MessageLabs White Paper Sample

Email, internet usage and electronic communication are used more and more in everyday business. In fact, you could say they are an absolutely essential tool for any organization today. They’ve brought a whole new world of ways to save money, time and hassle – from online banking to instant messaging and e-business.

Email especially is a fast, easy and cheap way to get your message out to customers, partners or suppliers. Yet email and web access is also a gateway in to your business – and keeping that gateway secure is just as important as the lock on the front door or the security guard in the front foyer.

As all businesses rely more on IT, the security risks are increasing. In 2008 cyber criminals uncovered new and sophisticated ways to infiltrate and harm networks. There was a spike in targeted Trojan attacks; MessageLabs Skeptic technology intercepted 78 targeted attacks per day in 2008, up from 9 or 10 per day in 2007…