An even bigger threat to organizations is the release, accidental or malicious, of proprietary and confidential information. This includes corporate e-mail messages exchanged with the Internet disclosing product plans, planned marketing promotions, organizational changes, and merger and acquisition discussions. Methodology Worldtalk introduced WorldSecure ESP in September of 1998 and its Security Force and channel partners have successfully worked with numerous customers representing the global market to assess the security threats and corporate violations to their messaging networks. For this study, the surveillance of messaging systems was conducted on live networks for a minimum one-week period. The data released in the Internet E-mail Corporate Usage Report was compiled from all of the ESP reports completed to date.
Individual reports remain fully confidential to protect customer privacy.
These updates will assist organizations in determining how the industry as a whole has progressed in combating e-mail security risks and abuses. WorldSecure ESP offers comprehensive reporting capabilities to help network administrators easily communicate security posture information and define the necessary countermeasures and security policies. Worldtalk Corporation Worldtalk Corporation is a leading provider of content security and policy management solutions. The company s WorldSecure policy management platform enables organizations to define and manage Internet e-mail and Web security and usage policies, reducing the risks and liabilities associated with Internet communications. The company delivered the industry s first solution for managing and enforcing e-mail security policies in September 1997.