Since 2002, Cloudmark has offered a collaborative approach to spam reporting, known as SpamNet. Using a plugin to Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express, users can simply click a button to report spam. In return, the plugin automatically quarantines suspected spam. The users of SpamNet (and of its open-source companion, Vipul’s Razor) form a community of one million spam fighters.

FrontBridge offers a service approach to deploying email boundary security. For a monthly fee, FrontBridge will scan your incoming mail, block DoS attacks, remove the spam and viruses, and deliver the legitimate mail to you.

Orchestria released version 3.0 of Active Policy Management, its solution for monitoring communications for compliance with corporate policy and industry regulations. Key enhancements: deployment of the software at the server level and/or the individual desktop, extended IM support, and enhanced audit features, among others. Available immediately. More

Symantec announced version 6.0 of Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam, its anti-spam solution. Key enhancements: non-English language filters, enhanced administration, and centralized web-based control center, among others. More

Download Files:Anti-spam experts share new insights on spam. Where is it coming from? How are spammers’ tricks evolving? Find out about spam volume trends, directory harvest attacks, the economics of spam, bot nets, joe-jobs, and discover how dangerous that “unsubscribe” link is.

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François Lavaste is VP of Marketing at Brightmail. François leads Brightmail’s [...]

Quest Software released version 3.5 of Exchange Migration Wizard, its product for migration from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003. Enhanced to preserve continuous access to offline folders during migration. Available immediately. More

Network Associates announced McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0i and 7.x products will have full support for the Cisco Network Admission Control Phase 1. Available July, 2004. More

In December and January, Ferris Research and SlipStick surveyed Exchange administrators about the status of and plans for Microsoft Exchange in their environment over the next 2 years. This report presents the results, including versions in use today and in 12 and 24 months, traffic volumes, system availability, Internet Message Transfer Agent usage, wireless access to email, and content security.

GFI released GFI WebMonitor for Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server, its internet access control solution. Enables administrators to monitor the web sites being browsed by network users and the files they are downloading and allows them to block current web connections as needed. Available immediately. More

SurfControl announced SurfControl Web Filter for Cisco Content Engine running the Cisco Application and Content Networking System (ACNS), its content security solution. Provides reports that outline internet usage to give IT managers a detailed view of employee activities and threats to the network. More

Trend Micro released version 2.0 of Trend Micro InterScan Web Security Suite, its HTTP/FTP internet gateway antivirus solution. Key enhancements: anti-phishing, anti-spyware, and URL filtering, among others. Available immediately for Windows with Linux and Solaris versions in 3Q2004. More

Trend Micro announced version 6.5 of Trend Micro OfficeScan Corporate Edition, its client/server security solution. Offers broader security protection and desktop policy enforcement. Available July, 2004. More

Network Associates announced McAfee Entercept 5.0 and McAfee IntruShield 2.1, its host and network intrusion prevention (IPS) solutions. IntruShield key enhancements: encrypted attack detection and prevention, internal firewall, and host IPS event integration, among others. Entercept key enhancements: firewall integration, expanded attack signatures, and extended management capabilities, among others. Available July, 2004. More

ZANTAZ announced Hosted Exchange Archive Solution (EAS), its email management solution. Key features: control of email policies for Exchange email records, compliance archiving, and data restoration and migration, among others. More

Cisco Systems and Trend Micro announced a joint collaboration agreement will integrate Cisco network infrastructure and security systems with Trend Micro’s worm and virus technologies, vulnerability assessment, and real-time outbreak-prevention capabilities. Cisco will initially integrate Trend Micro’s network worm and virus signatures with the Cisco Intrusion Detection System (IDS) software deployed in Cisco IOS Software-based [...]