Enterprise Approaches to E-mail HygieneA Free White Paper from META Group and ProofpointE-mail has become an invaluable asset to organizations. It has immeasurably enhanced user productivity by enabling individuals to quickly handle multiple information queries, status requests, and updates, as well as generate ideas. In fact, a recent META Group survey of 500 business professionals revealed that 80% of respondents preferred e-mail over the telephone as a communication channel. Businesses now routinely perform the bulk of their internal and business partner communications via e-mail.Paradoxically, as the importance of e-mail increases, the threats to the stability of the system are accelerating. Besides viruses, outside threats now include an unremitting flood of spam, hacker initiated denial-of-service attacks, fraudulent e-mail meant to compromise confidential user information, and malicious Port 25 intrusions (SMTP). Companies also must ensure secure remote access to mail resources, protect against corporate-secret disclosure via e-mail, guard against legal risks, and comply with a panoply of regulations that often require message archiving, supervision, or encryption. This META Group white paper (published August 2004) explains the multitude of new e-mail related threats facing enterprises today and discusses best practices for protecting your enteprise e-mail system. Please enter your personal contact information to receive this free white paper. After entering your information, you will also be able to download Proofpoint's additional whitepapers and datasheets. All fields are required so your request can be promptly processed. To view our Privacy Policy, click here. |
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