GFI MailEssentials 12 blocks phishing emails at the gateway
Abuja, Nigeria – Monday, February 13, 2006 - Niche Konsult announces the availability
of GFI MailEssentials 12. GFI MailEssentials 12 comes with Phishing URI Realtime
BlockList (PURBL) which now protects users from phishing emails by detecting and
blocking them before they reach the recipient’s mailbox
How the PURBL works
Featuring PURBL, a Phishing URI Realtime Blocklist, GFI MailEssentials 12 extracts
links from the message body and checks them against a list of well-known phishing
sites. GFI MailEssentials 12 also scans typical phishing keywords, which identify
and treat the message as spam once found.
Effect on Administrator Efficiency
The Exchange administrator’s daily workload is greatly minimised as the software
works at server level, so administrators do not need to install anti-phishing software
on every desktop. Furthermore, the product features server-based Bayesian filtering
technology that automatically adapts to each organisation’s email environment, so
that administrators do not need to intervene.
Other features of GFI MailEssentials 12
GFI MailEssentials 12 incorporates its investment in developing innovative technologies
to reduce the number of legitimate emails blocked in error. Features such as email
header analysis and keyword checking, and sender- and recipient-based whitelists,
in addition to Bayesian filtering technology significantly curb the number of false
positives.
Easy to implement, GFI EndPointSecurity can be quickly deployed within a network
with its plug and click configuration. Grouping permissions allow rapid company-wide
policy enforcement, catering for users moving into and out of new groups within
the organization; the software proactively updates the solution’s configuration
to match the level of access within the new group.
David Vella, Product Manager for GFI MailEssentials, comments: “Email phishing scams
have already cost companies millions, both in terms of time spent combating the
problem and dealing with the effects of the scam. GFI MailEssentials 12 allows business
efficiency and security to go hand in hand, allowing companies to use their resources
and infrastructure in a far more efficient and cost-effective way.”
Special offer available till March 31, 2006 The anti-phishing module is available
for free for up to one year with each purchase of GFI MailEssentials, whilst GFI
customers who subscribe to the Software Maintenance Agreement can receive the module
for the length of the Software Maintenance Agreement.
Purchase GFI MailEssentials on or before March 31, 2006 and get the anti-phishing
module free for one year.
More about the Phishing URI Realtime BlockList PURBL
Phishing is a technique used to perform social engineering through emails. A phishing
email will be crafted to look like an official email coming from a reputable business,
for example a bank. Phishing emails will contain instructions, for example that
a bank requires you to reconfirm your online banking username and password or credit
card information. The phishing email will include a Phishing Uniform Resource Identifier
(URI) which the user is supposed to follow to enter some sensitive information on
a site, such as the username and password in the example used before. The site pointed
to by the phishing URI will look like the official site, but in reality
it is controlled
by whoever sent the phishing emails. When the user enters the sensitive information
on the phishing site, the data will be collected and is then used for example to
withdraw money from your bank account.
The Phishing URI Realtime Blocklist (PURBL) feature of GFI MailEssentials detects
phishing emails by comparing URIs present in the email to a database of URIs which
are known to be used in phishing attacks, and also by looking for typical phishing
keywords in the URIs. More information on phishing is available at
Anti-Phishing Offer.
Obtaining an Evaluation Version
An evaluation version of GFI MailEssentials 12 may be obtained from
http://www.nichekonsult.com/Downloads/Download_GFI.aspx.
The evaluation version will work for 10 days without a trial product key, and is
extensible to 30 days upon insertion of the trial product key.
Obtaining the Commercial Version
GFI MailEssentials pricing is highly competitive, with a 25-user version costing
just N101,250.00, as an example. GFI MailEssentials can be purchased in a bundle
with GFI MailSecurity, GFI’s email content security product, at pricing starting
at N112,500.00 for 25 mailboxes. More information about GFI MailEssentials and a
trial version are available at: http://www.nichekonsult.com/Partners/GFI/Default.aspx.
Obtaining All-round protection:
The GFI EmailProtection Suite
The GFI EmailProtection Suite including GFI MailSecurity
(GFI’s email content security product), GFI MailEssentials(GFI’s anti-spam anti-phishing
and email management product) and GFI MailArchiver (GFI’s email archiving solution
for internal and external email) can be purchased starting at N149,250.00 for 25
mailboxes.
About GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP
GFI MailEssentials offers spam and phishing protection at server level and eliminates
the need to install and update anti-spam and anti-phishing software on each desktop.
It offers a fast set-up and a high spam detection rate using Bayesian analysis and
other methods – no configuration required, very low false positives through its
automatic whitelist, and the ability to automatically adapt to the email environment
to constantly tune and improve spam detection. GFI MailEssentials also adds email
management tools to your mail server: disclaimers, mail archiving and monitoring,
Internet mail reporting, list server, server-based auto replies, anti-phishing and
POP3 downloading. GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP has won various awards including
the MSD2D People’s Choice Awards 2004, the MSExchange Readers’ Choice Award 2004 and the 2003 MCP Magazine ‘Products You Love’ Award, among others.GFI MailEssentials
pricing is very competitive, with a 50-user version costing just N163,125.00, as
an example. More information about GFI MailEssentials and a trial version are available
at: http://www.nichekonsult.com/Downloads/Download_GFI.aspx.
About GFI
GFI is a leading provider of network security, content security and messaging software.
Key products include the GFI FAXmaker fax connector for Exchange and SMTP mail servers;
GFI MailSecurity email content/exploit checking and anti-virus software; GFI MailEssentials
server-based anti-spam software; GFI MailArchiver an email archiving solution; GFI
LANguard Network Security Scanner (N.S.S.) security scanning and patch management
software; GFI Network Server Monitor that automatically sends alerts, and corrects
network and server issues; GFI LANguard Security Event Log Monitor (S.E.L.M.) that
performs event log based intrusion detection and network-wide event log management;
and GFI EndPointSecurity that enables network-wide control of removable media. Clients
include Microsoft, Telstra, Time Warner Cable, NASA, DHL, Caterpillar, BMW, the
US IRS, and the USAF. GFI has offices in the US, the UK, Germany, Cyprus, Romania,
Australia and Malta, and operates through a worldwide network of distributors. GFI
is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and has won the Microsoft Fusion (GEM) Packaged
Application Partner of the Year award. For more information about GFI, visit
http://www.gfi.com/.
About Niche Konsult
Niche Konsult is an information technology security firm with expertise in content,
messaging, network and web application security. Niche Konsult provides software
and solutions that help individuals, small and medium size businesses, large companies
and governments optimize and secure their information technology infrastructure.
For more information, please visit http://www.nichekonsult.com.
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