IT Projects: Spam Prevention

Definition

Minimize network downtime and preserve employee productivity by actively responding to new spam threats and blocking mass, bulk, junk, and inappropriate email.

Challenges

Protecting against malware for multi-protocol messaging traffic (email and IM)
Increasing infrastructure cost and system inefficiencies from skyrocketing volumes of spam
Filtering message content to remove spam, block malware, and protect against leakage of intellectual property (IP) and other confidential data
Compromising and balancing between spam effectiveness and blocking legitimate email

Symantec Solution: Messaging Security

Protection against external threats over inbound and outbound email, instant messages (IM) and SharePoint collaboration with integrated antispam, antivirus, and advanced content filtering.

Detect and block spam before it reaches the internal mail infrastructure
Protect business networks from quickly spreading viruses and worms
Lower the administrative IT costs and risk of properly securing and managing a messaging infrastructure with flexible options for hosted, managed services and appliances
Reduce the amount of email to be backed up and archived by lowering message volumes through spam reduction
Ensure rapid response to new spam threats by leveraging the Symantec Global Intelligence Network

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