F-Secure introduces advanced messaging security appliance

Sep 12, 2005: Appliance targetted for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises

The new F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway™ delivers the industry's most complete and effective security for e-mail. It combines a robust, enterprise-class messaging platform with perimeter security, antispam, antivirus, secure messaging and outbound content security capabilities in an easy-to-deploy, hardened appliance.

The F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway X-Series appliance uses technology from Proofpoint, Inc., the leader in large-enterprise messaging security solutions. Together, F-Secure’s Anti-Virus and Proofpoint's MLX™ machine learning technology provide the industry's best protection against any e-mail borne threats.

“Many organisations are in serious difficulties with the increasing amount of attacks via e-mail, spam, viruses, phising etc. F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway provides an out-of-the-box, easy to use solution to their problems. With this latest introduction we are able to offer an unparalleled solution for email security”, says Risto Siilasmaa, CEO of F-Secure Corporation "The number, frequency, and sophistication of threats such as spam, phishing, spoofing, viruses, worms, blended threats, as well as compliance issues have increased significantly over the past many years and will continue to do so, " says Thomas Raschke, Program Manager for IDC's European Security Products & Strategies research. "F-Secure's Messaging Security Gateway appliance addresses the growing messaging security concerns in small- and medium-sized business environments. This bodes well with the market opportunity as IDC forecasts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 54% in revenue terms and 62% in unit terms for the Western European messaging security appliance market from 2004-2009."

The X-Series appliance offers small and medium sized enterprises all the right tools for complete messaging security:

Perimeter security: The integrated Email Firewall provides complete perimeter security, defending against denial-of-service, directory harvest and other forms of network-based attacks. The unique machine learning and SMTP traffic control features constantly monitor connections at the IP address level, looking for malicious activity. Malicious connections are automatically blocked or throttled based on fully customizable mail traffic policies—k eeping networks and email users safe while preserving valuable network bandwidth.

Virus protection: F-Secure’s award winning anti-virus technology provides the industry’s most accurate protection against viruses. In antivirus, where speed is of utmost importance, F-Secure maintains record response times and sets the pace of development. Spam detection: Unrivalled protection from spam and phishing attacks is ensured by the advanced machine learning technology, which analyzes more than 200,000 structural and content attributes in every message to accurately identify unwanted email.

Email policy enforcement: The included Content Compliance module makes it easy for administrators to define and enforce email acceptable use policies. Secure messaging support: The X-Series appliance supports digital certificates and enables gateway-to-gateway secure transfer and receipt of email using the Transport Layer Security (TLS) standard. The appliance also supports optional authentication of senders and receivers via TLS.

A platform that maintains itself: The X-Series appliance provides a secure runtime environment, fine-tuned for messaging applications. The industry standard MTA makes the product more reliable than other appliances and the product maintains itself as software and firmware components are automatically kept up-to-date.

Ease to install and use: The X-Series features a small-enterprise optimized administration interface and “plug and play” setup wizards that enable installation in just minutes and minimize ongoing maintenance requirements.

The first X-Series appliance model, the X200, packages all these features in a hardened, easy-to-install 1U rack-mount server that delivers performance high enough to meet the needs of any SME installation with all spam, virus and email policy features enabled. The F-Secure Messaging Security Gateway model X200 will be generally available in September 2005. For more information about the product, please visit: http://www.f-secure.com

For more information, please contact:

Jyrki Tulokas, Manager, Business Development PL 24 FIN-00181 Helsinki Tel. + +358 40 769 7683 Fax +358 9 2520 5018

About F-Secure Corporation

F-Secure Corporation is the fastest growing publicly listed company globally in the antivirus and intrusion prevention industry with more than 50% revenue growth of antivirus revenues in 2004. F-Secure services and software protect individuals and businesses against computer viruses and other threats coming through the Internet or mobile networks. Our award-winning solutions include antivirus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, antispam and antispyware solutions. Our key strength is our proven speed of response to new threats. For businesses our solutions feature a centrally managed and well integrated suite of solutions for workstations and servers alike. Focused partners offer security as a service for those companies that do not wish to build security expertise in-house. Founded in 1988, F-Secure has been listed on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1999. We have our headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, and offices in USA, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Japan. F-Secure is supported by a global ecosystem of service partners, value added resellers and distributors in over 50 countries. F-Secure protection is also available through mobile handset manufacturers such as Nokia and as a service through major Internet Service Providers, such as Deutsche Telekom, France Telecom and Charter Communications. The latest real-time virus threat scenario news are available at the F-Secure Antivirus Research Team weblog at http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/