THE INS AND OUTS OF EMAIL SECURITY : TOP TIPS
Email is a fast, easy and cheap way to get your message out to customers and partners – but it’s a two way street and unless you control incoming and outgoing traffic, you risk the spread of the dangerous hidden payloads in spam or unintended viral infections which can:
- damage or bring down your network
- drive down productivity
- interrupt to business continuity
- cause the loss of confidential information
- expose your organisation to legal and compliance risks.
To secure your network and ensure that email works for and not against your business, it’s essential to:
- Protect your business at every level – on each desktop where shared devices can spread malware, on your network and at Internet level, either through your ISP or a hosted service to eliminate risks before they reach your network.
- Educate your users – accidental misuse or intentional abuse are both costly and damaging to corporate reputation. A clear and well publicised Acceptable Usage Policy should set out restrictions, cover personal use and be backed up with training.
- Enforce your policies – because employers can be held responsible for employee’s email content, a reliable system to seamlessly and automatically enforce your usage policies protects you from security and legal risks.
- Monitor and control – software or services can scan each incoming and outgoing email to block inappropriate or offensive content and images, and the best solutions provide protection without impacting on email speed.
- Get proactive – email threats are always evolving and patching for yesterday’s virus provides no protection against tomorrow’s malware. A hosted email security service provides proactive protection against new and unknown threats.
MessageLabs Hosted Email Security Services make email a safe and productive business-critical tool by providing access to a cost-effective set of on-demand services to protect, control and encrypt email communications – ensuring that:
- spam and malware is removed before it enters your network, eliminating the risk of downtime
- security settings can be fully customised to seamless enforce your policies
- all email traffic is monitored and inappropriate emails blocked, without slowing or interrupting email service
- productivity improves for end users and your IT staff are not bogged down by spam and viruses.
To find out more,
contact a security specialist or
go to the hosted email security overview page.