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NDR spam explained(13/06/2008)
Research shows that up to 90% of emails received by companies are spam, and spammers have adopted a variety of methods to bypass spam filters used in anti-spam software. In the beginning, spam was mainly text based but over the past few years, spammers have resorted to using embedded images and attaching common file types such as mp3s and Excel documents in emails to gain access to mailboxes. Another option is NDR or non-delivery report spam. ... [more]
GFI Software cuts its prices on the majority of products by up to 45%(14/02/2008)
GFI Software has announced that it has cut its prices on the majority of products by up to 45%. This is being done to reflect GFI’s belief in providing SMB companies with quality products at unbeatable prices. Thanks to these new pricing bands, customers can benefit from top quality solutions that address the security and messaging requirements of small and medium sized businesses around the world but at prices that suit an SMB’s budget. Ap... [more]
40% of US SMBs do not believe their networks are secure(10/01/2008)
Despite having anti-virus and anti-spam software as well as a firewall installed, four in 10 small and medium sized companies in the United States still do not believe their networks are completely secure, a new survey shows. In a poll of 455 IT executives in US SMBs, 42% said their networks were not secure even though 96% and 93% of respondents respectively said they had anti-virus and a firewall installed. 80% said they also used spam filter... [more]
GFI EndPointSecurity 4 gives administrators deep granular control over device usage on the network(09/01/2008)
The capacity of portable storage devices has increased so much that it is possible to copy entire databases within a few minutes. There are dozens of examples of security breaches due to the negligent or malicious use of endpoint devices in companies. In 2007, for example, a former Boeing employee was accused of stealing 320,000 files and leaking them to a newspaper. He copied the sensitive information to a portable drive during a period from 200... [more]
GFI releases a new version of GFI MailArchiver for Exchange(23/11/2007)
The high dependency on email in companies brings with it various problems. Storage, backups and problematic PST files are a few of the network administrator’s worries. Employees want access to their mail at any time and from any location, and the ability to retrieve email they may have in old PST files. Management or the legal team, on the other hand, will require a secure store of all company emails for discovery and accountability purposes. ... [more]
Tracking MP3 spam(19/10/2007)
Spammers are taking advantage of the fact that the MP3 format is one of the most common in use today and that most anti-spam solutions do not handle attachments very well because they do not actually analyze the attachment content. To address the MP3 spam threat administrators need to deploy as many anti-spam techniques as possible, including Bayesian filtering, while at the same time maintaining a very low level of false positives. Additional... [more]
Q4 discounts for GFI Software products(18/10/2007)
GFI Software has announced a promotion during Q4 with up to 50% off the list price of GFI MailEssentials, GFI MailSecurity, the GFI MailEssentials & GFI MailSecurity Suite and fax server solution GFI FAXmaker. · GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/ SMTP is an anti-spam package that is easy to install, captures over 98% of spam and also eliminates the need to install and update anti-spam software on each desktop. · GFI MailSecurity is an email a... [more]
GFI Software launches new version of GFI FAXmaker(17/10/2007)
GFI Software has announced the launch of a new version of its fax server solution GFI FAXmaker. Version 14 now integrates with Microsoft Exchange 2007 as well as with the Brooktrout SR140 Fax over IP (FoIP) solution, and offers support for 64-bit Microsoft operation systems (OS) and VISTA. GFI FAXmaker is a solution which minimizes the need for manual faxing by using the existing email infrastructure to send and receive faxes. GFI FAXmaker for... [more]
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