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Security news5 October 2007
Liberating the inbox: How to make email safe and productive again Sophos white paper discusses the challenges of spam, information leakage and compliance
Sophos email appliances provide protection from spam, phishing, malware and information leakage.
IT security and control firm Sophos has published a new white paper discussing how unwanted email threatens business productivity, regulatory compliance and network security.
The paper, entitled "Liberating the inbox: How to make email safe and productive again", discusses the challenges of spam, malware and information leakage. It also discusses how organizations want their email systems to comply with both internal acceptable use policies and industry regulations such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley.
Companies are facing a growing number of leaks of confidential data, proprietary information, or intellectual property by their employees. According to analyst firm IDC*, data stolen by an employee or a business partner ranks as the seventh-greatest threat to enterprise security and the most costly incidents are those that are deliberate and malicious.
"Spam isn't going away, and neither is malware. But now organizations are facing challenges with keeping confidential information away from prying or unintended eyes," said Jeff Epstein, product marketing manager at Sophos. "The risk of unwanted disclosure ranges from embarrassment to fines to legal liability. Fortunately, there are relatively simple ways to avoid a great deal of these situations as they pertain to email."
Sophos stresses that the key to making email safer is to secure all the points of vulnerability - protecting all layers and ensuring that the gateway and groupware solutions integrate protection against spam, viruses, and phishing as well as filter email for unwanted or confidential content.
- Download the white paper: "Liberating the inbox: How to make email safe and productive again"
- Learn more about Sophos email security and control
- Find out how Sophos email appliances protect your email gateway from spam, malware and information leakage - with more confidence and less effort
* Source: Worldwide information protection and control (IPC) 2007-2011 forecast and analysis: securing the world's currency, IDC, May 2007.
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About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
