Resources

On-Demand Webinar

Spam Mechanisms in the Secure Email Gateway

This first webinar in a series of five spanning Best Practices for using Clearswift's Secure Gateways covered the more than 15 configurable spam mechanisms in the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) appliance with a choice of local or global policy. Listen as Dr. Steve Jeffery, Lead Solutions Engineer at Fortra, discusses the spam rules, where they get evaluated, URL detection, and message sanitisation...
Blog

How Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway Aligns to NCSC's Email Security Guidelines

Working in cybersecurity is one of the most challenging roles in the organisation. Not only are you tasked with keeping the business and its data safe and secure, but you must do so in the face of ever-increasing professionalism and sophistication on the part of cybercriminals. There are more threats than ever before, and the consequences of a data breach are more significant too. In recent Fortra...
Blog

March Madness Challenge for Cybersecurity Professionals

Let the "madness" begin! The NCAA Basketball tournament is different for everyone. Some experience madness after a gut-wrenching triple overtime victory by their alma mater, while others after a buzzer-beater shot from half-court by a 16th-ranked Cinderella underdog that instantly knocks out one of your final four selections. However, to me there is nothing more maddening, in the delightful sense...
Datasheet

Protecting Information Across the Defence Supply Chain

Clearswift supports organisations to comply with the Defence Cyber Protection Partnership cyber risk control requirements that seek to protect UK military capability throughout the MOD supply chain. Business Problem In the face of cyberattacks being recognised as a Tier 1 threat within the National Security Strategy, the UK seeks to secure a truly competitive, sustainable, and globally successful...
Blog

Microsoft's Defender for Identity – Is it Enough?

In early 2023, Microsoft launched Defender for Identity which aims to offer visibility by helping to identify threats and provide actionable reports on attacks. But M365 security is not completely adequate for the modern enterprise and must be augmented by other data security solutions.
Datasheet

Clearswift Endpoint DLP

Business Problem With over 3 billion records lost through data breaches in 2017 and new data protections law being enforced across the globe, organizations need to understand where their critical information resides and ensure it can’t be leaked through removable devices. We live in a data centric world. Businesses provide employees access to data in order for them to do their job; to collaborate...
Video

What's New with Clearswift V5.4.3?

Learn about the V5.4.3 Clearswift updates, what's on the roadmap for Clearswift features, and how to voice your feature priorities.
Press Release

Fortra Expands Anti-phishing and DLP with Latest Acquisitions

Originally published in Enterprise Times In this article, Mike Devine and John Grancarich talk about the acquisition of PhishLabs and Digital Guardian. Excerpt: Another challenge with a wide product portfolio is how do you present it to customers. Is it a set of individual solutions? Are they complementary to each other? Are they integrated closely into a platform? Grancarich sees the platform as...
Blog

How to Enhance Data Loss Prevention in Office 365

Office 365 is a powerful collaboration tool, but can organizations be sure it provides the level of DLP capabilities required in today’s ever-morphing threat environment? Discover the benefits of pairing Clearswift with your Office 365 deployment.
Blog

New Encryption Guidance Published by UK’s Information Commissioner

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office published update guidance on encryption on 3rd March 2016, amidst concerns that there was a general lack of understanding of how and when to use encryption. It is the lack of appropriate technical measures, such as the use of encryption that has led to a significant number of fines issued in the UK since 2010. There is a risk of bigger fines with the...
Blog

How to Prevent Data Exfiltration

To mitigate the threat of data exfiltration, organizations deploy data loss prevention software tools at key egress points – email, web (cloud), and the endpoint. The security software provides visibility of the data being shared (who is sending what to whom) and allows controls to be put in place that prevent sensitive data from leaving the organization and malware from getting in.
Guide

Augmenting Existing Security Infrastructure

Today, all organizations have information security technology in place, but much of it is centered on ‘traditional’ security applications. For example, anti-virus as part of an endpoint security solution, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems on the network.