ZixCorp has integrated Sophos email scanning technology.
Sophos, a world leader in integrated threat management, today
announced a technology alliance with Zix Corporation to provide an
industry-leading platform for enterprise-class security and policy
enforcement, as well as powerful encryption capabilities to secure
confidential emails. ZixCorp email encryption service automatically
encrypts outbound messages according to compliance policy and
securely delivers email to the recipient as PureMessage scans and protects emails
entering and leaving the network.
"Sophos has been a long-standing player in the security arena,
and certainly sees the importance of data encryption," said
Richard
Jacobs, chief technology officer for Sophos. "Partnering with
ZixCorp allows us to combine our strengths at the email gateway to
provide a high level of security and policy enforcement, creating a
robust security offering."
For outbound messages, PureMessage scans, protects and logs all
inbound and outbound email traffic, preventing mail-borne threats
such as spam, viruses, Trojans, worms and spyware. PureMessage uses
the same procedure to determine which messages should or should not
be encrypted by ZixCorp email encryption service. The policies that
determine encryption are controlled by the organization's
administrator, eliminating the risks associated with user
decisions, while making the process entirely transparent to
users.
"As the largest email encryption service provider, ZixCorp
continues to align with strategic partners that bring value to our
current and future network of users," said Rick Spurr, chief
executive officer for ZixCorp. "Partnering with a leading security
vendor such as Sophos, allows us to provide top tier offerings to
users."
ZixCorp's vast network, with five million protected email
recipients, allows seamless encrypted email delivery to healthcare
organizations, insurers, financial institutions and regulators,
including four of the five banking regulatory agencies. ZixCorp now
supports five encrypted email delivery mechanisms including S/MIME,
TLS, OpenPGP, secure portal and "push" delivery.
About Zix Corporation
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp®) is the leading provider of hosted
email encryption and e-prescribing services. ZixCorp's email
encryption services provide an easy and cost-effective way to
ensure customer privacy and regulatory compliance for corporate
email. Its PocketScript® e-prescribing service reduces costs and
improves patient care by automating the prescription process
between payers, doctors, and pharmacies. For more information,
visit www.zixcorp.com.
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.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.