Zix Corporation Offers Superior TLS Support with Introduction of ZixGateway 4.3
February 08 2012 - 7:35AM
Business Wire
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp), (NASDAQ: ZIXI), the leader in
email encryption services, has integrated transport layer security
(TLS) delivery in the new release of ZixGateway®.
Ideal for compliance and security officers, TLS email through
ZixGateway reduces administration, enhances transparent delivery,
provides guaranteed encrypted replies and enables reporting
capabilities that do not exist with any other TLS email
solution.
ZixGateway 4.3, a policy-based email encryption service,
integrates TLS delivery directly into the policy administration
console, enabling simple and easy TLS management. By integrating
TLS in the policy console, compliance and security officers have
access to reports that log the delivery/ mechanism of every secure
email message. As a result of this unique feature, ZixGateway 4.3
gives compliance and security officers the control and visibility
they need.
Other unique features offered by ZixGateway 4.3 with TLS email
support include:
- Secure, bidirectional transparency –
ZixCorp’s Best Method of DeliverySM chooses the most secure and
transparent delivery method available for each message. TLS, as
generally used in the market today, has a major flaw; it cannot
guarantee the encryption of replies. ZixCorp’s S/MIME solution
provides bidirectional transparency, guaranteeing encrypted
replies. If S/MIME is not available, TLS can be configured as an
alternative transparent delivery method.
- Simplified management of mandatory TLS
– By making TLS a part of the sender’s email encryption policies,
TLS can be added as a delivery method with the click of a button.
By replacing the need for individual TLS configurations, ZixGateway
allows organizations to avoid the cost and time typically
associated with managing each TLS connection.
- Increased delivery control – TLS used
to be all or nothing. By making TLS a part of the ZixGateway
policies, TLS can be used where appropriate.
- Branding of recipient messages – Every
message sent via TLS can be marked to indicate that it was sent
securely, providing confidence to your recipients that the email
and its sensitive content were delivered securely.
Secure, bidirectional transparency, simplified management of
mandatory TLS, increased control through policy-management and
security branding are features not available in competing TLS email
solutions.
“We place significant emphasis on the importance of convenient
security. Mandatory TLS is not convenient, and opportunistic TLS is
not safe. We resolved these issues and preserved the strengths of
both methods in our latest release of ZixGateway,” said Rick
Spurr, ZixCorp’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Now,
not only do we provide customers with a superior option, we encrypt
replies and deliver reporting that is critical to security and
compliance professionals.”
Industry-standard TLS email has two delivery methods – mandatory
and opportunistic. Mandatory TLS ensures a secure message by
establishing a connection between two email servers, which requires
investment of time and specialized staff to set-up and maintain.
Opportunistic TLS requires minimal administration time or costs and
automatically sends a message securely if a TLS connection exists.
When a TLS connection does not exist, however, the message may be
automatically delivered without any protection, and the security of
replies is not assured. Neither of these industry-standard methods
provides reporting capabilities that security and compliance
professionals need. ZixGateway 4.3 solves all of these
problems.
ZixGateway 4.3 with enhanced TLS support is now commercially
available. For additional information, please visit ZixCorp’s booth
– no. 550 – at the RSA Conference on February 27 - March 1,
2012, or contact 866-257-4949.
About Zix Corporation
Zix Corporation provides the only email encryption services
designed with your most important relationships in mind. The most
influential companies and government organizations use the proven
ZixCorp® Email Encryption Services, including WellPoint, the SEC
and more than 1,200 hospitals and 1,600 financial institutions.
ZixCorp Email Encryption Services are powered by ZixDirectory®, the
largest email encryption community in the world. The tens of
millions of ZixDirectory members can feel secure knowing their most
important relationships are protected. For more information, visit
www.zixcorp.com.
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