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Email Security Problem Solved!
BOCA RATON, Fla., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- SECNAP(R) Network Security
Corporation, a leading provider of email and network security solutions for
business, announced that its SpammerTrap(R) product has demonstrated virtually
100 percent effectiveness in preventing backscatter, a new type of malicious
email popular among spammers. Backscatter is used to attack company networks by
flooding mail servers with massive volumes of non-delivery reports, creating
Internet service latency and connection problems in a crude Denial of Service
(DoS) attack.
Backscatter spam arrives in a user's inbox typically in the form of
bounceback messages from an email the user did not actually send. This can
occur when a spammer uses a forged or spoofed 'From' address to infiltrate
firewalls and email filters. As the spam reaches inactive addresses, bounceback
messages may be sent to the real owner of the forged address. When spam email
is sent to millions of addresses worldwide, the backscatter can be devastating.
"Our unique SpammerTrap software is sophisticated enough to prohibit
backscatter," said Michael Scheidell, chief technology officer for SECNAP.
"This is accomplished through several proprietary tools, with the end-result
being that SpammerTrap will virtually never send bounces to recipients who did
not email the original message." He added that simple steps
(http://www.spammertrap.com/support/faq/email_spam_backscatter.html ) like
creating a 'local recipient' cache and implementing SPF records can also help
reduce this problem.
Backscatter could also be reduced if IT administrators programmed company
mail servers to reject any email sent to an invalid user, rather than accept
the mail and bounce it back to the sender's address, according to a recent
NetworkWorld article.
The extensive SpammerTrap product line is scalable from small businesses to
global enterprises and includes a hosted solution for clients who prefer to
outsource. SpammerTrap was named a Hot Product at Everything Channel's XChange
Solution Provider conference in March.
About SECNAP
Founded in 2001 inBoca Raton, Fla., SECNAP Network Security is a leading
provider of network and email security solutions for organizations ranging from
small businesses to global enterprises. In addition to SpammerTrap and Hosted
SpammerTrap, the company's innovative solutions include HackerTrap(TM), a
patent-pending managed network security system that protects company assets;
and expert Testing and Auditing services including Information Technology and
regulatory compliance audits. SECNAP is a Technosium Hot Company of 2008. For
more information, visit www.secnap.com .
SOURCE SECNAP(R) Network Security Corporation
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