Your technology solution partner.™ E-mail Security Enterprise Protection Gener C. Tongco Product Manager [email protected] CT Link Systems Inc

Your technology solution partner.™

E-mail SecurityE-mail SecurityEnterprise Protection

Gener C. TongcoProduct Manager

[email protected]

CT Link Systems Inc.


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• What is email security?• Why email security is critical?• Content Management Issues?• Tips on how to reduce virus/spamming• Tips to consider in choosing AVS?


What is e-mail Security?What is e-mail Security?

E-mail security is characterize as the preservation of:

• Confidentiality• ensuring that information is accessible

only to the those authorized to have access.

• Integrity• safeguarding the accuracy and

completeness of information and processing methods.

• Availability• ensuring that authorized users have

access to information and associated assets when required.


Why is e-mail security critical?


• Messaging security as a lose-lose proposition, if no serious attack, senior management dismisses IT’s success as "just doing their job”

• If there is a failure, IT receives immediate negative feedback from senior management, employees, and outsiders

• Employee purchasing hidden infrastructure just makes things worse

• Freeware, shareware, & open source software just move the cost from purchasing to staffing


“ Email is a vital communications channel for organizations of all kinds — from corporations to educational institutions and government agencies.”



•60 % invested in messaging security/e-mail scanning

•-0.4% Firewall /VPN.


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• Inbound email is passed thru regardless of content or size.


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• Drain or damage system resources• Interrupt services • decrease employee productivity

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“The only way your enterprise can avoid this costly risk is to protect the email system and servers, stopping threats before it reach your network.”

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“Virus free” computing environment


Antivirus Guidelines

Antivirus Guidelines• Always run a corporate antivirus software solutions.• Do not open suspicious file attachments• Do not open an e-mail message unless you know who

it is from. Opening it signals that your e-mail address is active, and more Spam will follow

• Do not reply to or forward junk e-mail• Be careful about giving out your e-mail address. If

possible, spell it out rather than use the @ symbol. For example: john at email dot com

• Investigate getting software to block and filter e-mail. Some are free, but you have to pay for the most sophisticated shields

• Always scan floppy drive from unknown source for viruses before using it.


Tips to consider for an Antivirus Software


•How does it promote client-light security deployments?

•Can it proactively stop threats before client infection and re-infection?

•How responsive is it to new malicious code attacks?

•What is its strategy for zero day attacks?


•Can new functions be added to current platforms without new hardware?

•Will the new function use the same UI?

•How is load balancing and high-availability handled?

•What is the value to senior management?




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Your technology solution partner.™ E-mail Security Enterprise Protection Gener C. Tongco Product Manager [email protected] CT Link Systems Inc