CipherTrust Introduces TrustedSource 3.0 - the Most Precise Reputation System - to Slay Zombie Networks.ATLANTA -- New Technology Reduces E-Mail Threats By Rating Sender Legitimacy LEGITIMACY. The state of being born in wedlock; that is, in a lawful manner. 2. Marriage is considered by all civilized nations as the only source of legitimacy; the qualities of husband and wife must be possessed by the parents in order to make the offspring for Every IP Address in the World CipherTrust, Inc.(R), the leader in messaging security, today announced TrustedSource(TM) 3.0, which reinforces an organization's e-mail security by providing the most precise sender reputation scoring available. The additional capabilities of TrustedSource 3.0 builds on CipherTrust's unparalleled accuracy and effectiveness, further strengthening the performance of the award-winning IronMail appliance. TrustedSource 3.0 is powered by CipherTrust's global customer network, the largest enterprise e-mail security network in the world. As a result of research into data collected from more than 1400 customers protected by IronMail, TrustedSource utilizes real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. on enterprise e-mail traffic. The Message Profiler, technology at the heart of every IronMail appliance, examines each message and provides a highly accurate threat score based on deep message inspection and scoring techniques. The combination of these technologies produces the most complete and precise reputation system ever built. "By examining and scoring every message seen by the broadest enterprise e-mail security network in the world, TrustedSource allows CipherTrust to leverage its leadership in an innovative way," said Brian Burke For the hockey executive, see . Brian Thomas Burke (born in Perth, 25 February 1947) was premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988. In 1994, Burke was imprisoned for seven months after being convicted of rorting travel expenses. , Research Manager for IDC's Security Products service. "Precisely assessing sender reputation is an important component of the next generation of messaging security solutions." Guilty until Proven Innocent TrustedSource continually tracks and provides reputation scores for the approximately 50 million IP addresses that send e-mail frequently to enterprise recipients within CipherTrust's global customer network. By identifying the IP addresses that regularly communicate with enterprises, CipherTrust research was able to focus on the senders that have not been regular communication partners in the past. What they found is that 30% of the average enterprise's message flow is from senders that rarely, if ever, send e-mail. CipherTrust has determined with a distinctly high probability that these unknown senders are likely "zombie A computer that has been covertly taken over in order to perform some nefarious task. It is estimated that millions of PCs around the world have been compromised and, under the control of a third party, routinely transmit messages unbeknownst to the user. " machines that have been taken over by hackers to send spam E-mail that is not requested. Also known as "unsolicited commercial e-mail" (UCE), "unsolicited bulk e-mail" (UBE), "gray mail" and just plain "junk mail," the term is both a noun (the e-mail message) and a verb (to send it). , viruses, phishing Pronounced "fishing," it is a scam to steal valuable information such as credit card and social security numbers, user IDs and passwords. Also known as "brand spoofing," an official-looking e-mail is sent to potential victims pretending to be from their ISP, bank or retail establishment. scams and other unwanted messages. Every hour, over 18,000 new zombies Zombies Companies that continue to operate even though they are insolvent. Also known as living dead. Notes: It's advisable to avoid investing in zombies at all costs their life expectancies are highly unpredictable. are detected by TrustedSource. By applying this principle, TrustedSource 3.0 provides a reputation for every sender, regardless of whether IronMail has encountered the sender before or not. These new senders are "guilty until proven innocent," forcing a new IP address to demonstrate good behavior Orderly and lawful action; conduct that is deemed proper for a peaceful and law-abiding individual. The definition of good behavior depends upon how the phrase is used. to earn a positive reputation score. This, in effect, slays the zombie networks by blocking messages from likely compromised machines. Key to maintaining IronMail's market leading accuracy and effectiveness in blocking bad messages is CipherTrust's patented Message Profiler. The Message Profiler technology tests thousands of message characteristics and utilizes TrustedSource data to determine the threat presented by each message. Message Profiler does not depend on any one characteristic to assess a message, so the risk of "false positives" (rejection of legitimate e-mail) is miniscule min·is·cule adj. Variant of minuscule. Adj. 1. miniscule - very small; "a minuscule kitchen"; "a minuscule amount of rain fell" minuscule , even with new senders. Constant Feedback and Still No "Pay to Play" Unlike competing reputation systems that do not use customer data to derive reputation scores, TrustedSource constantly tunes sender reputation based upon actual results from the field. This feedback system ensures that each sender's reputation is accurate and timely, a critical requirement given the dynamic nature of today's e-mail threats. Furthermore, there is no way to bypass TrustedSource by buying a bond to get onto a "safe" sender list and bypassing security defenses. CipherTrust maintains that good sender reputation is earned, not bought. "Based on our research, the behavior of IP addresses, and TrustedSource's feedback mechanism, which leverages information from the largest enterprise e-mail network in the world , our reputation system is far more precise when assessing the legitimacy of each sender," said Dr. Paul Judge Sir Paul Judge is a leader in financial services and in education. He is Chairman of Schroder Income Growth Fund plc, a director of Standard Bank Group Ltd of Johannesburg and a member of the Advisory Boards for Barclays Private Bank and for Abraaj Capital of Dubai. , chief technology officer at CipherTrust. "Now, with the work we've done in analyzing the behavior of new e-mail senders, we're able to derive reputation scores for all of the 4.2 billion IP addresses that could potentially send e-mail. The result is more accurate and effective e-mail threat handling for our customers, whether they have seen the sender before or not." TrustedSource 3.0 is available immediately and is already in use by existing IronMail installations. About CipherTrust, Inc. CipherTrust, Inc. is the leader in messaging security. Recognized by IDC as the market leader, the Company's award-winning IronMail appliance protects the messaging systems Software that provides an electronic mail delivery system. It is made up of the following functional components, which may be packaged together or independently. Mail User Agent of more enterprise e-mail users than any other solution, including more than 30 percent of the Fortune 100. CipherTrust pioneered messaging security by uniquely combining the five critical e-mail security components of spam and fraud prevention, virus and worm worm, common name for various unrelated invertebrate animals with soft, often long and slender bodies. Members of the phylum Platyhelminthes, or the flatworms, are the most primitive; they are generally small and flat-bodied and include the free-living planarians (of protection, policy and content compliance, e-mail privacy The protection of electronic mail from unauthorized access and inspection is known as electronic privacy. In countries with a constitutional guarantee of the secrecy of correspondence, e-mail is equated with letters and thus legally protected from all forms of eavesdropping. , and intrusion prevention See IPS and IDS. into a single easy to deploy and manage platform. The Company is backed by top tier investors including Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. For more information about CipherTrust, please visit www.ciphertrust.com or call 877.448.8625. CipherTrust and IronMail are registered trademarks of CipherTrust, Inc. TrustedSource is a trademark of CipherTrust. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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