M86 Security Releases MailMarshal

M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, today announced the availability of MailMarshal SMTP 6.7 which includes IP Reputation and the Blended Threat ModuleTM, the industry's first integrated "in the cloud" malware protection and blended threat offering. Staking its claim as the strongest threat protection approach available on the market today, MailMarshal SMTP 6.7 combines content security, Defense-in-Depth anti-spam engine, blended threat detection and IP reputation analysis and applies it to both inbound and outbound email communication.

Notoriously devious, blended threats defeat or bypass traditional gateway antivirus and spam solutions by replacing malicious attachments with a URL link to a legitimate-looking Website that often executes automated, drive-by downloads that infect users and expose them to vulnerability exploits. Blended threat emails often employ social engineering techniques and clever designs to lure recipients into clicking on the link that then triggers the infection. Once infected, a barrage of malicious activity can take place - from stealing confidential information and data leakage to setting up botnets to execute further criminal activity.

The new release of MailMarshal SMTP including the Blended Threat Module is the first M86 Security product to fully interact with the behavioral malware detection technology from Avinti, acquired by M86 earlier this year. The intelligence from the cloud-based Blended Threat Knowledge Service is also incorporated into the company's WebMarshal and R3000 Web Security products to enhance the blocking of malicious Websites.

"Blended threats are the most prominent malicious email security threat to organizations today. In fact, according to recent research from M86 Security Labs, blended email threats have spiked to exceed 30 percent of all spam, about one in every three messages," said William Kilmer, Chief Marketing Officer, M86 Security (former CEO of Avinti). "We are proud to offer a unique service that can solve a significant and recognized industry problem."

Behavioral malware technology provides the best countermeasure to prevent blended threats from entering the network. MailMarshal SMTP 6.7 is a comprehensive messaging security solution that unifies anti-spam, email threat protection, content security, policy enforcement and data leakage prevention. Powered by M86 Security's Defense-in-Depth anti-spam engine, MailMarshal SMTP 6.7 filters all incoming and outgoing email at the gateway perimeter.

"Blended threats are a growing threat to email," said David Ferris, President and Senior Analyst, Ferris Research. "M86 Security has an interesting and promising approach to suppressing this type of malware."

MailMarshal SMTP 6.7 includes two other significant capabilities: the M86 IP Reputation Service and SpamBotCensor. The M86 IP Reputation Service is derived from the M86 Security Labs and blocks incoming spam based on the sending IP address reputation to dramatically decrease bandwidth previously consumed by spam, freeing up network and IT resources for other business-critical functions. SpamBotCensor uses M86 Security Labs' vast knowledge of botnets to identify and block bot-based spam with a high degree of accuracy.

New features in MailMarshal SMTP 6.7

* Blended Threat Module - goes beyond traditional, signature-based antivirus offerings to block emails that contain malicious URL links and utilizes a cloud-based malware behavior analysis service for rapid identification of new malicious links.
* M86 IP Reputation Service - accurately rejects the majority of spam messages an organization would normally receive before the messages are transmitted to an organization's email gateway.
* SpamBotCensor - quickly and accurately identifies spam messages sent by known botnets. The M86 Security Labs was the first security research team to prove that 80-90 percent of the world's spam is produced by a handful of botnets - SpamBotCensor is a proprietary solution which builds on this research to block spam with near-zero false positives.

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M86 Security Acquires Finjan

M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, today announced the acquisition of Finjan, a leading provider of secure Web gateway solutions for the enterprise market. This acquisition adds Finjan's line of enterprise-class secure Web gateway and SaaS-based solutions to M86 Security's portfolio of Email and Web security solutions and significantly enhances the company's malware detection technology.

Under the terms of the agreement, M86 acquires Finjan's global operations, products, and technology, which merge into M86 Security effective immediately. The company will maintain a development center and operations in Netanya, Israel. M86 will also merge Finjan's security labs, Malicious Code Research Center, into M86 Security Labs, forming a comprehensive Email and Web threat research organization. As part of the agreement, M86 Security acquires a license to Finjan's patents.

