Email continues to expose corporations to significant risk. In 2003, the ILOVEYOU virus cost corporations an estimated $8.6 billion worldwide. 2004 was a banner year for viruses, including Netsky and Sasser, costing businesses billions in lost productivity and destroyed data. Spam continues to wreak havoc with FrontBridge estimating spam as a percentage of total email surpassing 80 percent in 2005.

These messaging threats -- from spam and viruses to phishing scams and denial of service attacks -- continue to challenge the evolution of security countermeasures. The foundation of any threat protection must include robust perimeter-based message filtering technologies, including anti-virus and ant-spam capabilities that intercept all viruses, worms and Trojan Horses, as well as the vast majority of spam, before they can damage a corporate network and hinder the productivity of employees.

 
But security threats are not limited to outside attacks. Specific laws govern email communications in several industries including financial services and healthcare. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, SEC Rule 17a, NASD Rules 3010 and 3110, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) all contain provisions for maintaining security, privacy and non-disclosure in email communications. Even when there is no regulatory concern, policy enforcement of inbound and outbound communication makes good business sense, as a corporation's most important asset is its intellectual property.

FrontBridge Message Security Services apply a unique blend of preventive and protective measures to stop email-borne threats from infiltrating businesses and damaging productivity.

Message Security Services include the following: