New Panda GateDefender 8000 series: the most advanced technologies to
New Panda GateDefender 8000 series: the most advanced technologies to
protect companies from spam
Anti-spam module incorporates four scan engines, featuring a high learning
capacity and administrator defined rules to effectively block junk email
before Spam enters the corporate network
Glendale, CA - October 20, 2004 - Panda GateDefender 8000 series, Panda
Software’s new range of dedicated security devices that provide perimeter
protection against Internet threats, incorporates a powerful and effective
Anti-spam module to prevent users’ inboxes from being saturated by junk
email.
Spam is a growing threat that has a significant financial impact on
companies. According to Spam Filter Software Review, in 2002, in the United
States alone, junk mail cost businesses almost 9 billion dollars. What’s
more, in 2003, 40 percent of the emails circulating were spam and each user
received an average of 2,200 spam messages a year.
The Panda GateDefender 8000 series Anti-spam module is easily installed in
just a few minutes. From then on, Panda GateDefender 8000 series will scan
all the SMTP, POP3 and IMAP4 traffic in the network, detecting spam based
on administrator defined rules. What’s more, it does this automatically,
thanks to its constant updates. The Anti-spam module also has a high
learning capacity, as it can learn to identify spam messages using the
messages sent out from the company.
The Anti-spam module also lets administrators set up a Blacklist to block
unwanted mail according to the sender’s email address, domain or IP
address. Similarly, they can also define a White list to specify the
messages that do not need to be scanned by the Anti-spam module.
FOUR ANTI-SPAM SCAN ENGINES:
The new Panda GateDefender 8000 series automatically detects spam using
four different scan engines. Each message passes through all of them,
significantly increasing the reliability of the scan. These engines use
multiple techniques (rules, heuristic, Bayesian, lists, machine learning,
etc.), with over 300,000 algorithms that reduce false positives to the
minimum.
The scan engines incorporated in the Panda GateDefender Anti-spam module
are:
▪ SpamBulk: Compares the message with an internal list of known spam
messages that have previously been sent out in bulk.
▪ SpamReput: Checks if the sender is in the internal list of known
spammers.
▪ SpamContent: Scans the content of the message, checking the style,
design, language and text, breaking it down into minimum pieces in
order to detect key words, even if the words are not an exact match.
▪ SpamTricks: Checks if the message contains technical tricks usually
used by spammers, such as image-only messages, HTML obfuscation, etc.
Similarly, it detects fraudulent spam, frequently known as 'phishing',
whereby messages appear to be from a known company and try to trick
users into revealing personal information.
▪ These engines are constantly developing, thanks to the auto-training
capacity of the new Panda GateDefender range and the updates. Every
hour and a half, these devices connect to Panda’s Software’s servers
to check if the spam detection rules need to be updated. These
features provide Panda GateDefender 8000 series an outstanding
capacity to combat unwanted email.
When Panda GateDefender has identified a message as spam, it can take
several actions: delete it, forward it to a mailbox prepared to temporarily
store spam or modify the subject in order to warn the end-user that it is
spam.
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE TO COMBAT UNWANTED EMAIL:
Panda Software’s new range of dedicated servers provide outstanding
performance against spam, optimizing network resources. Its scan capacity
varies from model to model: Panda GateDefender 8050 can scan traffic at 5
MB per second and 120,000 messages an hour, whereas Panda GateDefender 8100
can scan 14 MB per second and 300,000 messages an hour and Panda
GateDefender 8200, 600,000 messages an hour and 30 MB per second.
The Anti-spam module incorporated in the new Panda GateDefender range
allows the network administrator to monitor the activity of the spam
protection through a configuration and control console, which is accessed
securely via HTTPS. This means that the device can be controlled from any
workstation with an Internet connection. The devices provide detailed
activity reports, so administrators can get real-time data on the status of
the Anti-spam protection. The reports are customizable and they can be
exported so that the data can then be studied or managed.
The Anti-spam modules in the new Panda GateDefender 8000 series also offers
companies other significant benefits, such as:
▪ Increased staff productivity, as it saves a significant amount of
lost time.
▪ Increased network performance, as it reduces the workload of the
mail server. This also reduces internal network traffic.
▪ Protect the corporate image, by preventing spammers from using the
company's servers to send spam to third-parties.
▪ Rapid Return on Investment (ROI), as it saves administrators the
time they waste reading and deleting these messages.
ABOUT PANDA GATEDEFENDER 8000 SERIES:
Panda GateDefender 8000 series is new range of dedicated security devices
to combat viruses, junk mail and undesirable Web content, which scans the
six most widely-used protocols (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, IMAP4 and NNTP).
The new Panda GateDefender 8000 series is designed to “connect and forget”,
so it can be installed (without resetting network traffic), configured and
maintained quickly and simply from any workstation with an Internet
connection.
These solutions are highly scalable, and can therefore adapt to the dynamic
reality of any network. Thanks to an efficient load-balancing system, the
new Panda GateDefender 8000 series adjusts scan capacity to the type of
corporate traffic and communication.
Panda GateDefender 8000 series also includes 24h-365d Tech Support and 24h
SOS virus, all backed by Panda Software’s solid experience as a leader in
corporate security.
More information about the new Panda GateDefender 8000 series at:
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/gatedefender/.
ABOUT PANDA SOFTWARE
Panda Software (http://www.pandasoftware.com), a world leader in virus and
intrusion prevention, offers unrivalled proactive security solutions for
all types of users, from the largest corporations through small and medium-
sized companies to home users. Its corporate products offer hassle-free
automatic and centralized administration and provide network-wide
protection, via multi-layer security technology, to ensure uniform
protection across the enterprise, from remote users and workstations to
mail gateways and internal and perimeter servers. The company’s unique
TruPrevent Technologies, the most intelligent technologies to combat
unknown viruses and intruders, offer unrivalled preventive protection for
all types of clients: from the largest corporations through small and
medium-sized companies to home users. Panda Software's solutions have
received awards and quality certifications from the sector's most widely-
respected organizations, including ICSA Labs and Checkmark and its
commitment to customer service, innovative products, and the pioneering
concept of 24h-365d tech support have revolutionized the IT security
industry.
For More Information:
Alan Wallace
Panda Software
Tel. (818) 543-6909