Author and Internet Security Executive, Tom Gillis, Releases New Guide to Safer Email23 December 2005
IronPort Systems Inc., the price performance leader in email security, today announced the free distribution of 5 Essential Steps to Safer Email, a new book published by Messaging News and written by Tom Gillis, IronPort Chief Marketing Officer, to help companies of all sizes protect themselves from email threats like spam, viruses and phishing attacks.
5 Essential Steps to Safer Email is a companion guide to Gillis' first book Get the Message: Surviving the Email Security Crisis, originally published in 2004 and available on Amazon.com. 5 Essential Steps to Safer Email is a "must have" guide succinctly describing both evolving and new threats to email and offers a clear 5-step checklist to protect businesses of all sizes. 5 Essential Steps to Safer Email is available now for free at http://www.ironport.com/5steps/.
"As the largest independent company in the email security space, IronPort works with thousands of companies around the globe. In talking to customers like Cisco, Dell, CNN, EDS, GAP and Continental Airlines, it was clear that even the savviest system administrators in these companies were looking to IronPort to help navigate the on-going and ever-changing world of spam, viruses and phishing," said Tom Gillis.
«Of course we wanted to help our customers, but I wrote the book because I felt like we had a responsibility to share this information with the industry at large. We have the expertise to help fix email—and everyone can benefit from that.»
What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
Email security is an ongoing endeavor. Because spam, viruses and fraud are a profitable Internet business, the resources and tactics employed by those who generate this scourge are ever changing. As a result, you must stay educated to keep ahead of the game to keep your email safe. 5 Essential Steps to Safer Email outlines in detail, what companies must do:
1. Use a leading edge spam filtering system that combines reputation and content analysis.
2. Traditional signature based anti-virus systems are not sufficient. It is imperative that an anti-virus solution must have an outbreak control mechanism.
3. Scan outbound email. Most industries have light requirements, but some safe guards need to be employed to stop good people from doing bad or dumb things.
4. Protect your identity and reputation. Conversational bounces expose the directory. Delayed bounces lead to blacklisting or DDoS attacks.
5. Look to the future and stay ahead of the game. Set up a SenderID record for outbound mail, and look for a solution that supports outbound DomainKey (DK) signing.
5 Essential Steps to Safer Email is available now for free at http://www.ironport.com/5steps/. Get the Message is available in print through booksellers, and online at Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN)
About Tom Gillis Tom Gillis is a recognized leader in the dynamically charged and high growth email security industry, with in depth knowledge of the challenges surrounding secure network infrastructure. As an author, speaker and industry executive Gillis has made invaluable contributions to the email community. Gillis has held positions at iBEAM Broadcasting, Silicon Graphics (OTC: SGID), and Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for IronPort Systems.
About IronPort Systems IronPort Systems is the leading email security provider for organizations ranging from small businesses to the Global 2000. The company has developed a family of email security appliances, the IronPort C-Series™, that offer breakthrough performance, unprecedented ease of use and reduced total cost of ownership. IronPort is driving new standards and providing innovative products for those faced with the monumental task of managing, protecting, and growing mission-critical email systems. For more information on IronPort products and services, visit: http://www.ironport.com.
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