Symantec Brightmail Message Filter
| Symantec Brightmail Message Filter combines effective spam filtering, high accuracy rate and a flexible, high throughput engine. Deployed at the email gateway, this easy-to-manage solution defends against spam, phishing, viruses, and other unwanted email. With user selectable industry specific filtering capabilities it meets either service providers or large enterprise security needs without imposing a significant administrative burden. Supported by the extensive Symantec Global Intelligence Network, Brightmail Message Filter protects over 800 million mailboxes and over 200 service providers globally. | Trialware Purchasing Data Sheet (PDF) |
Key Features
- Over 20 different filtering technologies, including proprietary signatures and heuristics.
- 97% antispam effectiveness.
- Fewer than 1 in a million false positive rate.
- Automated spam trend updates every 5-10 minutes.
- Backed by the Symantec Global Intelligence Network with 11 security centers and 29 support centers worldwide.
Key Benefits
- Award-winning solution leverages multiple technologies, global distributed operations centers, patented spam detection network, and real-time filter delivery mechanism to protect email network.
- Industry's highest accuracy rate ensures users don't miss important email.
- Daily monitoring of accuracy and automatic review of all potential false positives reduce administration overhead.
- Frequent and automatic updates provide latest protection and require no tuning or training of filters by administrators.





