Email anti-spam and antivirus are now a very common part of most IT environments, but, the threat landscape surrounding unsolicited emails continues to evolve with the advent of APT (Advanced Persistent Threats). APTs are focused attacks against specific members of your business team where the goal is to gain access into your network through innocent actions by the target.
Spam solutions have also evolved to keep pace with the on-going threats. Dynamic and collaborative reputation filtering paired with in-depth content scanning and behavioral checking has helped lead the way in protecting business against this common Internet nuisance.
The direction of spam security is slowly migrating to the Cloud, either through a pure-play managed service (like A2N’s MASS or “Managed Anti-Spam Service”) or through a manufacturer based solution offering similar capability. From a customer perspective – you have many good options.
