Tumbleweed Unveils Intelligent Data Leak Prevention and Real-Time Botnet Defense
June 19 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Tumbleweed� Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: TMWD), the industry's
leading pure play messaging security vendor, today announced new
MailGate� capabilities that will dramatically reduce accidental
email data leaks and botnet driven threats. Featuring the security
industry�s first multi-layered perimeter defense, MailGate�s new
capabilities arm customers with unrivaled end-to-end security and
dramatically reduce the cost and complexity associated with email
messaging security. According to IDC�s Security Survey, 2006,
employee error is now the fourth largest security concern in the
enterprise, behind malware, spyware and spam. In fact, the vast
majority of accidental data leaks are by well-intentioned employees
via email � and they are far more prevalent than malicious attacks.
�Every enterprise wants to keep confidential data from leaking into
the wrong hands. But most content filtering solutions are extremely
expensive and overly complex � and all they do is identify the
problem,� said Daniel Greenberg, chief marketing officer at
Tumbleweed. �With Tumbleweed�s MailGate, we provide CIOs with a
full email messaging solution � it identifies the problem and then
automatically takes action quickly and easily, based on their
unique needs and policies.� Similarly, concerns around spam � and
specifically, botnets � continue to mount. Zombie emails account
for more than 85 percent of spam and the volume of spam has risen
by 100 percent over the last six months. �Tumbleweed understands
our need to stay ahead of email based threats, inbound and
outbound,�while deploying a product that is easy to use,� said
Gregory Van Den Ham, information technology manager at M3 Capital
Partners. �With MailGate 3.5�s new functionality, even with rising
spam and virus levels, Tumbleweed�s Edge defense technologies
reliably keep spam and associated malware off the network freeing
our network administrators to handle other tasks while keeping our
email systems efficient. And email compliance monitoring has become
far more simplified due to�unparalleled policy controls
and�checkbox content filtering capabilities.� MailGate 3.5 features
innovative defense capabilities on both fronts to address these
widespread concerns. End-to-End Data Leak Protection To date, data
leak and content filtering products have often lacked the direct
integration with email policies and encryption needed to prevent
accidents. Enterprises have universally been plagued by cost and
complexity, requiring complex data categorization and hundreds of
thousands of dollars to conduct basic outbound filtering. �In
today�s enterprise, employees, even with the best intentions, often
inadvertently leak sensitive information via email - customer or
employee information, regulated content, or intellectual property,�
says Brian Burke, research analysts at IDC. �Organizations should
invest in technologies that enforce corporate policies, stop data
leaks and provide secure delivery of sensitive messages.� The new
MailGate capabilities extend data leak and content filtering
functionality to enforce multiple policy actions on messages
containing sensitive information based on user context, corporate
rules and delivery methods like encryption. This new functionality
goes beyond the limited reporting capabilities of other content
filtering vendors, yet at a fraction of the complexity and cost.
Through innovation of the user interface, the new MailGate
automatically filters certain confidential information, including
specific credit card, social security, and CUSIP (banking/trading)
numbers with a simple checkbox, making the enforcement of policies
surrounding this data a best practice. The interface also provides
extensive lexicons of financial, healthcare and offensive terms,
with flexible word-weighting for granular control over a wide range
of regulated information. Additionally, MailGate�s content filters
can scan all inbound and outbound messages, and more than 300 types
of attachments, including binary and nested files. To further
protect data, MailGate also provides policy-based TLS encryption.
Real-Time Botnet Detection MailGate offers a critical new defense
against the growing problem of botnets � armies of hijacked
�zombie� computers, used for distributed spam and virus attacks.
Botnets have been particularly effective against antispam products
that rely heavily on IP reputation databases. By hijacking new IP
addresses without established reputations, botnets are often able
to elude detection � delivering spam from distributed locations,
and stealing new IP addresses when existing ones are identified.
MailGate solves this problem with an innovative approach that
combines a global network of over 100 million IP addresses,
real-time updates, and pattern detection from more than 50,000
end-points across the Internet. Unlike competing systems, MailGate
can correlate distributed attacks and drop connections from newly
hijacked IPs � even if they don�t have an existing negative
reputation. This is combined with MailGate�s extensive MailGate
Edge� defense capabilities blocking directory harvest attacks,
email denial of service attacks, and invalid recipients � often
eliminating 90 percent or more of raw email traffic before it
overwhelms the network. And MailGate�s extensive layers of spam
content and image filtering assure the highest levels of spam
capture with negligible false positives. Streamlined Management The
MailGate user interface has been redesigned to streamline
management and improve control, reducing cost and complexity.
MailGate has devised a task-based interface, minimizing the steps
required to perform important tasks. Security policies are simple
to create and enforce with logical �IF/THEN� conditions, including
checkboxes for common content filtering requirements, such as
credit card and Social Security numbers. Simple message tracking,
along with automated and scheduled reporting, provide clarity and
management visibility. Pricing and Availability The newest MailGate
capabilities will be available exclusively on MailGate Appliance�.
MailGate 3.5 is anticipated to be available from Tumbleweed and
select channel partners in late July 2007 with prices starting
around $5000. About the Tumbleweed MailGate Product Suite The
Tumbleweed MailGate Product Suite is a family of products for
protecting, filtering and monitoring corporate email, blocking more
than 99 percent of inbound spam. These best-in-breed products
enable businesses to manage inbound and outbound traffic, block
threats, encrypt messages and block data leaks. MailGate products
include MailGate Appliance, MailGate Email Firewall� software and
MailGate Secure Messenger� software, each optimized for specific
environments and security challenges. SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements contained in
this press release are based on plans and expectations as of the
date of the press release, and that a number of factors could cause
the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at
this time. These factors are described in the Safe Harbor statement
below. Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters discussed in this press release may constitute
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected, particularly with respect to the availability,
performance, functionality, and pricing of Tumbleweed�s MailGate
Appliance 3.5 product. In some cases, forward-looking statements
can be identified by terminology such as �may,� �will,� �should,�
�potential,� �continue,� �expects,� �anticipates,� �intends,�
�plans,� �believes,� �estimates,� and similar expressions. For
further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we
refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed�s
Form 10-K filed March 14, 2007 and Form 10-Q filed May 10, 2007.
Tumbleweed assumes no obligation to update information contained in
this press release. Although this release may remain available on
Tumbleweed�s website or elsewhere, its continued availability does
not indicate that Tumbleweed is reaffirming or confirming any of
the information contained herein. About Tumbleweed Tumbleweed
Communications Corp. (NASDAQ:TMWD), the industry�s leading pure
play messaging security vendor, provides world-class innovative
messaging security solutions for organizations of all sizes.
Organizations rely on Tumbleweed's solutions to securely manage
their Internet communications, spanning email management to file
transfers. Tumbleweed has nearly 2,700 customers worldwide,
representing industries such as Finance, Healthcare, and the U.S.
Government. The world�s most security conscious organizations rely
upon Tumbleweed technology including Bank of America Securities, JP
Morgan Chase & Co., the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and
the U.S. Department of Defense. Our award-winning products build on
fourteen years of R&D and 26 security patents in the U.S. alone
� many of which are licensed by other security vendors. More
information can be found at www.tumbleweed.com. Tumbleweed,
MailGate, MailGate Appliance, MailGate Email Firewall and MailGate
Secure Messenger are either registered trademarks or trademarks of
Tumbleweed Communications Corp. in the United States and/or other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
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