by Jennifer Marsh | Oct 22, 2024 | SpamTitan News
Transcend Networks MSP is a managed service provider (MSP) that specializes in supporting clients with high IT demands. Their focus is on delivering critical IT services to customers who prioritize technology in their operations. By implementing SpamTitan and ArcTitan, Transcend Networks has enhanced email security for both their clients and their own business. Maintaining local U.S. email storage was essential for Transcend Networks, especially due to their work with government agencies. Previously, they relied on a cloud-based email security provider, but when the provider began routing emails overseas, this posed a significant problem. Transcend Networks sought a security solution that they could fully customize and manage to meet both their own and their clients’ specific requirements. As one Transcend Networks representative noted, “We’re MSP specialists and need a solution we can configure exactly as needed.” Recognizing the importance of a multi-layered security approach, Transcend Networks also required an email archiving solution to preserve emails that were not backed up by Office 365. This would ensure that, in the event of a security breach, they could provide full email data recovery for their clients. According to John Penrod, Principal Engineer/VP Transcend Networks “SpamTitan and ArcTitan have been bulletproof in their ability to serve our and our customers needs”.
Key requirements for Transcend Networks included:
- Local email relaying
- Seamless migration for existing clients
- Customizable setup and configuration
- A high-quality, dependable solution
Transcend Networks implemented two solutions from TitanHQ’s security suite: SpamTitan and ArcTitan. SpamTitan serves as their first line of defense, protecting against phishing attacks, spam, and malware before they reach customers’ inboxes. Transcend Networks chose this solution for several reasons. First, SpamTitan’s private cloud enabled them to keep their clients’ email data onshore, meeting regulatory and client-specific requirements. The solution operates through two AWS instances—primary and secondary—both managed by TitanHQ, which gave Transcend Networks confidence in the system’s security.
SpamTitan’s high level of configurability was a key advantage. Transcend Networks could tailor the solution to their specific needs, such as downloading raw email logs and redirecting flagged spam directly into users’ Outlook junk folders. These technical capabilities set SpamTitan apart from other solutions. As noted by a representative: “The configurability with SpamTitan is far superior to what we’ve seen.” Transcend Networks also deployed ArcTitan for email archiving, both for their clients and their own operations. Its seamless integration with Office 365 simplified the email archiving process and ensured the retention of important data. ArcTitan provided an easy way for both Transcend Networks and their clients to track and access archived emails as needed.
With TitanHQ’s SpamTitan and ArcTitan, Transcend Networks now has a robust, multi-layered email security solution. SpamTitan not only acts as a strong defense against email-based threats but also ensures that their clients’ emails remain onshore, addressing concerns about data being relayed overseas. Meanwhile, ArcTitan’s archiving capabilities helped one client avoid legal issues by enabling access to crucial email data that would have been lost if relying solely on Microsoft 365 backup.
by Jennifer Marsh | Mar 6, 2019 | MSP News, TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News, WebTitan News
A recent market study by HTF Market Intelligence predicts there will be “phenomenal growth” in the web filtering service market over the next six years.
HTF Market Report is a global research and market intelligence consulting organization and a brand of HTF Market Intelligence Consulting Private Limited. HTF Market Report provides detailed social and market intelligence and data analytics for organizations to help with decision-making, developing transformational growth strategies, investment programs, and new product development projects.
An in-depth understanding of industry convergence, Mega Trends, and market trends and technologies allows HTF Market Intelligence to deliver highly accurate forecasts to help companies develop and realize their goals and objectives.
The latest report contains a complete analysis of the web filtering market, which HTF Market Intelligence says is currently developing its presence. The report details current growth factors, growth predictions by region, historical market data, predicted future trends, industry validated data, and facts and attentive opinions. The report also includes financial data from some of the leading companies to develop web filtering services.
The report covers key players in the web filtering market, including US firms Webroot and iboss, UK firm Interoute, and Ireland DNS filtering solution provider, TitanHQ. The report provides insights on market segmentation and product segments such as keyword filtering, file type filtering, URL filtering and DNS filtering.
TitanHQ is proud to be included in the HTF Market Report and named with market leaders in the field of web filtering technology.
For more than 20 years, TitanHQ has been developing innovative technologies to protect businesses from malware, viruses, ransomware, botnets, phishing attacks, and malicious websites. TitanHQ’s web filtering solution – WebTitan, spam filtering technology – SpamTitan – and email archiving solution – ArcTitan are now offered by more than 1,500 managed service providers (MSPs) and have been adopted by more than 7,500 businesses worldwide.
The full market report can be found on this link.
by Jennifer Marsh | Mar 5, 2018 | Internet Security Updates, Spam News, SpamTitan News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
A new version of TitanHQ’s cloud-based anti-spam service and anti-spam software was released on March 5, 2018. SpamTitan version 7.00 includes patches for recently identified vulnerabilities in the ClamAV antivirus engine and a change to the primary AV engine used by the solution.
The primary anti-virus engine of SpamTitan version 7.00 is provided by the Romanian firm Bitdefender. Bitdefender is an award-winning antivirus engine that provides exceptional email protection against malware, viruses, and ransomware. Combined with the secondary AV engine – ClamAV – users benefit from excellent protection against email-based malware and ransomware attacks. The dual AV engines ensure malicious software is not delivered to end users’ inboxes via email attachments.
The change to Bitdefender was a natural choice and TitanHQ is planning to further its strategic relationship with the Romanian cybersecurity firm over the coming weeks and months. The change to the primary AV engine will be unnoticeable to current users, who will continue to be protected from malicious threats.
