CipherTrust | Email Security and Anti Spam Resources and SystemsCiphertrust is a global e-mail security company. The content in this feed details specific steps organizations can take to secure their networks, stop spam, and comply with government regulations.Maximizing Email Security ROI: Part II - Stop Viruses Before They Stop You- November 19, 2004 Across the spectrum of information security risks, most casual users understand the dangers posed by viruses and worms. Network administrators have even more reason to fear a virus attack, as a successful assault can cripple corporate networks for days. This article details the hard and soft costs associated with virus attacks on an organization's network.http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/roi_2_virus.html Maximizing Email Security ROI: Stop Spam and Save!- November 16, 2004 This article details the issues involved in calculating the actual cost of spam to an organization including the harder to measure catastrophic costs incurred through legal liabilities and damage to an organization's reputation that can be caused by an ineffective spam filtering technology.http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/roi_1_spam.html Increase Efficiency with Intelligent Email Traffic Control- November 5, 2004 The email security challenges for enterprises today do not stop at identifying and blocking spam. With spam volumes continuing to increase at an incredible rate, the new challenge is to more efficiently handle the huge volumes of mail, without increasing costs. This article explains in-depth how organizations are using IronMail's new Connection Control capabilities to more efficiently handle large volumes of spam.http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/connection_control.html 3 Criteria for Controlling Enterprise Spam - Or: Take Y O U R email ba & ack + From the Spmmers! 0400constrictor bubble snake informational- November 4, 2004 If you have a business, then you have a spam problem. The efficiencies of communicating through e-mail not only benefit organizations like yours; they also benefit the spammers who profit off of sending pernicious e-mails to millions of people every day. In fact, spam is so cost-effective that it costs less than $0.0004 to send a single spam. That&146;s 25 emails for just one penny! This article explains the three most important ways you can secure your e-mail system against spammers and...http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/3criteria.html Secure Your E-mail Systems - Protecting Against Port 25 Vulnerabilities- November 4, 2004 Protecting networks from viruses and hackers has traditionally been the responsibility of the Firewalls, Virus Scanners, and Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) set up by enterprises as a defense against the myriad attacks they come under each day. These measures prevent attacks against the network on every port except port 25 and port 110 &150; the ports used by SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) and POP (Post Office Protocol) to transmit e-mail from one server to another.http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/secure_email.html Email Security Governance: Email Encryption and Authentication- November 4, 2004 While recent government regulations vary in scope and purpose, the need to protect and ensure the integrity of information is universal. Much of the information germane to business today is assimilated and communicated over messaging platforms such as email. As a result, the need for a comprehensive approach to the secure delivery of email affects almost all organizations, regardless of industry or size. As with many management challenges, the unknown is the most significant cause for concern...http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/encryption.html How Spammers Fool Spam Filters And How YOU Can Stop Them- November 4, 2004 Effectively stopping spam over the long-term requires much more than blocking individual IP addresses and creating rules based on keywords that spammers typically use. The increasing sophistication of tools spammers use coupled with the increasing number of spammers in the wild has created a hyper-evolution in the variety and volume of spam. The old ways of blocking the bad guys just don&146;t work anymore. This article explains in-depth what methods are used to block spam, how spammers...http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/foolspam.html Why Corporations Need to Worry About Phishing- November 4, 2004 Phishing is a relatively new form of online fraud that focuses on fooling the victim into providing sensitive financial or personal information to a bogus website that bears a significant resemblance to a tried and true online brand. Typically, the victim provides information into a form on the imposter site, which then relays the information to the fraudster. Although this form of fraud is relatively new, its prevalence is exploding. From November 2003 to May 2004, Phishing attacks have...http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/phishing.html Detecting and Eliminating Computer Viruses at the Gateway- November 4, 2004 In the past, network administrators scrambled to apply new virus signatures whenever new computer viruses were discovered. While these signatures will stop a known threat, it takes time for anti-virus vendors to develop them. Unfortunately, the newest and most damaging viruses are able to spread so quickly that the damage is done before a signature can be developed and distributed. As a result of recent malware threats, corporations and organizations have learned a painful but important...http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/virus.html How Sarbanes-Oxley Affects Corporate E-Mail Systems- November 4, 2004 As the primary communication tool for corporations, e-mail systems play a critical role in ensuring effective internal control over financial reporting and, ultimately, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. All public U.S. companies, foreign filers in U.S. markets, as well as companies with public debt must comply with Sarbanes-Oxley. While many of the provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley are considered industry best practices, the legal ramifications of the Act create a sense of urgency for technology managers...http://www.ciphertrust.com/resources/articles/articles/sox.html |