Email Security

In a report commissioned by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group, half of email users in North America and in Western Europe have opened or accessed spam, and large proportions – representing tens of millions of consumers – have taken action like clicking on links or opening attachments that could leave them susceptible to their computers being infected.

Furthermore, nearly half of those who have accessed spam (46%) have done so intentionally – to unsubscribe, out of curiosity, or out of interest in the products or services being offered.

In addition, many users do not typically flag or report spam or fraudulent email. Younger users both generally consider themselves more experienced in terms of email security but also are more likely to engage in risky behavior, such as opening or clicking on spam.

Across the six countries surveyed, 84% were aware of the concept of bots. Yet, most think that they are immune from these viruses, with only a third saying they consider it likely that they could get a bot on their computer. While most would rely on their anti-virus software to alert them, one in five are unsure as to how they would recognize a bot infection on their computer.

Among various types of organizations, Internet/email service providers and anti-virus software companies are those most widely perceived as responsible for stopping the spread of viruses, fraudulent email and spam. Less than half of users think that stopping the spread of viruses and spam is their own responsibility, but they tend to rate themselves better at doing it than all organizations, except for anti-virus software companies which get the highest marks.

With approximately 90% of all email being categorised as abusive (i.e. spam, UCE, phishing or containing malware/viruses/trojans etc.), it is imperative that any organisation receiving or sending email should implement an email security solution.

Accumuli Security is pleased to be able to offer a solution based upon Fortinet's FortiMail platform.

Enterprise Email Security

Enterprise Email Security Email volume is growing every day and 80% of the content is spam. Traditional appliance based solutions cannot keep up with the volume and are forcing enterprises to add more boxes each year just to keep up

FortiMail email security appliances

The FortiMail family of appliances delivers proven, powerful messaging security for any size organization, from small businesses to carriers, service providers, and large enterprises. Purpose-built for the most demanding messaging systems, the FortiMail appliances utilize Fortinet's years of experience in protecting networks against spam, malware, and other message-borne threats.