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Email Encryption for the Masses Encryption-scrambling electronic information so that even if intercepted it can't be read-is just one piece of the email security puzzle (albeit a large one). Rooted in ancient Egypt (think hieroglyphics and the Rosetta Stone), encryption played a starring role on the world stage in the 20th century (Allies breaking German code during World War II and Russian code during the Cold War) and is still the basis for secure communications around the world.	Web Document	N/A
The Basics of Email Encryption with SSL/TLS Ordinary email is sent "in the clear," meaning that anyone with the ability to "sniff" packets of information can read it in plain text. Protecting the contents of these messages while in transit from sender to recipient is one of the enduring challenges in email security. While email encryption technology has existed for many years, confusion surrounding the selection of an appropriate technology has delayed its widespread use. This article explains what SSL/TLS is, and how you can best utilize it to secure your organization without giving up your ability to monitor employee communications.	Web Document	N/A
Stop Email Spoofing with Sender ID Spammers and virus writers use digital sleight-of-hand to conceal their true identities. The technique involves the use of someone else's domain name when sending a message and is also a popular method of phishing attacks. This week, we’ll take a look at how spoofing works and what is being done about it.	Web Document	N/A
Spammer in the Slammer: Jeremy Jaynes Sentenced to Nine Years Jeremy Jaynes was on top of the world. By age 28, he owned a million-dollar home, a high-class restaurant, a chain of gyms and countless other toys. Yet those were only the spoils of his main line of business, which was swindling innocent people out of their money through email scams. Now he has been sentenced to 9 years in prison. How will this affect the spamming community?	Web Document	N/A
Social Engineering: The Email Security Wildcard You can install the strongest firewall, the best anti-virus software and the most robust intrusion detection system (all available, incidentally, in one world-class appliance), but there’s still a weak link in your security plan that you may have overlooked. If users in your organization can be manipulated into revealing their network passwords or other business-critical information, all of your technology is rendered useless.	Web Document	N/A
BUSTED: Anti Spam Forces Bankrupt Super-Spammer Scott Richter Scott Richter, the self-proclaimed "Spam King," just can't seem to get enough attention. Admittedly responsible for sending literally billions of Unsolicited Commercial Email messages (UCE), Richter made headlines again recently when his spam-fed cash cow, OptInRealBig.com, filed for bankruptcy protection in U.S. federal court in his home state of Colorado. According to Richter's attorney/father, "It's the legal fees that are battering the company. OptIn is profitable but for these lawsuits."	Web Document	N/A
2005: An Email Compliance Odyssey Federal legislation targeting the dissemination of private information has forced businesses in every industry to rethink how they communicate. The three primary regulations, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) affect virtually every aspect of an organization’s information sharing practices, and complying with these laws requires a new approach to communication as a whole.	Web Document	N/A
The Anti Spam Challenge – Minimizing False Positives As costly as spam is, the cost of incorrectly filtering legitimate email is much higher. Whereas some consumer anti spam solutions consider a small number of false-positives to be acceptable, in the business environment achieving zero false-positives is absolutely critical. The solution to this dilemma is to develop anti spam solutions that learn and adapt to individual organizations.	Web Document	N/A
Intellectual Property Theft Has Never Been Easier Intellectual property (IP) is at the core of any business. Confidential manufacturing processes, financial information, customer lists, digital source code, marketing strategies, research data or any other compilation of information used to obtain competitive advantage could be deadly to your enterprise if it ends up in the wrong hands. Learn the necessary precautions you need to take to prevent this sort of loss.	Web Document	N/A
Your Reputation Precedes You - A Look at the Past, Present and Future of Email Reputation Systems Many enterprises rely on an email security solution based solely on message content; identifying the source of a particular message never enters the equation. While this approach is moderately effective when dealing with messages that contain specific spam identifiers, it is completely ineffective at stopping spam that employs new techniques such as header spoofing, embedded links or myriad other methods of slipping undetected past enterprise gateways. This article details how the next generation of reputation-based spam filters are more accurate and efficient than ever by making intelligent use of a sender's historical behavior.	Web Document	N/A
Evict the Spammers from Your Inbox - Block Spam and Other Email Threats From Entering Your Gateway Spam, commonly defined as unsolicited commercial email, is a powerful advertising channel for many products and services. As a result, spamming has become a profitable business, driven by the low cost of sending email compared to other direct marketing techniques. The high return on investment for spammers has resulted in an overwhelming volume of unwanted messages in personal and business email boxes. Learn what you need to know to implement an effective anti spam program in your company.	Web Document	N/A
Maximizing E-mail Security ROI - Part V – A New Twist to an Old Problem: Email Encryption While email has become a mission-critical application, it also raises important privacy and security concerns. Sensitive personal and business communications are vulnerable to the prying eyes of hackers, industrial spies and others who would love to have access to information not intended for them. This article examines the issues involved in evaluating encryption systems.	Web Document	N/A
Maximizing E-mail Security ROI - Part IV – The Digital Monsters under Your Bed: E-Mail Intruders This article identifies the specific dangers posed by network intrusions and explain how keeping these new monsters from stealing the digital lifeblood of your enterprise can ensure that your investment in network security is handsomely rewarded.	Web Document	N/A
Maximizing Email Security ROI - Part III – No More Mr. Nice Guy: Enforcing E-Mail Policy An effective email policy should be all-encompassing, helping organizations comply with federal regulations, protect intellectual property and prevent offensive materials from being transmitted across their networks. This article details the issues involved in corporate email policy enforcement, and provides real-world examples of compliance issues faced by corporations every day.	Web Document	N/A
Maximizing Email Security ROI - Part II – Stop Viruses Before They Stop You 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.	Web Document	N/A
Maximizing Email Security ROI - Part I – Stop Spam and Save! 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.	Web Document	N/A
Increase Efficiency with Intelligent Email Traffic Control With spam volumes continuing to increase at an incredible rate, the new email security challenge is to more efficiently handle the huge volumes of mail, without increasing costs.	Web Document	N/A
Does Your Reputation System Have a Bad Rep? Improve Your Spam Filtering Capabilities With An Effective Reputation Solution.	Web Document	N/A
How Sarbanes-Oxley Affects Corporate Email Systems Why Your Organization Needs to Implement and Test Email Security Controls to Comply with Sarbanes-Oxley	Web Document	N/A
How HIPAA Security Policies Affect Corporate E-mail Systems HIPAA regulations don't just affect healthcare providers. Learn what you need to know to comply with email security regulations.	Web Document	N/A
Why Corporations Need to Worry About Phishing Protect Your Company and It's Reputation from Internet Fraud	Web Document	N/A
Email Security Governance: Email Encryption and Authentication as a Business Enabler How to Easily Secure Your Email System and Comply with HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and GLBA Regulations	Web Document	N/A
Criteria for Controlling Enterprise Spam Controlling spam has become mission-critical for many organizations. Learn the most important criteria you should be aware of when choosing an anti-spam vendor.	Web Document	N/A
How Spammers Fool Spam Filters - And How YOU Can Stop Them 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. Learn what sorts of solutions are out there, how the spammers fool them, and what YOU can do about it.	Web Document	N/A
Secure Your E-mail Systems - Protecting Against Port 25 Vulnerabilities Firewalls and anti-virus scanners are protecting your network from attack, right? Learn what Port 25 is and how it is used by hackers, viruses and spammers to infiltrate your systems.	Web Document	N/A