GSS E-mail Security Solutions

Investments in security should be made sensibly, based on the level of risk and potential business impact. E-mail security is a business issue but in most companies e-mail security lies outside the control of security specialists. Security personnel tend to focus on issues such as firewall configuration, network intrusion detection, authentication and access. But in most companies the majority of data passing between internal networks and the outside world is e-mail.

E-mail is the primary means of information dissemination in business today and few decisions or internal announcements are made without using e-mail. User demand for access to e-mail over the Web, from remote locations via dial-up or Internet, and from mobile devices makes e-mail inherently more vulnerable than other systems. The first step toward a more secure e-mail system is analyzing vulnerabilities, gathering business and technical requirements, and evaluating technology options beginning with currently deployed technologies.

Successful analysis requires technical understanding, business awareness, and effective methodology. GSS brings these ingredients together in a single service that helps customers understand and successfully manage risk. GSS E-mail Security Services Include:

GSS E-mail System Auditing
The GSS E-mail Security Audit involves systematic data collection and thorough analysis including the following areas:

GSS evaluates vulnerabilities and links each area of risk to potential business impact. Customers receive a comprehensive GSS E-mail Security Report and Recommendations document. Many security services focus on theoretical problems and propose costly and impractical solutions. GSS reports provide clear descriptions of problems and recommend solutions based directly on customer requirements. The GSS methodology follows these steps:

GSS gives customers new options to reduce or eliminate vulnerabilities based on the degree of risk and potential business impact, and GSS balances these factors with business needs.

Dealing with Security Technology Issues
Messaging vendors support technologies like Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) security using X.509 digital certificates for Secure MIME (S/MIME). PKI solutions can be costly, cumbersome for administrators and inconvenient for users. PKIs don’t address issues such as non-PKI e-mail clients like as Web browsers, PDAs and wireless devices, or communication with non-S/MIME users over the Internet. Some security solutions can secure e-mail on the wire within your network but don’t work over the Internet or if data are accessed directly on a server rather than a particular client application. Some vendors provide solutions to secure e-mail between companies but only if both companies use the same technology or product. New technologies may help but most e-mail software vendors don’t directly support the latest security technologies. GSS focuses on real-world solutions putting practical architectural and configuration enhancements before costly new technology deployments.

Security Solution Design
While other companies represent particular technologies or products GSS takes an objective approach focusing on customer-specific business and technology requirements. Armed with a GSS E-mail Security Report and solution options with clear trade-offs, customers can make informed and intelligent decisions that will stand the test of time. Once a set of solution components have been selected the next steps are to design a coherent solution and to successfully build and deploy the solution without disrupting users or IT operations.

GSS has successfully designed and deployed solutions ranging from enterprises to some of the largest ISP and telecom systems in the world. GSS can help you to cost-effectively understand and manage risk and to assure that your e-mail system is secure.

Experience Superior Value
With GSS customers always know what they will receive, how much they should invest, and how long it will take to achieve their goals. Over the years GSS has proven its value by helping customers successfully meet the most demanding IT challenges. GSS has relationships with major vendors that involve training and certification of GSS staff, but the certification that GSS points out most frequently is customer loyalty. GSS is successful because GSS customers are successful.