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Managed Security Services

MSSP Survey Table:
Managed Anti-Spam Services

 

by Lisa Phifer
VP Core Competence, Inc.
[January 18, 2005]
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Managed Anti-Spam Servicess
Anti-Spam Platform(s)
Filters & Exceptions
Scanned Content
Actions & Reports
Additional Comments
MX Logic on MSSP's Server
Bayesian and heuristic filters, checksums, clearinghouse, black / white lists
Inbound and Outbound SMTP, POP, IMAP, attachments
Quarantine and notify receiver at defined interval. Per-user reports available online
Standalone NW-based service
MSSP's SMTP Gateway delivers scanned mail to Customer'sMTA Server
Black / white lists, originating IP
Inbound and Outbound SMTP
Quarantine, block, etc. Logs, reports, alerts available to admin
NW-based service, available alone or with other services. False Positives < 1:250,000. Up to 90% true spam detection
McAfee on MSSP's Server
Heuristic filter, bad word list, black / white lists
Inbound SMTP, attachments
Quarantine for 2 weeks. No reports
NW-based service available only to existing MSSP customers
Filters on MSSP's MS Exchange 2000 Server
Heuristic filters, bad word list, black / white lists
Inbound and Outbound HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, POP3-SSL, IMAP, IMAP-SSL
Quarantine and notify sender / receiver. Logs and reports on Secure Web Portal
NW-based service, available alone or with other managed hosting offerings. HA option
ISS Proventia M-Series Security Appliances
Black / white lists, Anti-Spam DB, text recognition & classification, object recognition, keyword & URL detection
Inbound and Outbound SMTP, POP, IMAP, attachments
Block (quarantine), log, notify, trap. Logs and alerts on Customer Portal
Available only as Managed Firewall option, hosted at customer or provider. Anti-Spam database of blocked senders / domains created by Web crawlers
McAfee, F-Secure, Vfind, Message Labs Skeptic
Heuristic filters with detection based on threat scoring. No exceptions noted
Inbound and Outbound SMTP, POP
No actions noted. Logs and reports on Customer Portal
NW-based service, available alone or with Managed Firewall, IDS, IPS service
SonicWALL, WatchGuard Gateway E-mail Spam Filter
Heuristic filters, bad word list, black / white list
Inbound and Outbound SMTP
Quarantine or tag. Logs and reports via FTP, Web, or e-mail
Available alone or with Managed firewall, IDS, IPS service. Gateway can be deployed at customer or provider
Sophos or proprietary AV on MSSP's SMTP Gateway
Heuristic filters, white lists
Inbound SMTP
Boolean and Score Tags. No quarantine or reporting
NW-based service, based on e-mail relay, available to all MSSP customers
MSSP's Server
Bayesian and heuristic filters, black / white lists
Inbound SMTP
Quarantine and notify. Logs and reports via secure Web
CPE-based service, sold with AVe
CipherTrust, TrendMicro on CPE Server
Bayesian and heuristic filters, black / white lists
Inbound SMTP
Quarantine and notify. Logs and reports via secure Web
CPE-based service, sold with AV
MessageLabs on MSSP's Server
Bayesian and heuristic filters, black / white lists
Inbound SMTP
Same as above
NW-based service, sold with AV
MSSP's Mail Server
Heuristic filters, black lists. No exceptions noted
Inbound SMTP, POP, IMAP, attachments
Quarantine, with e-mail notification
Standalone NW-based service, using 3-stage filter (proprietary black list, fingerprinting, scoring) to block > 90% spam

 

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