Sophos PureMessage for Unix customers can now benefit from a
powerful new spam classification feature.
The feature, which is supplied as part of PureMessage's regular
technology updates, builds on the superior flexibility of
PureMessage to provide users with more information about the type
of offer that was detected in the spam message.
The new feature classifies spam messages according to the type
of content or offer the email is known to contain, enabling
businesses to use different policies for messages within seven
specific categories:
- offensive
- scam
- entertainment
- financial
- health
- internet
- other content
Typical uses for this classification information include: a
lower tolerance for offensive emails, increased tolerance of
relevant business categories, and distinct message handling
policies for different categories of messages.
"Using the spam classification feature, companies can adjust
PureMessage to take a more or less aggressive stance toward
filtering messages within specific categories," said Graham Cluley,
senior technology consultant for Sophos. "For instance, many
PureMessage customers are less tolerant of offensive email, and
this new feature enables them to more aggressively filter vulgar
messages whilst maintaining a balanced stance on the filtering of
other message classes."
Along with the desire to increase the aggressiveness against
offensive messages, companies from specific verticals (for instance
healthcare and finance), may have a greater tolerance for messages
within their vertical sector. PureMessage now enables businesses to
adjust the aggressiveness of their filtering by individual
category.
"If you are working for a financial institution, there may be
times when you want to receive emails about low cost mortgages as
valuable competitive information," continued Cluley. "An
alternative scenario is if you are a software company looking to
pursue vendors offering discounted versions of your products in
spam. Through PureMessage all relevant spam could be collected as
evidence."
Other updates included in the latest version of PureMessage
include improved detection of spam sent using spam campaign
software (also known as "ratware") often used by spammers.
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
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