Managed Email Security Service

Email security is the process of protecting email accounts from unauthorized access, data loss, cyberattacks, and fraudulent schemes. It uses various threat detection and content analyses tools to protect email communications from malware, viruses, phishing attacks, DoS attacks, and spam.

As a regular email user, there are many steps you can take to secure your email account. Ensure using two-factor authentication with strong and unique passwords. You should be careful when forwarding messages, especially chain emails to unfamiliar accounts. Regularly clean up your inbox and delete old emails. Additionally, use encryption services to protect your data.

All the crucial business information can be found in employee emails. There are some best practices you should follow, such as carefully selecting an email security vendor to provide managed services. Ensure to use email and network encryption. Do not access your work emails on public Wi-Fi. Always verify the identity of the email sender and their organization. Do not click on links or download attachments unless the sender’s identity is verified. Phishing and imposter emails target user behavior. Invest in awareness training for employees. Lastly, ensure that your email software is updated with the latest patches.

Emails contain all the sensitive information of a business, ranging from financial documents to customer information. Email security ensures emails are encrypted and data is protected. Organizations that follow regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, or PCI-DSS need email security to ensure that their data protection is compliant with industry norms. 

Multi-vector attacks use emails as one of the points of entry into an organization. Phishing attacks, email hacks, and spamming are used in multi-vector attacks. Email security solutions employ multi-stage protection tactics that build defenses from the first stage of an attack and prevent any harm from occurring. Users are notified of suspicious links or senders before even clicking on the email.

Email security can be of various types. Spam filtering, protection from phishing and social engineering threats, anti-virus protection, and data encryption are common email security tools. Some other processes that ensure email are network sandboxing to prevent infected attachments and links, URL filtering, and Data Loss Protection (DLP).

With managed email security, a third-party IT vendor monitors and protects your email communication setup. The vendor conducts 24/7 monitoring and employs multiple detection and analysis tools to protect your accounts and data. Email security costs are generally calculated depending on the number of users. Businesses can expect to pay around $3-$6 per user per month for email security services at an enterprise level.