Email Security
Why You Need to Filter Email
THE DRIVERS.
The growing number of inbound and outbound email threats is exposing your organization to security, legal and regulatory risk.
75% of an organization’s intellectual property is circulated and stored in email. This means the information can easily be compromised by inbound viruses and malware threats, as well as by employees who forward the information on to unauthorized parties. An equally concerning problem is the increasing number of emails that enter via spam or is generated by employees that contain sexually explicit, racially offensive or inappropriate content.
THE PROBLEM.
Chances are your organization is good at blocking viruses and spam - but you’re not stopping data theft, data leakage and offensive emails from circulating.
One out of every ten sites on the Web is infected with "drive-by" malware – malware that automatically installs itself on a computer when it visits a site. Annual worldwide economic damages from malware exceeded $13 billion in 2006, up from $3 billion in 1997.
Further, while 42% of organizations randomly monitor their employees’ emails, only 60% have a written email policy that clearly informs employees what they are permitted and not permitted to send and receive at work.
The result? In a study conducted by Radicati Group, 6% of workers admitted to having emailed confidential company information to someone that they were not supposed to. 70% said they had received an offensive email at work. And 42% said co-workers have used offensive language in email.
To learn more about some of the legal implications of data security breaches, read technology attorney Ben Wright's discussion of the Security Incident Response and Information Protection Law
THE SOLUTION.
Your organization must automate the enforcement of your corporate policies, and secure both its inbound and outbound emails.
M+Guardian from Messaging Architects intelligently enforces corporate email policies based on the roles and responsibilities of individuals within your organization, and then filters and blocks inbound and outbound email content based on those policies.
THE BENEFITS.
By securing your email system with M+Guardian, your organization will:
- Enforce email usage policies based on roles and responsibilities
- Prevent incoming malware and data theft
- Prevent outbound data leaks
- Prevent potential lawsuits
- Prevent viruses and spam from disrupting your business
