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Channel Explained: Email security
With email being the primary form of communication in most businesses, the importance of email security cannot be overlooked. In this Channel Explained piece, you'll learn how to deploy this technology, how to test it and finally what the future hold... Channel Explained
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What are your regulatory compliance requirements for email security?
Before deploying an email security project, you must ask your client the right questions. Find out why it's important to know your clients' regulatory compliance requirements before implementing email security. FAQ
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What information will you send and receive across the email server?
Before deploying an email security project, you have to ask your client the right questions. Learn why you should find out the kind of information that will be sent across the mail server. FAQ
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What platform will best fulfill the client's needs?
When deploying an email security project, you need to make the best recommendations to your clients in terms of products. Learn which platforms to recommend, based on your client's needs. FAQ
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Should we offer periodic security audits of the email server?
When deploying an email security project, numerous business opportunities may arise, such as periodic security audits. Learn about offering periodic security audits to an email server. FAQ
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Can we offer managed security services to the client for this server?
When deploying an email security project, further business opportunities may arise. Learn how to establish the possibility of offering managed security services to the client. FAQ
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How will you support security in relation to your email server?
Before deploying an email security project, you must ask your client the right questions. Find out why it's important to know how your client plans to maintain security for the email server. FAQ
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What operating systems can you best afford or support?
Before deploying an email security project, you must ask your client the right questions. Find out why it's important to know what operating systems your client can afford. FAQ
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What security settings best apply to the client?
When deploying an email security project, there are certain bases you need to cover, one of which is security settings. Find out how to determine the correct security settings for your client when implementing email security. FAQ
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How will the new email server fit into your network infrastructure?
Before you deploy an email security project, you must ask your client the right questions. Find out why it's important to know how the new email server is going to fit into your client's current network infrastructure. FAQ
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Compliance, Web threats change email security market, opportunities
Web-borne threats are moving the email security market towards consolidation with Web security gateway technology, and host-based services are moving up as an alternative to appliances for small organizations. Article | 06 Jul 2009
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Sophos integrates encryption into endpoint, email security
Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection is the first software to integrate encryption from its acquisition of Utimaco in 2008. Article | 02 Jun 2009
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Email security vendor Sendio unveils new partner program
Sendio Inc. has announced a new partner program, featuring platinum, gold and silver tiers of membership. Article | 18 Mar 2009
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Netgear primes VARs for SMB email and Web security appliance sales
Home and small business networking vendor Netgear uses existing Powershift partners, recruits new VARs to sell first security products. Article | 26 Jan 2009
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Instant messaging security addresses risks, compliance
Instant messaging security risks, especially the potential for data leaks and policy breaches, are the biggest reasons businesses and organizations need to secure their instant messaging apps. These compliance concerns mean new sales opportunities fo... Article | 08 Jun 2007
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Instant threat from instant messaging, and what some companies are doing about it
IM and chat clients pose phishing and malware threats, so security managers are using new software to lock out the bad guys without cutting off employees or customers. Article | 18 Jan 2007
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Spam growth fuels continued market for email security services
Rather than contract as filters improve, the mail filtering market is expanding along with the explosive growth of spam, spim and botnets. Article | 03 Jan 2007
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IM worms used in record number of attacks this month
Worms that use IM as transport are staging record numbers of attacks on U.S. corporations. Article | 31 Oct 2006
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Create a computer security blog to attract and retain customers
Blogging can produce new leads for security solution providers. Focus on content in your computer security blog that connects with customers. Tip
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Securing unified communication services an opportunity for partners
David Jacobs explains how channel partners can help their customers build a comprehensive defense as they integrate email, IM, telephony, conferencing and other communications. Tip
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Social networking security still a gray area for some customers
While there are many companies today that have embraced the use of social networking sites, there are still some that are skeptical. No matter how customers view social networking, there are some inherent security issues that need to be addressed. VA... Tip
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Social media security policies: Helping customers understand the threats
