As part of an ongoing initiative to renew trust in online communications, CipherTrust has announced the TrustedSource Toolbar, a free e-mail reputation toolbar that informs users if an e-mail is from a known, trusted source or potentially suspicious. The easy-to-use software application plugs into e-mail clients and gives end-users the power to thwart spam, phishing and fraud, and safeguard legitimate mail.
The toolbar can be downloaded from CipherTrust`s Research Portal (http://research.ciphertrust.com/toolbar.php), and is powered by the company`s TrustedSource reputation engine. It delivers monitoring, alerting and reporting capabilities to users` desktops, providing them with information to determine if a message is from a trusted, legitimate source.
"The TrustedSource Toolbar focuses on the end-user`s first point of contact with a potentially fraudulent or malicious message and provides an immediate recommendation on an e-mail`s legitimacy," says Johannes Holtzhausen, Business Development Consultant at local CipherTrust distributor, Cypher Data Solutions.
By simply clicking a button, users can also report suspect e-mail for further analysis by CipherTrust. "While gaining insight into the trustworthiness of any mail received, users are also able to contribute directly to the listing and elimination of spam and phishing attacks. This puts the power to stop attacks in end-users` hands," he says.
The toolbar leverages data received from CipherTrust`s TrustedSource reputation engine. Like a virtual credit agency, TrustedSource assigns a reputation score to each message, and further classifies senders based on an in-depth analysis of each sender.
The TrustedSource Toolbar is easy to install and gives end-users point-and-click usability and the power to influence sender reputations. It offers users a Graphical Reputation Indicator to classify the reputation of an incoming message and immediately identify any potential threats. Spam and Phishing Reporting offers an easy way for end-users to flag and report spam and phishing attacks, influencing global sender reputations.
Mulitple mail clients including Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes are supported, with Web-based mail support to follow.
"Even with 99% catch rates, still one in every 100 unwanted messages will make it to the user`s desktop, highlighting an increasing need to provide additional information about the reputation of the sender and the message before the user interacts with the message," says Holtzhausen.
"Through real-time reputation reporting, users have another source of information on which to decide if an e-mail is legitimate or not."
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CipherTrust, Inc, the global market leader in messaging security, provides innovative layered security solutions to stop inbound messaging threats such as spam, viruses, intrusions and phishing, and protect against outbound policy and compliance violations. CipherTrust`s integrated best-of-breed capabilities deliver maximum availability and unmatched security, effectiveness and enterprise manageability across multiple messaging protocols including e-mail and instant messaging. Recognised by IDC as the market leader for secure content management appliances, CipherTrust protects the messaging infrastructure of more enterprises than any other vendor, including more than one-third of the Fortune 500. CipherTrust is backed by top-tier investors including Battery Ventures and Greylock Partners. For more information about CipherTrust, please visit www.ciphertrust.com or call +44 (0)870 9905516.
Cypher Data Solutions
Cypher Data is a South African-based distributor for CipherTrust, the global leader in enterprise messaging security. The company supplies and supports CipherTrust products across the African continent, including messaging security solutions for the detection and prevention of spam, viruses, phishing attacks and policy breaches. For more information, visit www.cypherdata.co.za.
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