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 Encryption Service?
Our managed Policy Based Encryption service helps you save resources previously used trying to monitor email traffic – at a low, predictable total cost of ownership. It scans every element of every message, including attachments. Any word, phrase or number specified as sensitive in your messaging and encryption policies will trigger encryption of the entire email.
Automatic encryption of sensitive emails | Minimizes rogue emails leaking confidential data; facilitates regulatory compliance |
Wide range of email delivery mechanisms | Provides easy access to encrypted emails |
Secure reply and compose capabilities | Allows secure, two-way emailing for all recipients |
Read receipts automatically forwarded to email senders | Provides confidence that messages are successfully delivered |
Compatibility with various platforms, including BlackBerry and Windows mobile | Supports sender platforms; no need for contacts to have encryption capabilities |
Simple to set up, configure, and use, and easy to generate reports | Minimizes burden on administrators and users; detailed reporting enables policy refinement and simplified auditing |
Integration with MessageLabs proven security services, leveraging proprietary Skeptic Technology | Provides comprehensive email security and protection for encrypted mail |
Fully managed service, including management of encryption keys | Reduces IT management and costs with no need for software, appliances or upgrades |
Policy Based Encryption Approach
Helping to guard business relationships and regulatory compliance against the consequences of accidental or deliberate data leakage, every feature of the service is designed to improve the confidentiality of sensitive information and deliver maximum ease of operation. Allowing selective encryption of emails to be implemented right down to individual user level, the service makes it simple to create and enforce effective messaging and encryption policies.
- You create messaging and encryption policies tailored to your specific needs.
- Outbound emails travel between your email server and our infrastructure via a TLS (Transport Layer Security) encrypted tunnel.
- MessageLabs scans outbound email against your policy. Email triggering a policy is encrypted automatically.
- The recipient views encrypted email either within their inbox (push) or via a secure web portal (pull).
- Recipients of encrypted email can send encrypted replies via a secure portal.
- All emails benefit from Anti-virus, Anti-spam and Image Control scans (if subscribed to these MessageLabs services).
Managed Policy Based Encryption Advantages
The MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption service harnesses sophisticated, leading-edge scanning and encryption capabilities to deliver a cost-effective solution for your email confidentiality requirements. Eliminating the need to invest in, install or upgrade software or appliances and to administer encryption keys, it leaves you in complete control of email policy, information defined as sensitive and encryption rules.
The MessageLabs Policy Based Encryption service provides the following key advantages:
- Automatic encryption with fully customizable policy rules utilizing proven content control policy engine.
- Granular scanning of all email content and attachments to identify sensitive content.
- Wide range of encrypted email delivery mechanisms, including push and pull methodologies.
- Compatibility with various platforms, including BlackBerry and Windows mobile.
- Integration with Skeptic, MessageLabs proprietary security technology for added protection against viruses and spam.
- Fully managed, easy-to-use service, no need for in-house software or appliances.
- 24/7 support and advice from dedicated MessageLabs experts.