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Managed Anti-Spam Chart
Provider

Anti-Spam
Platform(s)
Filtered
Protocols
Actions Taken
Anti-Spam Measures
Logging & Reporting
Additional Comments

Altoria
E-mail Filtering

 

NW-based

MX Logic

Inbound:
SMTP, POP, Attachments

Outbound:
SMTP, POP, Attachments

Log, Drop, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Logs, detailed reports, config options provided via web interface.

Blocks 98 percent of spam w/ low false positives using multi-layered Stacked Classification Framework. End user spam quarantine management. Conceals messaging gateways & groupware servers from attacks, especially worms & SMTP-based DoS attacks.

Getronics
Secure Messaging

 

CPE-based

McAfee, MessageLabs

Inbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP, IM, Attachments

Outbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP, Attachments

Log, Drop, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Logs show spam origins & how they are treated based on message scoring. Frequent offenders are identifiable & may be reported.

Available standalone & with Managed Firewall/AV/Spam Gateway.

IBM ISS
MessageLabs E-mail Protect

 

NW-Based

MessageLabs

Inbound:
SMTP, POP

Outbound:
SMTP, POP

Log, Drop, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Detailed logs & reports viewed via MessageLabs portal. Reports include spam percentages, flow rates, success rate, etc.

MSSP has reseller arrangement with MessageLabs for "in the cloud" service.

IBM ISS
Managed Protection

 

CPE-based

ISS Proventia M

Same as above.

Same as above.

Same as above.

Detailed access to spam data, with ability to query, sort, filter, & correlate across multiple device types & platforms.

CPE hosted by customer or MSSP. Standard feature of both Proventia-based Managed Protection & Managed Firewall services.

IBM ISS
Managed and Monitored Firewall

 

CPE-based

TrendMicro VirusWall on Checkpoint, Cisco, Juniper

Same as above.

Same as above.

Same as above.

Detailed access to spam data, with ability to query, sort, filter, & correlate across multiple device types & platforms.

CPE hosted by customer or MSSP. Add-on for Managed Firewall services that have been deployed on non-ISS platforms.

Provider

Anti-Spam
Platform(s)

Filtered
Protocols
Actions Taken
Anti-Spam Measures
Logging & Reporting
Additional Comments

MegaPath
SecureConnect Spam Tracker

NW-based

Fortinet

Inbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP

Outbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP

Tag.

Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Weekly & monthly exec reports provide strategic threat summary, while detailed reports provide tactical attack details.

 

Perimeter
Anti SPAM

NW-based:
SpamAssassin

CPE-based:
Fortinet

Inbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP, Attachments

Outbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP, Attachments

Log, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Spam quarantine report available to customer through web portal.

CPE hosted by customer or MSSP.

Secure Designs
Firelan Managed E-mail AV/Anti-Spam

 

Hosted CPE developed in-house

Inbound:
SMTP, Attachments

Outbound:
SMTP, Attachments

Log, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

 

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Reports provided through support portal. Raw logs archived & available on customer request.

 

Provider

Anti-Spam
Platform(s)

Filtered
Protocols
Actions Taken
Anti-Spam Measures
Logging & Reporting
Additional Comments

Solutionary
Unified Security Device Management

 

CPE-based

Cisco, Fortinet

Inbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP, Attachments

Outbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP, Attachments

Log, Drop, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Monthly reports provide summaries of anti-spam activity.

Logs that indicate potential spam activity on customer device are immediately escalated to SOC for analysis, then to customer with recommendations.

Symantec
Hosted Mail Security

 

NW-based

Symantec

Inbound:
SMTP

Outbound:
SMTP

Log, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

17+ filtering technologies, including Blacklist, Whitelist, Heuristic Filters.

Total spam messages detected for day, week, month. Spam volume percentage & spam beacons removed.

Extensive, flexible spam quarantine report (mail digest) with customized actions.

Unisys
E-mail Scanning

 

NW-based:
MessageLabs

CPE-based:
McAfee, TrendMicro, Symantec, CipherTrust

Inbound:
SMTP, POP, IMAP, Attachments

Outbound:
SMTP, Attachments

Log, Drop, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

All actionable events regarding AV/AS transactions are logged & made available to customer via portal.

CPE-based service, hosted by customer or MSSP, covers anti-virus, spam, & malware. NW-based service uses MessageLabs for text & imaged content control.

See Managed Web Filtering service for other protocols.

Verizon Business
Managed E-mail Content

 

NW-based

MessageLabs

Inbound:
SMTP, Attachments

Outbound:
SMTP, Attachments

Log, Drop, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

RBL, Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

Web access to near real-time logs & reports on e-mail traffic. Interval reports also available (e.g., weekly, monthly, annually).

Spam admin features via web-based interface, including quarantine & config options for white/blacklists.

Virtela
Managed Mail Defense

 

NW-based

MX Logic

Inbound:
SMTP

Outbound:
SMTP

Log, Drop, Reject/Deny, Tag, Quarantine.

Blacklist, Whitelist, Banned Words, Bayesian Filters, Heuristic Filters.

MX Logic portal lets customer admin view permitted/denied mail volumes, presented by category & configured by user domain.

MX Logic filters provide spam, virus, & policy-based rule enforcement.

Provider

Anti-Spam Platform(s)

Filtered
Protocols
Actions Taken
Anti-Spam Measures
Logging & Reporting
Additional Comments
Notes
 

Services are stand-alone offerings except where noted.

  • CPE = Customer Premises Equipment
  • NW = Network
  • SOC = Security Operations Center
  • SMTP = Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
  • POP = Post Office Protocol
  • IMAP = Internet Message Access Protocol
  • IM = Instant Messaging
  • RBL = Real-Time Block List (aka DNS Block List)

 

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