Security for e-mail gateways falls into four general areas: protectingthe server itself, protecting the inside network, dealing with unsolicited commercial e-mail (commonly called 'spam') and remote access to e-mail.

Email has long been a favorite method for malicious hackers looking to launch attacks, and one of the first steps in defending against vicious email threats lies in developing a strong email authentication strategy. In this tip, contributor Noah Schiffman discusses the two most popular and effective types of authentication systems, and unveils the positive and negative aspects of each approach.

The most important assets in an enterprise are its people and its business information. They also happen to be the most vulnerable to information security threats.

Manish Goel is the CEO of Singapore start-up BoxSentry. He explains what legitimate email is all about and how companies like BoxSentry are working to make emails more secure.

Security appliances range widely in cost and capability, so what's the best way to decide the right appliance for your enterprise? In this security management expert response, learn how to work with vendors to get the security tools you need.

Email security specialist, Marshal joins together with Web filtering firm, 8e6 to form new company.

Existing email security systems cause the loss of legitimate email as an unavoidable consequence of their narrow focus on keeping abusive email out.

Extensive vendor consolidation in the DLP market leaves Code Green competing against well established vendors and a handful of independents.

Company plans to bank on new regulations which require businesses to deploy encryption for data transmission and data stored in laptops and removable storage devices.

The prevalance of the BlackBerry device and server within the enterprise warrants that organizations using the technology must understand the potential threat of malware and what to do to keep the server secure and operational.