Encrypted Email Service offers enterprise-wide protection.
Press Release Summary:
Featuring 24x7 management and maintenance, end-to-end policy-driven Encrypted Email Service requires no hardware or software by SMBs to ensure appropriate handling of confidential information and provide audit trail. Service lets companies specify central policies for handling sensitive email and automatically encrypts content accordingly. Along with email blocking and escalation, service offers compliance reports as well as anti-virus and anti-spam protection.
Original Press Release:
SecureWorks Extends Managed Security Services to Include Encrypted Email Service
Small and Medium Businesses Can Ensure Appropriate Handling of Confidential Information and an Irrefutable Audit Trail to Demonstrate Compliance
ATLANTA, Oct. 3 / -- SecureWorks, named by the IT analysts firm Yankee Group as a "Market Leader" among Pure Managed Security Service Providers (PMSSPs), has extended its 24x7 Managed Security Services to include an Encrypted Email service. Small and medium businesses handling sensitive patient, legal, and financial information now have access to an affordable, end-to-end policy-driven, email encryption service. With this pure "In the Cloud" service, no hardware or software is required by the client, thus there is no capital investment or administrative overhead. The offering has already been purchased by select SecureWorks customers.
The Encrypted Email Service from SecureWorks allows companies to specify central policies for handling sensitive email -- and then automatically encrypts content accordingly -- without any change in user behavior or knowledge. In addition, SecureWorks provides 24x7 monitoring of the email service to ensure continuous availability of the email platform.
SecureWorks has partnered with Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)), (NASDAQ:ZIXI), a global provider of secure e-messaging services, to provide the underlying encryption technology. SecureWorks then wraps the ZixCorp technology with its world-class service delivery model that includes daily reports and a dedicated staff to administer and monitor all services.
"We are very pleased to extend our service offerings with Encrypted Email to our clients," stated Mike Cote, CEO of SecureWorks. "We have over 1,200 clients of our Internet security service who depend on SecureWorks as their primary Security Partner and this announcement underscores our intent to deepen that partnership with other security-related offerings. Small and medium businesses can now have, for a very affordable price, a fully hosted, robust encrypted email solution implemented across their enterprise in a matter of hours. This is achieved without any capital outlay of hardware, software, or personnel."
Encrypted Email Service Features:
- Enterprise-wide Protection. SecureWorks' Encrypted Email Service offers protection for the entire organization at the server level -- recognizing when to encrypt sensitive information through pre established policies. This frees users from having to manually select emails requiring special handling.
- No user training required. The service is totally transparent -- scanning the subject line, email content and attachments for confidential information and encrypting when needed.
- SecureWorks is offering a pure "In the Cloud" Encrypted Email Service. Hardware and software are not required by the client, thus there is no capital investment costs or administrative overhead incurred by the customer.
- Email Blocking and Escalation. Companies can choose to block or escalate certain types of emails that may contain profanity or sensitive information that is never to be sent outside the company, in addition to encrypting other types of emails. The SecureWorks Encrypted Email Solution allows full client control over these additional policy decisions.
- No Keys or Certificates Required. SecureWorks maintains a "send to anyone framework", thus recipients do not require keys and certificates to open and decrypt emails.
- Compliance Reports. SecureWorks' clients have access to rigorous compliance reports that outline email usage and policy violations, and offer an irrefutable audit trail successfully proving compliance with the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC) standards and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations.
- 24x7 Management and Maintenance. Unlike other encrypted email offerings, SecureWorks will monitor a client's email server 24x7, ensuring that a company's email is always up and running. Therefore, companies can rest easy knowing that this "critical communication vehicle" is always available.
- Anti-Virus and Anti-Spam Protection. The SecureWorks' Encrypted Email service can be used in conjunction with SecureWorks Steelclad(TM) service for anti-virus and anti-spam protection creating a fully secured email environment.
"Encryption of corporate email has become a critical component of an organization's security strategy. It makes sense that companies looking to outsource their Internet security would look to the same provider for encrypted email services," continued Cote.
"ZixCorp's solutions are perfect tools for managed security service providers that want to get to market quickly with regulatory compliance, e-mail scanning, and encryption services," said Rick Spurr, chief executive officer for ZixCorp. "SecureWorks has an excellent reputation for delivering world-class service and we are pleased to be partnering with them to deliver additional value to their customers."
About SecureWorks
SecureWorks, a Managed Security Service company, protects corporate networks, servers, and email environments. SecureWorks is the only service that prevents network intrusions at the perimeter, firewall and host levels; monitors client networks 24x7x365; provides ongoing vulnerability assessments; and protects email from spam and viruses while automatically encrypting email to protect confidential information. SecureWorks serves over 1,200 enterprise customers, including banks, utilities, credit unions, and hospitals. It has been listed on CIO magazine's "CIO 100 List" for the past two years. The company's growth reflects corporate demand for "rock-solid" Internet security with no hassles, no headcount, and no capital outlay. SecureWorks clients do not need to hire security specialists, staff for 24-hour network monitoring, or buy capital-intensive hardware and software. For more information, visit www.secureworks.com.
About Zix Corporation
Zix Corporation (ZixCorp(R)) provides easy-to-use-and-deploy e-communication services that protect, manage, and deliver sensitive information to enterprises and consumers in healthcare, finance, insurance, and government. ZixCorp's eSecure services enable policy-driven email encryption, content filtering, and send-to-anyone capability while its eHealth services improve patient care, reduce costs, and improve efficiency through e-prescribing and e-lab solutions. For more information, visit www.zixcorp.com.
CONTACT: Elizabeth W. Clarke, of SecureWorks, +1-404-486-4492, or eclarke@secureworks.com; or Christa Osswald, of ZixCorp, +1-214-370-2175, or publicrelations@zixcorp.com
