SPAM and Virus Protection: Effective & Affordable
Google Message Security (formerly Postini) provides highly effective inbound and outbound protection from SPAM and viruses. Scanning email in real-time using patented threat and spam detection systems, Google Message Security (GMS) discards blatant spam, quarantines suspect emails and viruses, and delivers messages deemed safe.
Delivered in a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model, GMS requires no hardware or software installation and reduces administrative costs. As a service, GMS also prevents Directory Harvest and Denial-of-Service attacks, keeping your Internet connection free of damaging traffic.
Performance
As much as 92% of all email traffic is SPAM, most of is addressed to invalid recipients in your domain. By stopping SPAM before it reaches your network and server, Google Message Security saves bandwidth and prevents wasted processing and resources on your email server. Performance improves while management work declines.
Continuity
Google Message Security includes automatic spooling should your Internet connection or email server be unavailable for any reason – planned or not. GMS resumes the flow of email only after confirming that connectivity has been restored.
Encryption
With outbound services active, Google Message Security offers policy-based TLS encryption, providing server-to-server encryption of messages and attachments.
Flexibility
Google Message Security supports email aliases and distribution lists. Settings to manage sensitivity and actions may be set for the entire domain, groups of users, or individually. Attachment filters provide virus scanning of attachments and the ability to allow or block attachments by document type. Content filters provide the ability to create highly customized rules for blocking or allowing specific types of email traffic.
Simplified Management
Each user receives a daily quarantine summary email, providing sender and subject information along with a “Deliver” link to let through the occasional safe message caught by the system.
A comprehensive, web-based, system administration console provides full control over the configuration of the service and its performance parameters. Horizon’s support, included with the service, delivers responsive, outsourced administration, maintenance, and user support.