CipherTrust Introduces TrustedSource Portal for Global E-Mail Sender Reputation Information.ATLANTA -- World's Only Single View of Senders Using Cisco, Yahoo and Microsoft E-mail Authentication The verification that an e-mail message has been sent by the domain name in the From field. Called "domain spoofing," spammers falsify the From address in their messages in order not to be identified. Standards CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, today announced the launch of its TrustedSource Portal(TM), a free online resource that provides precise information about e-mail sender reputation by domain and IP address. Located at www.trustedsource.org, the TrustedSource Portal is the only Web site in the world that provides a single view of senders using one or more of the four primary e-mail authentication standards designed to minimize 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. , fraud and 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). : DomainKeys and DomainKeys Identified Mail DomainKeys Identified Mail is a method for E-mail authentication. It offers almost end-to-end integrity from a signing to a verifying Mail transfer agent (MTA). (DKIM See DomainKeys. ) advocated by Cisco(R) and Yahoo(R), and SenderID and Sender Policy Framework See SPF. (SPF (1) (Stateful Packet Firewall) See stateful inspection. (2) (Sender Policy Framework) An e-mail authentication system that verifies that the message came from an authorized mail server. ) advocated by Microsoft(R). "CipherTrust's approach to effectively stop spam, fraud and phishing attacks combines local analysis at the gateway with the global intelligence provided by our TrustedSource reputation system," said Jay Chaudhry, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Chairman & Founder of CipherTrust. "The launch of the TrustedSource Portal provides our customers with a unique view of global e-mail sender reputations to better understand their messaging environments." The TrustedSource Portal allows administrators to troubleshoot, research and analyze various senders that may be sending mail into their environments. Administrators can view current and historical reputation and sending patterns of the senders, as well as analytical information such as country of origin, network ownership, and hosts for known senders for each domain. Additionally, the TrustedSource Portal provides a snapshot of global e-mail trends, including a map illustrating country of origin for e-mail attacks; graphs displaying overall e-mail and spam volume trends; CipherTrust's ZombieMeter(TM); a directory of information about the e-mail authentication status of each sender; and a snapshot view of e-mail authentication deployments across the Internet. TrustedSource - Global Intelligence, Local Protection The TrustedSource Portal data is powered by CipherTrust's TrustedSource(TM) global threat correlation engine. In addition to general ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. spam data, which is largely consumer centric, TrustedSource receives and analyzes billions of messages per month from CipherTrust's network of more than 4000 IronMail Gateway appliances deployed globally. Like a virtual credit agency, TrustedSource assigns a reputation score and further classifies senders as good, bad or suspicious based on an in-depth analysis by processing more than a dozen behavior attributes to profile each sender. TrustedSource is the first and only reputation system to combine traffic data, whitelists, blacklists and network characteristics with the unparalleled strength of CipherTrust's global customer base. As opposed to other offerings that do not integrate reputation into the spam scoring, TrustedSource data provides the most accurate and effective spam blocking. About CipherTrust, Inc. CipherTrust, Inc., the global market leader in messaging security, provides innovative solutions to stop inbound in·bound 1 adj. Bound inward; incoming: inbound commuter traffic. Adj. 1. inbound e-mail threats such as spam, viruses, intrusions, spyware Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web. and phishing, and protect against outbound policy and compliance violations. CipherTrust's IronMail, a purpose-built, secure e-mail gateway appliance, defends against threats by combining global intelligence with local behavior analysis via its TrustedSource sender reputation system. IronMail provides integrated best-of-breed capabilities to deliver maximum e-mail availability and unmatched security, effectiveness and enterprise manageability. Recognized by IDC as the market leader, CipherTrust protects 1600 organizations in more than 40 countries worldwide, and 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. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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