Symantec
Brightmail Anti-Spam™ Version 6.0 is a high performance
software solution that blocks spam at the Internet gateway.
Combining several patented techniques, Symantec Brightmail
Anti-Spam offers the best accuracy rate available in spam
filtering technology, with an industry leading false positive
rate of fewer than 1 false positive in every 1 million
messages identified as spam.
Accuracy
Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam™ offers the best accuracy
rate available in spam filtering technology, with an industry
leading false positive rate of fewer than 1 false positive
in every 1 million messages identified as spam.
"Accuracy" is defined as the number of false
positive messages incorrectly identified as spam, and
"Effectiveness" as the percentage of spam messages
that are identified and blocked as spam. Brightmail Anti-Spam
software captures unsolicited bulk email spam and ensures
that legitimate emails are reliably delivered. Deploying
a highly accurate anti-spam solution is crucial because
false positives have a negative operational effect in
terms of time loss and disrupted business—whenever
critical email messages do not get through to the intended
recipient.
Highest Accuracy Without Sacrificing Effectiveness
The lack of reliable spam filtering accuracy is a primary
weakness of virtually all competitive anti-spam solutions.
Most anti-spam filters that are positioned as being highly
“effective,” are in fact, catching a significant
number legitimate email as well. Contrary to these spam
solutions, Brightmail Anti-Spam does not force you to
trade-off a higher effectiveness rate in exchange for
a higher accuracy number. We understand that losing legitimate
mail is not an option for businesses.
Brightmail offers a patented, highly sophisticated combination
of spam fighting technologies to ensure that companies
receive the most accurate spam protection possible. “Brightmail
blocks spam, not the email you want,” remarked Francois
Lavaste, Vice President of Marketing for Brightmail.
Benefits
Catches the Most Spam
Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam 6.0's complete spam defense
leverages a cocktail of effective technologies, a huge
spam detection network, and a real-time rule delivery
mechanism.
- Six separate technologies target different types
of spam
- Proactive heuristic and machine learning technologies
trap evolving spam
- Patented spam signatures stop real-time spam attacks
- Dynamic list of open proxy servers identifies and
locks out known senders of spam
- Intelligent filters identify foreign language spam
Highest Accuracy
False positives (messages incorrectly identified as spam)
cause users to lose faith in spam blocking. From day one,
Symantec has had an unwavering commitment to protecting
legitimate mail. Many customers feel comfortable deleting
spam without review.
- Automated and manual safeguards
- Support for false positive submissions
- Review (by a Symantec technician) of every false
positive
- Corrected rules deployed globally within minutes
- Only introduces a new technology after it has passed
rigorous accuracy standards
Zero Administration
Many anti-spam solutions place even more burden on administrators.
Immediately effective out-of-the box and constantly updated,
Symantec Brightmail Anti-Spam 6.0 doesn't require any tuning
or training of filters by administrators.
- 24/7/365 protection from new spam attacks
- Automatic, timely, secure updates
- New filters available every 10 minutes
- Global anti-spam operations centers with facilities
in the US, Ireland and Australia
- Real time visibility of new spam trends
- No ongoing tuning or training of filters
