TitanHQ’s email security solutions achieved first place in Q4 performance tests by the leading security information portal, testing, and certification body, VirusBulletin. The security engine that powers TitanHQ’s SpamTitan email security and PhishTitan anti-phishing platform for Microsoft 365 was put to the test alongside 10 other market-leading email security solutions and achieved the highest overall score out of all 11 solutions, building on the joint 1st overall score in the Q3, 2024 round of tests, 2nd position in the Q3 tests, and 3rd position in the Q1, 2024 tests.
The top position was achieved with a 100% phishing catch rate, a 100% malware catch rate, and a 0.00% false positive rate. This was the third consecutive quarter that TitanHQ’s solutions had a perfect score for catching malware and the third consecutive quarter that TitanHQ has been awarded the VBSpam+ award for outstanding performance. “We are thrilled to have significantly outperformed our main competitors and surpassed the industry average,” said TitanHQ CEO, Ronan Kavanagh. “Our unwavering commitment to providing unmatched email security is evident in these results, and we remain dedicated to protecting our clients from evolving cyber threats.”
Over the past two decades, VirusBulletin has tested, reviewed, and benchmarked enterprise-level security solutions to determine how effective the solutions are at blocking real-world threats. VirusBulletin has a formidable reputation for providing businesses with invaluable independent intelligence about the rapidly evolving threat landscape, and businesses look to performance tests when selecting security solutions to make sure they perform as well as the vendors’ claim. For the Q4, 2024 tests of enterprise-level anti-spam software, TitanHQ’s cloud-based anti-spam service was put to the test alongside solutions from Bitdefender, Fortinet, Mimecast, N-able, Sophos, Rspamd, SEPPmail, Net at Work, and Zoho. The tests ran for 16 days in November 2024 and included evaluations of almost 107,000 emails, of which 105,228 were spam and 1,315 were legitimate emails. 1,045 of the emails contained a malicious attachment and 16,825 contained a link to a web page hosting phishing content or malware.
Virus Bulletin Q4, 2024 Test Scores
| Metric | TitanHQ Score |
| Malware catch rate | 100.000% |
| Phishing catch rate | 100.000% |
| Spam Catch (SC) rate | 99.999% |
| Project Honey Pot SC rate | 99.998% |
| MXMailData SC rate | 100.000% |
| Abusix SC rate | 99.999% |
| False Positive (FP) Rate | 0.000% |
| Newsletters FP rate | 0.0% |
| Final Score | 99.999% |
“With only two spam samples missed – one of which was from the unwanted category – no false positives of any kind, and a final score value of 99.999, SpamTitan showed the best performance in this test, ranking top for final score,” explained VirusBulletin. “Needless to say, a well-deserved VBSpam+ certification is awarded.”
Virus Bulletin 2024 Test Scores
| Test Period | Phishing catch Rate | Malware Catch Rate | Spam Catch Rate | Position |
| Q1 | 99.91% | 99.95% | 99.98% | 3rd |
| Q2 | 99.99% | 100% | 99.98% | 2nd |
| Q3 | 99.98% | 100% | 99.98% | 1st (Joint) |
| Q4 | 100% | 100% | 99.99% | 1st |
The test results confirm that TitanHQ is a leading enterprise spam filter provider; however. TitanHQ’s spam filtering service and anti-phishing solution for M365 are suitable for use by businesses of all sizes. While incredibly powerful and feature-rich, they are easy to implement and use. The solutions have also been developed from the ground up to meet the needs of MSPs to help them better protect their clients from rapidly evolving threats. “We’ve seen a remarkable influx of new MSP customers migrating from other solutions, consistently highlighting TitanHQ’s ability to deliver immediate and substantial threat mitigation,” said Kavanagh.
If you want industry-leading email protection from spam, phishing, and malware, give the TitanHQ team a call today to find out more about getting started with SpamTitan and PhishTitan. Product demonstrations can be arranged on request and all TitanHQ solutions are available on a free trial.