SPAMINA Email Service Firewall
22/03/2009
| Externalized Solutions | TOTAL Control and Protection | Management and Administration Tools |
SPAMINA Email Service Firewall is an e-mail security solution based on the cloud-computing concept that provides total e-mail protection against any type of threat (spam, virus, phishing, etc.).
Ensuring system security is made more difficult by ever-increasing threats and their changing nature, meaning that e-mail protection is a strategic issue for companies and professionals.
Offering maximum availability in corporate e-mail and securing it against threats found in the environment is the goal of the service provided by SPAMINA.
For those who want a software as a service model (SaaS), SPAMINA Email Service Firewall is a security solution that efficiently protects corporate e-mail accounts and enables agile administration in critical environments with all the advantages associated.
By applying the SaaS model, organisations will obtain a number of benefits that improve their daily work, both in terms of performance and costs. These advantages mean that projects can be started with a minimum investment, minimising the impact on the organisation, as SPAMINA Email Service Firewall can be used without having to make an initial investment in additional machines and software in order for it to operate in an in-house environment with dedicated hardware. On the whole, updates, improvements, data back-up, contingency plans and support will be quicker and easier, as the platform is continuously monitored by SPAMINA, allowing organisations to focus their efforts on their own business, reducing own resources dedicated to e-mail firewall service to a minimum.
OPERATION
SPAMINA Email Service Firewall acts as an external filter between the recipient (PC, PDA, BlackBerry or mobile phone) and the e-mail sender. Messages are received and filtered before reaching the user and threat-free mail is delivered, regardless of where the user checks it (in the office, at home, etc.).
Valid e-mail is sent to a protected mail server and junk mail is kept in our data centre, available for online consultation, where blocked mail can be easily recovered as required.
The various layers of filters ensure maximum effectiveness, providing up to 100% protection with the Guaranteed Filter mode. Initially, filtering is done by connection, removing a vast majority of junk mail, according to the source. Mail that passes this first layer is scanned with our multi-layer anti-virus system. Finally, those emails that have not been rejected or directly considered as valid will pass through the content filter by means of trained DNS and Bayesian network queries using Spamina Proactive, Spamina’s own technology. Outgoing mail can also be filtered, ensuring that any attack from the inside can also be controlled.
This process does not slow your IT system down, as filtering is not done on PCs or mobile devices, rather on external SPAMINA servers.
Monitoring and administering mail is done by using multi-language web panels, simplifying any management for the administrator and the end user.
SPAMINA Email Service Firewall Formats
SPAMINA Email Service Firewall efficiently protects e-mail accounts and enables agile administration, even in critical environments: The Software as a Service mode is available in various formats:
“SPAMINA Email Service Firewall - SaaS” Solution
Offering services to all types of organisation, SPAMINA provides the necessary protection from its main data centre, isolating its customers’ IT infrastructure and adapting to the characteristics of each company.
By applying the cloud-computing model for e-mail protection, companies will benefit from a range of benefits that will improve their daily work, both in terms of resources and costs.
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Own dedicated platform is not required. |
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No hardware acquisition required at any stage. |
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Mail relay: e-mail support during 4 days in the event of delivery problems due to customer servers. |
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Mail back-up. Delivered e-mail is stored for 10 days and spam for 15 days. |
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Administer, manage and control the product using profiles at global and domain level. |
Total accessibility through webmail: this service can be used to send and receive e-mail, being available and accessible at all times.
Access to quarantine management and valid e-mail from the Internet, adapted for mobiles via the portal http://mobile.spamina.com
Protection level by means of Automatic or Guaranteed filtering.
Filtering performed in Spamina services, downloading and protecting the customer’s infrastructure, users’ PCs or mobiles. Total mobility.
