Monthly Archives: June 2004

Cloudmark’s Spam Immune System: Fighting Spam with Genetic Algorithms

Since 2002, Cloudmark has offered a collaborative approach to spam reporting, known as SpamNet. Using a plugin to Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, users can simply click a button to report spam. In return, the plugin automatically quarantines suspected spam. The users of SpamNet (and of its open-source companion, VipulÂ’s Razor) form a community of one million spam fighters.... read more »

FrontBridge TrueProtect Email Boundary Security Service

FrontBridge offers a service approach to deploying email boundary security. For a monthly fee, FrontBridge will scan your incoming mail, block DoS attacks, remove the spam and viruses, and deliver the legitimate mail to you.... read more »

Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam Version 6.0 Delivers Next Generation Spam- Fighting Power and Control to Enterprises

Symantec announced version 6.0 of Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam, its anti-spam solution. Key enhancements: non-English language filters, enhanced administration, and centralized web-based control center, among others. read more »

New Version of Orchestria Software Eases the Compliance Monitoring Burden

Orchestria released version 3.0 of Active Policy Management, its solution for monitoring communications for compliance with corporate policy and industry regulations. Key enhancements: deployment of the software at the server level and/or the individual desktop, extended IM support, and enhanced audit features, among others. Available immediately. read more »

New Trends in Spam: How to Hold Back the Flood

Anti-spam experts share new insights on spam. Where is it coming from? How are spammers’ tricks evolving? Find out about spam volume trends, directory harvest attacks, the economics of spam, bot nets, joe-jobs, and discover how dangerous that “unsubscribe” link is. Speakers The speakers were: François Lavaste is VP of Marketing at Brightmail. François leads... read more »

Quest Software Maintains Continuous Availability of Offline Folders During Exchange Migrations with Version 3.5 of Exchange Migration Wizard

Quest Software released version 3.5 of Exchange Migration Wizard, its product for migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003. Enhanced to preserve continuous access to offline folders during migration. Available immediately. read more »

McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i and 7.x

Network Associates announced McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i and 7.x products will have full support for the Cisco Network Admission Control Phase 1. Available July, 2004. read more »

A Survey of Exchange Installations: Key Statistics

In December and January, Ferris Research and SlipStick surveyed Exchange administrators about the status of and plans for Microsoft Exchange in their environment over the next 2 years. This report presents the results, including versions in use today and in 12 and 24 months, traffic volumes, system availability, Internet Message Transfer Agent usage, wireless access to email, and content security.... read more »

SurfControl Introduces Enterprise Content Filtering for Cisco Content Engine and The Application and Content Networking System Software

SurfControl announced SurfControl Web Filter for Cisco Content Engine running the Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS), its content security solution. Provides reports that outline internet usage to give IT managers a detailed view of employee activities and threats to the network. read more »

GFI WebMonitor for Microsoft ISA Server ensures productive Internet use at no cost

GFI released GFI WebMonitor for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, its internet access control solution. Enables administrators to monitor the web sites being browsed by network users and the files they are downloading and allows them to block current web connections as needed. Available immediately. read more »

Network Associates Unveils Next-Generation Network and Host Intrusion Prevention Solutions

Network Associates announced McAfee Entercept 5.0 and McAfee IntruShield 2.1, its host and network intrusion prevention (IPS) solutions. IntruShield key enhancements: encrypted attack detection and prevention, internal firewall, and host IPS event integration, among others. Entercept key enhancements: firewall integration, expanded attack signatures, and extended management capabilities, among others. Available July, 2004. read more »

Newest Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition Offers Broader Security Protection and Desktop Policy Enforcement

Trend Micro announced version 6.5 of Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition, its client/server security solution. Offers broader security protection and desktop policy enforcement. Available July, 2004. read more »

Trend Micro InterScan™ Web Security Suite Provides Integrated Web Security Solution For Enterprises

Trend Micro released version 2.0 of Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Suite, its HTTP/FTP internet gateway antivirus solution. Key enhancements: anti-phishing, anti-spyware, and URL filtering, among others. Available immediately for Windows with Linux and Solaris versions in 3Q2004. read more »

Zantaz Launches Hosted Exchange Archive Solution For Email Management, Compliance Archiving And Data Restoration

ZANTAZ announced Hosted Exchange Archive Solution (EAS), its email management solution. Key features: control of email policies for Exchange email records, compliance archiving, and data restoration and migration, among others. read more »

Cisco and Trend Micro Extend Security Relationship to Deliver Network Worm & Virus Outbreak-Prevention Services

Cisco Systems and Trend Micro announced a joint collaboration agreement will integrate Cisco network infrastructure and security systems with Trend Micro’s worm and virus technologies, vulnerability assessment, and real-time outbreak-prevention capabilities. Cisco will initially integrate Trend Micro’s network worm and virus signatures with the Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) software deployed in Cisco IOS Software-based... read more »

Network Associates Delivers Industry’s First Next Generation Anti-Virus Solution to Offer Intrusion Prevention

Network Associates announced McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i, its anti-virus solution. Key features: anti-virus, desktop firewall and host intrusion prevention, enhanced email scanning for email on client systems running Lotus Notes, and port blocking and lock-down, among others. Available 3Q2004. read more »

VeriSign Joins The Fight Against Online Fraud

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Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Lycos In Free E-Mail Space Race

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Ferris Research Issues Update on Evolving Email Denial-of-Service Attacks

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Gaim Takes Open Look at Closed IM Networks

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Brightmail Joins FaceTime, IMlogic To Fight IM ‘Spim’

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Call It the Dead E-Mail Office

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