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Spam mail blocked

by msecadm4921

With around 250,000 inbound email messages a day, the online retailer Schneider had been experiencing a steady rise in web traffic, which meant expending more and more effort on managing its conventional IT security. To prevent data traffic jams, the company had 15 decentralised breakouts in branch offices, forming a bridge to the internet. Each access node was equipped with its own anti-spam and anti-virus engines.

 

 

Integralis, an IT security vendor and long-standing Cisco Registered Partner, offloaded security into the cloud; consisting of Cisco IronPort Hosted Email Security and Cisco ScanSafe Web Security components. The IronPort spam protection now blocks the flood of spam using a multitier scanning architecture. At the heart of the solution is a Cisco Reputation Filter, which checks email messages against a database in real time. The Cisco IronPort Context Adaptive Scanning Engine analyses the content and structure of every message. Together, these technologies can eliminate more than 99 percent of the spam.

 

Arne Klingauf, head of the project in Schneider’s IT team, says: “Today, we don’t get the 250,000 emails a day that we used to: our servers only receive around 5,000 – namely, those that are important for our business operations. The Cisco cloud acts like a buffer, storing all email for at least 24 hours. That extends our maintenance window and helps us ensure that we don’t lose email from customers, even if there’s a system outage.” The new solution has greatly reduced the IT department’s workload, allowing the staff to concentrate in full on their core tasks.

 

Mobile user devices, too, are integrated into the services through Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. Schneider reports a significant reduction in the effort in IT security management. The solutions also provide central policy management for all of the company’s internet breakouts. At the same time, Schneider has been able to improve its customer service, because the cloud acts as a buffer, preventing the loss of email.  

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