M86 Security was formed by the November 2008 merger of Marshal and 8e6 Technologies. Finjan is the company's second acquisition in the last six months, following the March 2009 acquisition of behavioral malware detection company Avinti, Inc. The acquisition grows M86 Security's employee base to just more than 300 employees.

"We are very pleased to add Finjan's technology, products, customers and employees to the M86 team," said John Vigouroux, chief executive officer at M86 Security. "With M86's complementary Email security and reporting products and worldwide distribution, we anticipate a broad opportunity for Finjan's enterprise-class Web security solutions to existing and new customers."

Mr. Vigouroux joined M86 in April 2009 from his position as President and CEO of Finjan. Recently, the company had also hired Werner Thalmeier as vice president of product management. Thalmeier previously held the same position at Finjan. "With my own knowledge of Finjan's business, coupled with Werner's deep technical knowledge of the products, we're confident about our aggressive plan to integrate its secure Web gateway into the M86 product line," Vigouroux added.

The Finjan acquisition is well-timed for M86 as Web-based threats have increased dramatically to become the main point of attack. Many organizations are looking to implement malware protection in addition to existing Web filtering strategies.

According to Gartner, "The Web gateway represents the best location not only to filter inbound threats but also to intercept outbound malware communications, before vital information is lost. However, fewer than 20 percent of organizations have implemented malware detection in Web gateways. Implementing a secure Web gateway is the most effective and economical method to minimize malware infections." *

Finjan provides active real-time content inspection and code analysis technology focused on identifying malware delivered inbound through the Web channel. In addition, Finjan's Anti-Crimeware and Anti-Malware protection protects against Web 2.0-based malware. This technology addresses one of the most important entry points for malware into the business network and provides effective protection of Web threats that are not recognized by traditional signature-based technologies.

"We are very excited to see Finjan become part of M86 Security," said Gadi Maier, president and CEO of Finjan Software, Inc. "Finjan is well known for its advanced malware detection technology and leading secure Web gateway and hybrid SaaS solutions. Integrating it into M86's broader Web and messaging product lines and utilizing its worldwide distribution is a win-win for M86 Security and Finjan."

"The acquisition of Finjan supports our strategy to become the recognized leader in comprehensive inbound and outbound content security," added Vigouroux. "With their real-time code analysis and our behavior-based malware detection, M86 now offers industry-leading threat protection technologies on both the Web and Email, and can provide an effective way to enable these technologies on appliances, software, or in the cloud."

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M86 Security Offers Free Year Subscription for Charities in EMEA

M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, has announced a one time offer for charities in the EMEA region. Registered Charities that sign up to use WebMarshal 6.5 by the end of December will get a year's subscription for free*.
WebMarshal is a Secure Web Gateway solution is used by organizations of all sizes around the globe to address the full spectrum of Web-based security threats as well as the many requirements and issues that arise in managing workplace Internet use.



For organizations with a high proportion of temporary employees or volunteers, WebMarshal is ideally suited to reinforcing the company's Internet security by monitoring and restricting access to Webmail and Websites unless they are required for work-related tasks. Blocking bandwidth-hungry and malicious sites or implementing usage quotas help reduce bandwidth cost and enforce policies relating to Internet use at work.

"We appreciate that charities have been hard hit by the downturn and need to be very selective about IT investments, but the risk to their data hasn't gone away. We are offering the first ten organizations in each of our sub regions a year's free subscription as long as they can proof that they are a registered charity," said Nick Hawkins, Vice President of EMEA Sales, M86 Security

"WebMarshal addresses critical security concerns and bandwidth issues and is ideally suited for IT managers at charities that operate geographically dispersed environments with large numbers of temporary staff or volunteer. WebMarshal is easy to set up, offers all the advantages of centralized management and proactively protects against Web-based threats."

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M86 Security™ Receives Behavior-Based Malware Detection Patent

M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, today announced that it has been granted a patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the use of behavior-based malware detection technology.