In this edition of Patrolling the Channel, Daniel P. Wallace, a Detroit, MI-based information security consultant, discusses how security solution providers can assist customers with secure social media use. Learn how to craft a social media security... Tip
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Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen on channel strategy, threat landscape
Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen discusses the company's channel strategy and the growing threat of spam and malware. Tip
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Outlook Web Access security: Helping channel customers stay safe
Outlook Web Access security seems straightforward at first glance, but solution providers must look out for several caveats. In this tip, Brien M. Posey discusses steps solution providers should take to ensure that their customers' understand how to ... Tip
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Email filtering: Choosing a content filtering tool for your customer
Content filtering tools offer protection against incoming viruses and data leakage. This tip provides channel professionals with an overview of how content filtering tools work and how to choose the right one for a customer. Tip
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Use hosted email filtering for virus protection
Running antivirus software on the email server and on workstations may not be enough to protect your customers from email viruses. This tip explains the benefits of adding hosted filtering to your antivirus strategy. Tip
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How to use an ISA Server as an SMTP filter
Gain credibility with customers by going above and beyond your email security duties. In this step-by-step guide, value-added resellers (VARs), consultants and systems integrators will learn how to reduce the server's workload and increase the server... Tip
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Content filtering: An integrated approach
Web traffic, electronic mail and file transfers can be filtered with one tool. This tip offers security consultants and systems integrators hints for evaluating popular products for content security. Tip
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Social network security issues drive consulting and education projects
In this podcast, Joseph Guarino of Evolutionary IT describes some social network security risks and explains how user training can reduce these risks. Podcast
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Create a computer security blog to attract and retain customers
Blogging can produce new leads for security solution providers. Focus on content in your computer security blog that connects with customers. Tip
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Social network security issues drive consulting and education projects
In this podcast, Joseph Guarino of Evolutionary IT describes some social network security risks and explains how user training can reduce these risks. Podcast
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Securing unified communication services an opportunity for partners
David Jacobs explains how channel partners can help their customers build a comprehensive defense as they integrate email, IM, telephony, conferencing and other communications. Tip
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Social networking security still a gray area for some customers
While there are many companies today that have embraced the use of social networking sites, there are still some that are skeptical. No matter how customers view social networking, there are some inherent security issues that need to be addressed. VA... Tip
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Social media security policies: Helping customers understand the threats
In this edition of Patrolling the Channel, Daniel P. Wallace, a Detroit, MI-based information security consultant, discusses how security solution providers can assist customers with secure social media use. Learn how to craft a social media security... Tip
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Compliance, Web threats change email security market, opportunities
Web-borne threats are moving the email security market towards consolidation with Web security gateway technology, and host-based services are moving up as an alternative to appliances for small organizations. Article
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Sophos integrates encryption into endpoint, email security
Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection is the first software to integrate encryption from its acquisition of Utimaco in 2008. Article
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Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen on channel strategy, threat landscape
Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen discusses the company's channel strategy and the growing threat of spam and malware. Tip
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Email security vendor Sendio unveils new partner program
Sendio Inc. has announced a new partner program, featuring platinum, gold and silver tiers of membership. Article
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Netgear primes VARs for SMB email and Web security appliance sales
Home and small business networking vendor Netgear uses existing Powershift partners, recruits new VARs to sell first security products. Article
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About Collaboration application security and social networking security
These social networking, email security and collaboration application security tips help security value-added resellers (VARs), service providers and consultants who secure their customers' applications. Learn about compliance risks in social networking, social networking precautions, and steps to secure Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs and other social applications. You'll find how-tos and best practices pertaining to email encryption, email security appliances, securing email source and destination ports, the role of the firewall in email security, implementing TLS email security and more. Also learn how to use hosted email filtering for virus protection, how to use an ISA Server as an SMTP filter, how to implement email encryption for SMBs, how to secure email with S/MIME or digital signatures and more.