MessageLabs Hosted Email Policy Based Encryption Service
MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption service helps safeguard the confidentiality of sensitive data you exchange with customers and other stakeholders via email. Enhancing your ability to maintain client trust and comply with data security legislation, the service automatically encrypts all emails containing sensitive information – automatically, instantly, securely – helping to prevent interception and misuse.
Why Use Our Policy Based Email Encryption Service?
Our Policy Based Email Encryption service reduces the expense and resource involved with monitoring email traffic for sensitive information. As a managed service, MessageLabs provides you with around-the-clock expertise and customer support for one predictable monthly fee, Policy based email encryption examines all elements of every email for words, phrases and numbers identified as sensitive in your messaging policy – and detection triggers automatic encryption of the whole email.
Automatic encryption of sensitive emails | Stops information leakage and theft and helps meet regulatory requirements |
Broad choice of email delivery options | Encrypted emails are simple to open |
Secure reply and compose capabilities | Allows secure, two-way emailing for all recipients |
Read receipts automatically forwarded to email senders | Senders are confident that emails have reached recipients |
Compatibility with various platforms, including BlackBerry and Windows mobile | Encrypted emails can be sent to any recipient, regardless of their encryption capability |
Easy set up, configuration, operation and report generation | Minimal burden on IT resource and staff; simple to refine security policies and to audit |
Integration with MessageLabs proven security services, leveraging proprietary Skeptic™ technology | Complete email security and thorough filtering for all encrypted emails |
Fully managed service, including management of encryption keys | Reduces IT management and costs with no need for software, appliances or upgrades |
Approach
Safeguarding your organisation from malicious or unintended information loss, while promoting cost-effective regulatory compliance, MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption Service keeps business-critical information totally secure.
Email encryption is automatically initiated when triggers identified in your security and messaging policies are detected. Email encryption is selectively applied to different groups or even individual users, according to your policies. As a managed service, MessageLabs policy-based encryption is simple to set up and operate, with detailed reports available to assist with policy refinements and auditing.
- Email encryption and security policies created and customised to match the requirements of your organisation
- Outgoing emails are sent from your server to the MessageLabs platform via Transport Layer Security (TLS) encrypted tunnels
- Each email is examined for triggers identified in your messaging policy and emails containing sensitive information are instantaneously encrypted
- Encrypted emails are viewed by recipients in their inbox (push) or from a secure web portal (pull)
- An encrypted reply to encrypted emails can be sent from a secure web portal
- If you use MessageLabs anti-spam, anti-virus and image control services, encrypted emails are still checked by these services.
Advantages
MessageLabs Policy Based Email Encryption Service is founded on complex and highly advanced scanning and encryption technologies to provide affordable protection and privacy for sensitive email communications. As a managed service, you save on software, hardware and maintenance costs and MessageLabs administers all encryption keys for you. You have total control over your messaging security policy which defines sensitivity criteria and encryption rules.
The advantages of MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption Service are:
- Instantaneous email encryption when triggered with customised policy rules applied by leading policy control engine technology
- Granular scanning of every element of emails and attachments to check for sensitive content
- Wide range of encrypted email delivery mechanisms, including push and pull methodologies
- Compatiblity with various platforms including BlackBerry and Windows mobile
- Integrates with Skeptic™, MessageLabs proprietary technology, to protect against spam and viruses in encrypted emails
- Rapid trouble-free deployment without additional costs of purchasing, upgrading and maintaining software and hardware
- 24x7x365 protection and support with service level guarantees ensuring unmatched service availability, email latency and fault response.