The patent, Virus Detection by Executing Email Code in a Virtual Machine, covers the use of malware detection techniques by emulating environments to examine potentially malicious code using virtualization. The patent was issued as number 7,607,171 by the Patent and Trademark Office.

The patent covers real-time detection techniques for email code and applies to technology currently in use by M86 Security, including techniques to determine executable code, determining the environment of destination systems, emulating the environment of the destination system, and monitoring the executable in an emulated environment for the identification of malware.

"Behavior-based malware detection is a strategic differentiator for our business and an important part of our customer offering," said Bradley Anstis, vice president of technology strategy at M86 Security. "There is a need to support existing anti-virus offerings with additional malware detection techniques as malware becomes more sophisticated. We are pleased that the US Patent and Trademark Office has recognized M86 Security's unique contribution to malware detection."

The patent is one of several filed by Avinti Inc, a developer of behavior-based malware detection technology, prior to its acquisition by M86 Security in March 2009. M86 Security has announced that the technology acquired with Avinti would first be used in a cloud-based service to stop blended threat attacks. This service will be brought to market as the Blended Threats ModuleTM an optional service to M86 Security's flagship email filtering product, MailMarshal. M86 Security will announce general availability of this module in early November.

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M86 Security Bolsters Latin America Channel Program

M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, today announced the expansion of its Latin America Partner Program and the addition of Buenos Aires-based sales and marketing executive Jose Bodni, who will spearhead the company's efforts and enhanced program throughout the region. M86 Security's channel program currently has more than 100 partners throughout the major countries in Latin America.

M86 Security's complete line of Internet, e-mail and data security solutions provide the tools required for customers to secure their networks from internal misuse and external threats, a continued problem in Latin America. Based on M86 Security's increased commitment to the region, the focused program will provide partners with all the training, marketing, sales and lead generation support required for them to take advantage of the opportunities in the market, along with generous margins. In addition, with a local representative, partners will receive highly presonalized support tailored to meet their specific needs.

"M86 Security products are in demand throughout the world, and Latin America is no exception. We are fortunate to have such a seasoned veteran such as Jose Bodni to lead our growing efforts in the region," said John Notham, director of channels for M86 Security. "Based on the size of our organization, the resources available to us and the direction of our strategy, we felt that now would be the right time to increase our investment in the region. We are pleased to help our partners round out their security product portfolios and help them improve their sales."

Jose Bodni arrives at M86 Security with 20 years of IT industry experience, most recently at SurfControl, where he managed the company's Latin America channel for six years. Bodni's past experience also includes content filtering market knowledge which suits him well in his current role at M86 Security.

"M86 Security products are established in the Latin America market, but are not over-distributed, providing a great opportunity for local resellers to offer their customers unique inbound and outbound content security solutions," said Bodni, director of sales, Latin America. "I look forward to working hand-in-hand with existing partners and building out the channel as we bring on new partners. I will be accessible and involved in their business, making it easier to respond to requests and offer the support they need to be successful."

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M86 Security Enhances 8e6 Professional Edition Suite of Web Appliance Products

M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, today announced upgrades to its Professional Edition suite of appliance products that include R3000, Enterprise Reporter and Threat Analysis Reporter. The enhanced professional suite provides easier wizard-based installation, a whole new look and feel that offers IT staff at-a-glance information about the status of their network, and greater flexibility for setting up and enforcing security and bandwidth policies.

8e6 Professional Edition is the most comprehensive appliance-based solution available to protect organizations from Web-based threats. Integrating best-in-class URL filtering, forensic Web usage reporting and real-time monitoring at a detail level unmatched by the competition, 8e6 Professional Edition's performance delivers power and ease-of-use delivered as a dedicated and scalable appliance-based solution. Thousands of companies across the globe rely on the 8e6 Professional Edition to protect against Web-based security threats.

