We’ve been looking at the Lotus Protector Security Platform. This is an email malware solution of much interest to Notes/Domino users:
- Lotus Protector for Mail Security provides spam and virus control, and protection from other malware attacks such as phishing, denial-of-service, and directory harvesting attacks.
- Filters email streams.
- Launched September 2008.
- Software with VMware support or optional appliance.
- List price: $59/user for first year, $15.34/user for ensuing years; various discounts apply, including 25% trade-up discount (first year).
- Future plans:
- Add support for other Lotus products, including Quickr, Sametime, and Connections.
- Add products for encryption and data leak prevention.
What’s notable about Protector is its tight integration with Notes/Domino:
- Mid-2009:
- Filters all email, not just email transiting the Internet boundary.
- Users access and manage the block list and quarantine within the Notes Client instead of having to go to a Web browser with a different look-and-feel.
- 2H 2009/early 2010:
- Similarly, administrators use integrated tools.
- The encryption will be tightly integrated with that of Notes/Domino. This will allow filtering to be more effective on encrypted messages.