September 8th, 2010
It may seem to some that using hosted email services for their business can be expensive, difficult to manage and time consuming to set up. Others may even say that their email system should be managed in house, instead of outsourcing it to a third party. However spam rates show no signs of slowing down and it is becoming increasingly difficult for a business to effectively manage this risk. Plus many organisations are now incorporating email archiving into their business continuity planning. Let’s not forget they also have a business to run.
Using a hosted email management system that provides both anti spam protection and email archiving can actually provide the ideal solution for businesses. By securely managing this offsite it can effectively remove any email risk as well as hassle of having to deal with themselves.
Getting started with us at Message Stream has never been easier. We offer the completed hosted email solution that protects your business through anti spam protection and our email management service. This can all be set up without any changes to your network. All we need from you is a list of your domains and email addresses and you just make a small change to your domain MX records. Then you’re set up – quickly, easily and safely. We can even offer you a free 14 day trial to see for yourself how easy it is to plug into MessageStream and start benefiting from our services – as well as get that peace of mind.
Tags: Anti-Spam, email archiving, spam, Spam Filter
September 5th, 2010
While we may be able to weed out the countless junk mail we get in our personal email accounts, businesses are more at risk if their employees receive spam. While they may have been forwarded what appeared to be innocent email from a friend or another business, it could just as likely be an email virus. Viruses, especially harmful ones, have the potential to wreak no end of havoc across your organization through the loss of data or damage to your computer servers.
So how do you control staff from opening these harmful spam emails? Using an effective spam filter that identifies and filters out detected spam from your network is an excellent start. However it is also important to monitor staff usage, to ensure productivity is not affected, as well as help identify those who regularly receive non-business related emails which can increase the risk of viruses.
Why not get the complete anti spam solution from us here at MessageStream. Not only do we offer leading spam filter protection that prevents junk mail from trying to enter your network, we also give you statistical email reporting. These detailed management reports let you easily review email usage for all staff so you can monitor activity as well as identify who could be putting your business at risk through potentially harmful emails. All this is available at your finger tips with reports delivered based on your preferred frequency – daily, weekly or monthly. So take control today and protect your business from any virus threats.
Tags: junk email, Spam Blocker, Spam Filter, Spam Services
September 2nd, 2010
Have you ever been a victim of identify theft? Unfortunately, these days many people have in the UK. Identify theft occurs when criminals have access to your personal details and use them for fraudulent activities such as opening bank accounts under your name. There are many ways for criminals to steal your personal details. From hacking into your computer, through online or telephone scams and even rummaging through your rubbish bins to get copies of old bills or bank statements.
A common form of identity theft is through spam emails – often referred to as phishing. Phishing usually results from spammers sending out junk email with the sole purpose of stealing your personal information. They are often disguised as coming from legitimate sources such as big name banks, and link through to bogus websites that ask you to confirm your details.
Don’t make it easy for these fraudsters to steal your details. Now more than ever you need to protect yourself against identity theft. At MessageStream, we can safeguard you against the threat of identify theft. Through our award winning anti spam technology, our filters can detect 99% of all spam that attempts to enter your network. We run over 90 deep and intelligence tests on every single email that will detect whether you should be receiving the email. Our spam blocker then safely ensures these particular email addresses are blacklisted so you don’t continue to receive this junk mail from those spammers. Make sure you don’t become the next victim of identity theft.
Tags: Anti-Spam, junk email, Spam Blocker, spam blocking
August 17th, 2010
Some may say that blocking spam from reaching your inbox is essentially blocking free speech. Well that could be the argument by spammers themselves as they try to justify sending out these unsolicited emails. However, true censorship would block this form of advertising all together, which is not the case in the UK. Under UK legislation some marketing emails can still be sent until the recipient decides to opt out, as long as they were sent within the UK. Spammers are then no longer permitted to email you from that address under the Data Protection Act 1998.
