Is Anti-Spam Software Worth It?

Spam has been around about as long as the internet and computers. In general, it’s a way for malicious people to trick users into clicking a link or calling a phone number. Sometimes this is virus / malware related and other times it is just for a scam sales tactic or even harmless annoyance. As Technology improves in today’s world, hackers and viruses are also improving in sophistication and the actual attacks can be much more harmful than in the past. Ransomware is a primary tool that hackers use to hold you or your company’s files hostage. A lot of these virus attacks can come in the form of a harmless looking email.

What is Anti-Spam Software? – The main goal of anti-spam software is to filter your email and remove spam. Many of these software’s will quarantine the spam and keep copies in case it catches something that is not spam. The fact, however, that this spam doesn’t go to the users within your company ensures that no links clicked by an employee could infect your entire network. It happens often in Ransomware attacks where an entire company gets infected by just one user clicking a link in an email. So obviously preventing these emails from even reaching users’ inbox should be a top priority for any business.

Email Encryption – Another great feature of email protection would be email encryption which can protect your outbound messages within the company and to external email addresses ensuring your data is protected and will not be intercepted by anyone. In many industries like Banking, Real Estate, etc there are mandates on email encryption and protecting user data. Encryption however can be a great inexpensive tool that can be used in any industry to ensure that your clients’ data is protected.

Anti-Spam Recommendation – ZenTek can and will support any anti-spam software that a company is using; but we highly recommend using Proofpoint for both spam prevention and email encryption. They are a great company that we are partnered with. They have many different ways of adjusting settings per user, group, etc, ensuring the correct amount of spam is being stopped. They also include Encryption in their package so encrypting your emails comes along with preventing spam and viruses.

Final Thoughts – To get signed up for a Proofpoint Setup with your company; please contact us here. This type of setup / installation comes with a free quote and typically is something we do over a weekend. It will not disrupt your email in any way. You can also call us at: 616-638-3779 to get signed up.

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