MessageLabs Announces Next Generation Policy Based Encryption Service

Market Wire, June, 2008

MessageLabs, a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services to businesses worldwide, today announced an expanded Policy Based Encryption service offering full integration with its outbound Content Control service and multiple encryption delivery options.

A pioneer in the software as a service (SaaS) industry, MessageLabs has leveraged its powerful SaaS platform to offer clients a variety of encryption options as an extension of its outbound Content Control policy engine. Responding to increasing regulatory, compliance and data loss concerns, MessageLabs provides customers with the ability to encrypt inbound and outbound emails and their attachments according to their corporate data protection needs and policies through one simple policy portal.

MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption service enables organizations of any size to create highly flexible and sophisticated rules for the encryption of outbound emails based on a variety of criteria, preventing the loss of confidential data through either accidental or deliberate emailing activity, facilitating regulatory compliance. The service provides easy access to encrypted emails through a wide choice of delivery mechanisms, including push and pull methodologies, and recipients of encrypted mail can also easily access the encrypted emails without requiring any specific knowledge or tools.

"While anti-virus and anti-spam remain the foundation of messaging security, growing concerns with data loss prevention and regulatory compliance are driving the need for a more complete messaging security solution that secures both inbound and outbound messaging traffic," said Brian Burke, analyst, at leading analyst firm IDC. "IDC believes messaging security solutions will play a crucial role in securing data in motion, and data loss prevention and encryption will be a cornerstone of an effective solution."

Fully managed and avoiding the inconvenience or additional cost of software or hardware solutions, MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption is integrated with MessageLabs proprietary security technology, Skeptic(TM), providing added protection against spam and viruses. Compatible with all platforms, including BlackBerry and Windows mobile, MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption can be integrated with MessageLabs Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam and Image Control services for optimal inbound and outbound email protection.

"As a key business communication channel, email is held to high standards of integrity but is also susceptible to risk and vulnerability," said Jonathan Gale, Vice President of Product Management, MessageLabs. "Despite their best efforts, many organizations fail to adequately secure email communications leaving sensitive and confidential data open to interception. Everyone knows that the biggest culprit in data loss is email, so as an essential part of an overall data loss prevention policy, MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption offers organizations a simple way to lock down confidential data protecting it from interception and misuse."

New and Enhanced Key Features of Policy Based Encryption Service

The MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption Service offers enterprise level functionality designed to securely communicate sensitive information vital to business and customer relationships over the internet, in line with each organization's own policies and any relevant compliance or data protection legislation. Key features include:

--  Granular scanning of all email content and attachments, covering
    sender and recipient identity, specific words and phrases, numerical data
    such as credit card numbers, the priority/urgency of the email, etc. to
    identify sensitive content

--  Wide range of encrypted email delivery mechanisms, providing easy
    access to encrypted emails either within the inbox or via a secure web
    portal

--  Complete compatibility with all platforms, including BlackBerry and
    Windows mobile

--  Secure reply and compose capabilities, allowing secure, two-way
    emailing for all recipients

--  Total integration with unique MessageLabs capabilities, for Anti-Spam,
    Anti-Virus and Image Control with all inappropriate or harmful emails
    blocked

--  Fully managed, easy to use service, needs no in-house software or
    appliances and can be deployed quickly - benefiting email senders,
    recipients and administrators

--  24/7 support and advice, from dedicated MessageLabs experts
    

About MessageLabs

MessageLabs is a leading provider of integrated messaging and web security services, with over 18,000 clients ranging from small business to the Fortune 500 located in more than 86 countries. MessageLabs provides a range of managed security services to protect, control, encrypt and archive communications across Email, Web and Instant Messaging.

These services are delivered by MessageLabs globally distributed infrastructure and supported 24/7 by security experts. This provides a convenient and cost-effective solution for managing and reducing risk and providing certainty in the exchange of business information. For more information, please visit www.messagelabs.com