So you have the right to opt out of receiving future emails from these spammers – but who really has the time to wade through the copious amounts of junk mail we get each day? Plus by accessing and unsubscribing from these emails, you indicate to spammers that your email address is live thus making you a target for more junk mail. Additionally, with viruses, inappropriate content, or phishing scams contained in spam, a business is exposing itself to further risk if they access these emails.
Fortunately, anti spam detection services offer spam blockers that can simply block junk mail from entering you server without you having to do the filtering yourself. Here at Message Stream, our anti spam protection can be added to your organisation’s email server quickly and easily. By using sophisticated spam filtering and spam blocking techniques, we can save you time, hassle and even money by ensuring only the good emails reach your network.
Tags: Anti-Spam, junk email, preventing Spam, Spam Services
August 14th, 2010
There is no denying that in today’s business environment, email is one of the most accepted forms of communicating. It is easy to use, gets the message out there quickly and is generally cheaper than phone calls. Email really is here to stay.
However, it seems that spam is too. Billions of spam emails are sent everyday, and as well as being a nuisance to businesses, they can also spread incredibly harmful viruses and phishing scams.
Innovative anti spam services can effectively safeguard a business against this email risk by filtering and blocking junk mail from reaching your network. But as this anti spam protection becomes more sophisticated, what if it mistakenly identifies a genuine email for spam? This is where spam filtering helps. By quarantining spam into special folders instead of just deleting it, it gives you the option of viewing any email that attempts to enter your network.
At Message Stream, our anti spam service is so thorough, we run over 90 deep and intelligence tests on every email that tries to enter your network. If we identify it as junk mail our spam filter then organizes and quarantines it into special folders. You can then safely view any of these emails for 14 days through myMessageStream – our detailed email management information system that gives you real time reporting and administration through a simple browser interface. So we give you the power to decide which emails you should and should not be receiving.
Tags: anti spam service, spam blocker technology, Spam Emails, Spam Services
August 11th, 2010
Have you ever considered how spam emails can potentially put a business at risk? With the practice of spamming showing no signs of slowing down, a company is today much more vulnerable to the threat of harmful viruses or phishing scams.
However this email risk does not just fall with spammers. Employees receiving personal emails that contain jokes or attachments can also expose a company to viruses, security breaches and even negative publicity. The impact this can have on a company’s operations can be incredibly damaging. It can be time consuming, expensive and even affect its reputation. Against this backdrop, it makes sense these days that a business should effectively shield itself against all these threats.
Luckily for you, we here at Message Stream can protect you against the lot. By offering leading anti spam protection, email archiving and real time statistics on email usage, we make sure your business is not exposed to these risks any more. Through email filtering we can catch and remove junk mail from entering your network – only letting the good ones in. We then archive these genuine emails so they are securely stored away through our hosted offsite service – ensuring there is no risk of lost emails.
Our detailed web management reports then let you monitor email activity across the organisation and provide real time statistics that can help with identifying trends. So make sure you protect your business and get back to what you should be focusing on – securing its ongoing success.
Tags: anti spam service, spam, Spam Email, Spam Services
August 8th, 2010
Some of us may think we can easily recognise any junk mail we receive in our inbox – and simply just delete it. But the spammers of today are much more clever. Many can disguise junk mail by making it look legitimate, when it is a phishing scam trying to steal your personal data.
So how do these spammers get your email address? Well there are several ways they can go about it. By simply guessing your email address, or if you register online to a bogus site – even unsubscribing to certain emails means spammers can get hold of your address.
For a business, this can create a lot of hassle as it is time consuming and a drain on staff resources having to filter through every individual email received. Plus it can also expose a business to potential risks through the threat of viruses or email scams.