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Reduces the bandwidth needed for receiving junk mail. |
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Service monitored 24/7/365 in the Spamina data centre with a SLA guarantee of service continuity. |
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Guaranteed 100% availability of e-mail. |
“SPAMINA Email Service Firewall - SaaS for ISP’s” Solution
In the same way that service is provided transparently from our installations to companies, ISPs or systems integrators can offer e-mail security services based on SPAMINA Email Service Firewall. This can be done either from their own installations (In-house mode) or be hosted in the data centres of Spamina (Hosted by Spamina mode), isolating the customer’s own IT infrastructure from the service to be offered.
This solution (as either mode) allow you to administer and control the platform completely, define product adaptations, such as a more suitable corporate image with SPAMINA customising the product or extending e-mail back-up capabilities for the customers supported by the ISP.
SPAMINA is a technological partner of the major Appliance solution manufacturers: SUN, IBM and HP. Being an Official Partner attests to the validity of our product, installed in the hardware from one of these manufacturers, and its 100% guaranteed operation. With it, SPAMINA provides a wide range of options for companies implementing the SPAMINA Email Service Firewall solution under the platform that best adapts to their technological requirements.
The benefits obtained in the case of the solution hosted by SPAMINA are practically identical to those in the shared service model, but combining them with the advantage of having a fully dedicated, personalised platform in your installations, similar to “in-house” mode. The benefits obtained in the case of the Hosted by Spamina solution are practically identical to those in the shared service model (SPAMINA Email Service Firewall - SaaS), but with the added advantage of having a fully dedicated platform.
Both the physical and virtual appliances required for installing this solution are part of the SPAMINA APPLIANCES portfolio.
FEATURES
Security
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Perimeter virus scanner for incoming and outcoming mail. | ||||
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Optional virus quarantine that can only be accessed by the administrator. | ||||
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Protection for incoming and outgoing mail. | ||||
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Anti-spam protection. Filtering modes:
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Complete back-up of incoming mail:
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Connection filters:
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IP reputation list. |
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RBL: different black lists where IP addresses that generate spam globally are registered. |
SPF: protection against address forgery in e-mail sending.
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B/W: Global (by domain) and local (by user) black/white lists. |
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Sender filters:
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Heuristic, Bayesian and content filters (SpamAssassin and BogoFilter). | ||||
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Pro-active system with continuously changing dynamic updates, updating spam filters in real time. | ||||
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E-mail firewall functions with usage rules and configuration definition. |
Administration
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Multi-language web administration interface based on profiles (Optimised for Internet Explorer 7.0 or superior, Firefox 2.x/3.x and Google Chrome 1.0) |
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Real-time user management. |
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Secure access (SSL) |
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Encoded traffic (TLS) |
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E-mail traffic activity statistics and reports |
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Greater capacity for configuration; configure quarantine and mail back-up limits |
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Multi-domain protection |
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Powerful rule engine for content and attachment filtering |
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Customised logotypes, automatic messages and simple, manageable services |
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Configurations applicable by company, domain and user |
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Fully updated manuals and online help. |
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Report configuration for users and administrators. |
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Integration with LDAP for user creation (OpenLDAP, active directory and domain) |
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Optional controlling of false NDR |
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Disclaimers by domain and company |
Platform
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Dedicated platform with multi-layer architecture for SaaS for ISPs. |
Support
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Data centre: various access security systems, contingency plans, autonomous BGP system, double Internet provider, 24/7/365 hardware monitoring. |
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Back-up data centre: replica of the Spamina data centre. In the event of failure, the Anti-Spam control will take control of domains contracted in the shared SaaS mode, ensuring service continuity in the event of incident. |
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Technological support from our service partners in the event of incident. |
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Can be integrated with any e-mail platform. |
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Minimal maintenance for administrators (user, policy management, etc.) |
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Automatic and transparent service updates in Spamina data centre, and by prior agreement with the customer in in-house installations. |
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Basic Support: 10 hours a day, 5 days a week telephone and e-mail assistance included in all products. |
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Premium Support: Optional 24/7 telephone support. |
SPAMINA Email Service Firewall is an Aegis Security product
