CipherTrust Reveals Success of E-Mail Authentication at Microsoft Implementation Summit; Research, Real-World Customer Roll Outs and Executive Discussions Show How Standards Work to Stop Phishing Attempts.ATLANTA -- CipherTrust, Inc., the leader in messaging security, today announced its support and success of 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 in stopping e-mail borne threats including spam, 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. and phishing attacks. CipherTrust is participating in today's Microsoft E-Mail Authentication Summit in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , where the company will provide statistical information gathered from its customer base of more than 1500 enterprises worldwide. CipherTrust(R) incorporated e-mail authentication protocols into their award-winning IronMail(R) e-mail security appliance Security appliances protect computer networks from unwanted data traffic, intruders, email spam, enforce policies, and may also be used to create and manage VPNs. There are a number of types of security appliances. in early 2004. The numbers demonstrate the rapid increase in adoption of standards by major consumer brands and the benefits of Sender ID An e-mail authentication system from Microsoft that is based on Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records in the DNS system. Sender ID uses Microsoft's proprietary Purported Responsible Address (PRA) method for checking the headers within the message body. Framework over 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. ). In March 2004, CipherTrust was the first e-mail security vendor to incorporate e-mail authentication standards into their e-mail security appliance and since then have been able to track the effectiveness and implementation of those standards. During the month of June 2005, CipherTrust researchers found that approximately 3 percent of e-mail messages failed SPF, while 10 percent were SPF verified. In addition, researchers found that 6 percent of e-mail messages failed Sender ID, while 20 percent verified. This research verifies that Sender ID has overtaken SPF in enterprise adoption and is providing a more meaningful indication of the impact that e-mail authentication can have. During the month of June, Sender ID identified twice as many e-mails from spoofed domains and authenticated twice as many non spoofed messages. Sender ID authenticates the information users see, and blocks a greater percent of unwanted mail, including dangerous phishing attacks. In addition, Sender ID is able to provide verified feedback to reputation systems, helping ensure accuracy in message scoring. "Every single CipherTrust customer is a user of e-mail authentication protocols such as Sender ID, Microsoft's e-mail authentication standard," 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 and founder at CipherTrust. "The true test for any standard is when it is deployed on a wide scale, and thousands of customers have already embraced Microsoft's Sender ID. Our customers are seeing the benefits of e-mail authentication, as they have Sender ID incorporated into their e-mail security appliances. IronMail uses the check as part of its evaluation of whether a message is legitimate, and ultimately can better protect its customers from phishing attacks and certain spam outbreaks." Sender ID is a part of overall e-mail security. Ultimately, the most precise protection comes from reputation systems such as CipherTrust's TrustedSource. TrustedSource is based on real-time observation of enterprise e-mail, leveraging CipherTrust's network of enterprise e-mail customers. TrustedSource assigns a highly precise behavior-based reputation to every message, and then sends those scores to IronMail units in the field to provide accuracy and effectiveness in fighting spam, viruses, phishing and other e-mail bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. threats. Additionally, TrustedSource responds immediately to changes in sender's behavior to shut down 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. attacks. "We are committed to adopting any standard that will keep our customers' messaging systems more secure," said Chaudhry. "What is remarkable about e-mail authentication is that a number of vendors that would not normally work together are cooperating on a standard approach for verifying the e-mail sender. We were part of this process at the beginning when we adopted SPF. Last year, we helped shape the standards, and this year we are seeing how that demand has made the standards a reality." 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 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 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. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
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