar
        Anonymous
        Not applicable
        9 years ago

        Can anybody tell ,is there any security risks for using custom visuals available in powerbi visuals gallery