"Organizations are increasingly looking to purchase solutions that address multiple security issues from a single-source provider. By doing so, they are guaranteed that the products work together properly and have one point of contact for support and service, not to mention the cost and time savings associated with centralized administration," said Werner Thalmeier, vice president of product management for M86 Security. "The 8e6 Professional Edition addresses critical security concerns and bandwidth issues for any organization. The improved appliance products are easy to set up and use, reliable and effective, and set the standard for high-performance, Web-based threat security."

The three components that make up the 8e6 Professional Edition—R3000, Enterprise Reporter and Threat Analysis Reporter—contain powerful technology to help protect organizations and enable them to better understand Internet threats and bandwidth usage within the enterprise:

* R3000 Internet Filter: Offers high performance, enterprise-level filtering optimized for speed and scalability. Filters URLs, anonymous proxies, spyware, botnets, instant messaging, Peer-to-Peer and other emerging threats utilizing M86 Security's 100 plus Category Database enhanced by Intelligent Footprint Technology.
* Enterprise Reporter: Processes and displays Internet filtering logs without impacting filtering and network functions. Built on a dedicated MySQL database, it uses a graphical interactive data-mining interface to generate detailed or summarized reports.
* Threat Analysis Reporter: Delivers up-to-the-minute graphical snapshots of Internet traffic and is supported by real-time management tools to identify and control user-generated Web threats.

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M86 Security Unveils Enhanced Secure Web Gateway

M86 Security, a global provider of Web and messaging security products, today announced the availability of WebMarshal 6.5, a secure Web gateway product that enables organizations to address three key business issues – Web threat security, Web access control and data leakage prevention. WebMarshal 6.5 is the first product to fully integrate technologies from the former Marshal and 8e6 Technologies. With this release, M86 Security introduces TRACEnet, a Web threat security service, along with several other new features and upgrades.

Companies face a barrage of online threats, including viruses, Trojans, spyware, scareware, botnets, blended threats and other forms of malware that make it difficult for employees to use the Web safely and productively. At the same time, companies must protect their sensitive information and deploy methods to combat data leakage. WebMarshal 6.5 addresses these threats and concerns by checking all inbound and outbound Web traffic against an organization's security and acceptable use policies and taking appropriate action to mitigate risks. The new version also delivers malware detection, enhanced URL filtering, reporting and Web access policy to protect organizations of all sizes.

"WebMarshal 6.5 represents an important milestone in the direction and strategy of the company. Not only does adding the M86 Filter List and TRACEnet technology enable us to set the bar for Secure Web Gateway security solutions, but in this release, we've enhanced and added new key features that our customers have been asking for," said Werner Thalmeier, vice president of product management at M86 Security. "The success of our business relies on providing comprehensive security protection to our customers. WebMarshal 6.5 meets the needs of our global customers and gives our channel partners the opportunity to grow their security business with an advanced Secure Web Gateway solution."

WebMarshal 6.5 establishes new performance and benefit standards for Secure Web Gateways, and includes the following new features:

Malware Threat Protection - TRACEnet is a new Web threat security service provided by the M86 Security Labs. It enables WebMarshal to block access to malicious phishing Web sites, anonymous proxies and focuses on blended threats and sites associated with botnets. Now, WebMarshal customers can automatically receive live feedback from thousands of WebMarshal servers around the globe delivering zero-hour updates to better protect the enterprise from existing and emerging threats.

Highly Granular Filtering - The M86 Security Filter List provides WebMarshal customers with much improved access control policies and greater detail in Web activity reporting, encompassing millions of URLs in 100+ Web site categories, resulting in more accurate Web blocking and filtering.

Proxy caching - WebMarshal now allows caching of HTTP Web content to provide quicker response for users. The new feature keeps a local copy of popular or frequently accessed Web sites, saving load time and bandwidth for visits to those sites.

SafeSearch - WebMarshal now provides the ability for organizations to enforce use of the safe search features available in major search engines such as Google and Yahoo! The product automatically removes explicit or potentially offensive search results—pages most commonly infected with malware—from search engine queries.

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