29 September 2014 – Trend Micro is committed to supporting your journey to the cloud. Our Hosted Email Security (HES), a cloud-based email gateway solution is an example of this commitment. The latest HES version has advanced targeted attack protection and anti-ransomware. It also offers you enhanced security for Microsoft Office 365 mailboxes. In addition to being a standalone solution, HES is also included in our Smart Protection Complete suite for medium and large business and Worry-Free Services Advanced bundle for small business. At zero additional cost, HES comes with many new features, including: • More flexible mail tracking and quarantine management • Longer retention of email during disaster recovery • Hosted Email Encryption • Most importantly, targeted attack protection to combat spear-phishing and ransomware Spear-phishing protection Spear-phishing is highly targeted phishing aimed at specific individuals or groups within an organization. According to TrendLabs, 91% of targeted attacks involve spear-phishing emails. The recent devastating data breaches that victimized millions of users (Target and JP Morgan for example) were mostly caused by targeted emails, a.k.a. spear-phishing. In addition to larger enterprises, many small to mid-size businesses are being targeted because they may be a “backdoor” gateway into larger corporations. Also, smaller enterprises are usually an easier target because they typically have smaller IT staffs and less security infrastructure in place. Having a strong email security solution that can protect your employees from targeted attacks is essential to keeping your business safe, regardless of its size. Trend Micro HES leverages the following technologies to combat spear-phishing: 1. Social Engineering Attack Protection (SNAP) Uses machine learning and behaviour matching to detect spear-phishing emails by correlating email components, such as the header, body, and network routing. 2. Advanced Threat Scan Engine (ATSE) Detects documents carrying suspicious zero-day exploits by combining pattern-based and heuristic scanning. 3. Cloud Sandbox Safely analyzes suspicious documents by executing in a secure sandbox environment hosted by Trend Micro. When enabled, the suspicious emails scanned by SNAP and/or ATSE will be sent to the sandbox for further analysis. The sandbox uses our Deep Discovery™ technology, top rated by NSS Labs. Unlike other vendors, all of the above capabilities, including the cloud sandbox, are included in the HES base offer at no extra charge. This is especially beneficial for medium-sized to small-sized businesses that need more advanced protection but may not be able to afford enterprise-grade protection. Anti-ransomware Ransomware attacks—in which malware attempts to encrypt your critical data files and demands payment in exchange for the decryption key—are a growing problem for businesses of all sizes. Using ATSE and cloud sandbox technologies (see above), HES provides advanced capabilities to detect ransomware at the email gateway. More about Trend Micro’s anti-ransomware can be found here. Protecting Microsoft Office 365 email For companies moving to Microsoft Office 365 and needing advanced protection, Microsoft offers sandbox and email encryption as two separate add-ons. HES offers another option for customers that includes sandbox and email encryption in the base offer with no extra charge. The sandbox technology uses proven, top rated Deep Discovery technology. Also, Trend Micro’s antispam ranks #1 in real-world tests. Adding HES to your cyber defense will give you the best spam protection for your Microsoft Office 365 mailboxes. HES in Smart Protection Complete and Worry-Free Services Advanced For the many mid to large-size companies interested in a single vendor suite solution that features cross-solution visibility and manageability, Trend Micro™ Smart Protection Complete is an excellent choice. It includes endpoint, mobile, email, web security, and central management, all in one SKU and license, and also includes both onsite and cloud-based deployment options. It is an excellent solution for companies that need email protection along with all other layers of protection. For small business with less than 100 seats, the Worry-Free™ Services Advanced bundle is an ideal security solution because it also includes HES.