At Message Stream, we make it our mission to stop those unwanted emails from reaching your inbox. Through our leading anti spam protection we simply identify and filter any junk mail before it enters your network. In fact our spam filter is so accurate; we can identify 99% of junk mail making it one of the most accurate catch rates available. But rather than take our word for it – we have also been recognised by the test industry leader Virus Bulletin who recently awarded us two VB Spam awards. So stop letting Spam become a headache for your business, and let Message Stream stop it for you.
Tags: Anti-Spam, junk email, spam blocker technology, Spam Email, Spam Filter
August 5th, 2010
There is no doubt protecting your company email accounts from the threat of viruses or the annoyance of junk mail should be high up on your business agenda. However while we may think we can recognise which email addresses are genuine and which ones are not, the spammers of today are becoming more sophisticated. Many can fool you into believing they are legitimate by imitating big brands such as banks with the intention of stealing your personal information.
So how do you get around this? Spam blacklists can help in determining which email addresses are deemed spammers. These databases will blacklist spam and then publish their IP addresses online so that you can check any suspect mail against these lists. However, adopting this approach can be timely and also not entirely accurate if the blacklists have failed to identify spammers that have reached your network. Luckily Anti spam protection can successfully do all this for you.
We here at Message Stream give you leading anti spam protection that ensures you do not need to deal with the daily hassle of spam. Through our advanced spam filtering service, we can successfully weed out the junk mail, with a catch rate of 99%. How do we do this? We use an extensive boundary layer checking facility on every single email address, running over 90 separate tests to determine what should and should not be entering your network. Any email addresses deemed as spam gets blacklisted, making it easier to recognise and catch this type of junk mail. All without you having to check individual spam blacklists yourself.
Tags: blacklist spam, email filtering, junk mail, spam filtering
August 2nd, 2010
It seems these days, simply switching off your computer after a day at the office does not necessarily mean the end of the working day. With so many people owning hand held personal digital assistants (PDA) such as a Blackberry or an iPhone, you can now have access to work emails at anytime.
This anytime access to emails has been made much easier thanks to the introduction of cloud-based or hosted email systems. More and more businesses today are turning to cloud computing solutions for various reasons which are not just convenience related. This email hosting helps to free up time spent on maintenance of email systems by IT staff, which means less of a drain on company resources.
However, another important reason is it offers a more secure option by hosting your email system offsite. This can be especially useful when your company is considering email archiving solutions as part of its business continuity planning. Email archiving is considered a smart decision by businesses as it safeguards you against data loss and can also help to comply with various laws that require you to store company data such as emails.
At Message Stream, our leading email archiving services securely stores all your business emails in the cloud and automatically before it even reaches your network. Our clever spam filtering also ensures we only archive the right emails – identifying and removing up to 99% of junk mail. Lost emails or potential data loss need not be a problem now that all your businesses emails can be securely archived through our hosted offsite services.
Tags: email archiving, email filtering, email spam, spam filtering
July 30th, 2010
How many times have you received an email from your bank asking you to click on a link to verify your details? However, was it really your bank, or an imposter? Unfortunately, the latter option would almost certainly be the answer.
This type of practice is known as phishing. Phishing involves fraudsters sending out spam emails which appear to come from a legitimate source, usually well known brands, which attempt to steal your personal information such as PIN or credit card details. By requesting you click on a link, you are taken to what appears to be a genuine website. You are then asked to provide your personal information, which is then captured by these fraudsters. Victims of phishing can suffer financial loss or even have their whole identities stolen.
Businesses need to ensure they protect themselves against this bogus practice. But how do you determine what is real and what is phishing? Luckily, the next generation of anti spam technology is sophisticated enough to easily identify and remove these fraudulent emails from your account before you even see it.
At Message Stream, we let you plug into our award-winning anti spam technology which is so thorough; it virtually eliminates the threat of phishing. In fact, we can detect 99% of all spam that attempts to enter your network by scanning every email with our leading spam filter service. Any identified spam is simply removed – all without you having to deal with the hassle or worry about these types of threats to your business.
Tags: anti-spam technology, spam, Spam Filter, Spam Services
