Worldtalk has announced its E-mail Surveillance Program (ESP), a security assessment solution focused solely on e-mail.
ESP is aimed at assisting organisations in the detection of security breaches and vulnerabilities to their e-mail networks such as viruses, Spams, e-mail bombs, and exchange of unprotected proprietary information over the Internet. ESP also allows organisations to assess violations of corporate e-mail usage policies, such as the exchange of potentially offensive e-mail, large video files and sexually explicit material.
ESP is available in South Africa from Server Tools, Worldtalk`s South African distributor.
"E-mail constitutes over 70% of all network traffic and is a leading cause of major security breaches. In fact, most organisations are unaware that they are losing intellectual property due to e-mail," says Server Tools MD Dave Terespolsky. "ESP is a market education programme. We designed it to help organisations quantify their exposure and measure the risks associated with Internet e-mail. ESP will help identify the appropriate counter-measures and security solutions."
ESP is based on Worldtalk`s WorldSecure Server. It identifies e-mail security weaknesses and policy violations. Its ability to analyse risks, including the number of e-mail attacks, misuse of resources, bandwidth-intensive messages and sensitive document disclosures, within a specified period of time, make it an suitable for companies which need to assess the robustness of their e-mail networks.
Reporting
ESP offers comprehensive reporting capabilities to help network administrators communicate security posture information to different levels in an organisation. ESP generates detailed reports designed to help organisations improve the efficiency of their overall e-mail network. This includes analysis of the number of viruses and amount of Spam mail received per day, the number of messages sent to and from business partners and competitors, encryption and signed message analysis, among others. It also has the ability to distinguish between business and non-business related e-mails entering and leaving the organisation.
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