The update to the latest version will not happen automatically. Customers who have ‘prefetch of system updates’ enabled on their SpamTitan installations will be able to see the latest version in their list of available updates and can manually trigger the update to the new version. Customers who do not have that option enabled need to “check for updates” via their user interface.
Customers have been advised to read the documentation accompanying the latest version prior to installation as it includes important information on how the update should be applied. TitanHQ explains that it is not possible to update from v4 or v5 of the platform to SpamTitan version 7.00 without first installing version 6 of the platform.
Customers should note that the update must be performed before May 1, 2018 to ensure continued protection, as support for the Kaspersky AV engine – used in all versions of SpamTitan prior to v7 – will cease on that date. TitanHQ has also informed customers that support for v4 and v5 of SpamTitan will also stop on May 1, 2018.
SpamTitan v7.00 includes patches for the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2017-12374, CVE-2017-12375, CVE-2017-12376, CVE-2017-12377, CVE-2017-12379, CVE-2017-12380. All of those vulnerabilities exist in ClamAV. The latest version also improves protection against DoS attacks and should be applied as soon as possible. The update will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete.
by Jennifer Marsh | Jan 16, 2018 | ArcTitan News, MSP News, SpamTitan News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
TitanHQ is pleased to announce that the team will be attending several Datto Roadshows this year, including the Datto Roadshow in Tampa on January 16, 2018.
The Datto roadshows are exciting events for managed service providers (MPS). Attendees get the opportunity to meet the Datto team and other managed service providers and gain valuable insights and useful advice to help turn 2018 into a highly profitable year.
The roadshows feature several deep dives, where the latest product releases and tech will be showcased to help MSPs get the most out of products and add new services to their stack.
The Deep Dives at the Tampa show will include Datto Networking, Datto SaaS Protection, and Ransomware Protection.
The Datto Networking Deep Dive gives MSPs the opportunity to learn how to boost MMR with the most MSP-centric networking product line in the world. Datto will be explaining its industry leading cloud backup and data recovery solutions in the Datto SaaS Protection Deep Dive.
The current ransomware epidemic has companies crying out for solutions that can help them to prevent attacks and recover quickly when disaster strikes. This creates an ideal opportunity for MSPs to improve their bottom lines by offering ransomware protection and recovery services. There will be a deep dive on ransomware where attendees will discover best practices to adopt to ensure clients are protected and data are secured.
The Tampa event will also see the Passportal team on hand to explain how clients can be protected from the full range of current cybersecurity threats and how MSPs can help their clients prevent data breaches, while lowering costs and increasing value.
TitanHQ will be on hand to explain the opportunities that exist in cloud-based spam filtering, web filtering and email archiving services, and how straightforward (and profitable) it is to provide these services to clients.
Additionally, the event is a great networking opportunity where MSPs can speak to other Datto partners and gain valuable tips to help them improve productivity, cut costs, and boost profits.
If you are unable to attend the Tampa event, don’t worry. There will be many other Datto Roadshows taking place over the coming weeks. The TitanHQ team will be attending several of these events.
The full schedule of Datto Roadshows in Q1, 2018 is listed below:
| Location |
Date |
| Orlando, FL |
February 6, 2018 |
| Albuquerque, NM |
February 8, 2018 |
| Houston, TX |
February 13, 2018 |
| Long Beach, CA |
February 13, 2018 |
| Dallas, TX |
February 15, 2018 |
| Baltimore, MD |
March 6, 2018 |
| San Francisco, CA |
March 6, 2018 |
| San Juan, Puerto Rico |
March 8, 2018 |
| Sacramento, CA |
March 8, 2018 |
| Phoenix, AZ |
March 13, 2018 |
| Norwalk, CT |
March 13, 2018 |
| Columbus, OH |
March 20, 2018 |
| Detroit, MI |
March 22 2018 |
| Rochester, NY |
March 27, 2018 |
| Toronto, Canada |
March 29, 2018 |
by TitanHQ News | Dec 22, 2017 | SpamTitan News
Businesses have to deal with thousands of spam emails each day. Each employee may spend just a few minutes each day dealing with spam emails, but that time could be much better spent on other tasks. Multiply those minutes by the number of employees and it adds up to a significant loss of productivity.
At best, spam email is a nuisance and a drain on productivity. But it is not just nuisance emails that arrive in inboxes. Businesses face a barrage of phishing emails, and malware and ransomware are usually delivered via email.
All it takes is for one employee to be fooled by a malicious email for a network to be compromised, credentials to be revealed, and for files to be encrypted by ransomware. The cost of dealing with those attacks can be considerable.
The solution is to deploy an advanced spam filter that will scan all incoming messages for spam signatures, check email attachments for malware, and assess embedded hyperlinks that would otherwise direct employees to phishing websites and exploit kits. Spam and malicious emails are then quarantined, while genuine emails are delivered without delay.
SpamTitan Attracts Top Marks from Users
To help businesses fend off spam email and ransomware attacks, TitanHQ developed SpamTitan. SpamTitan anti-spam software subjects all incoming emails to a Bayesian analysis. Emails are analyzed for spam signatures and the system ‘learns’ from new spam email campaigns ensuring it remains up to date and copes with new spamming tactics.
Greylisting is used as an additional spam control – Requests are made for suspect messages to be resent. Since spam servers are busy, the delay in messages being resent helps to identify and block more spam messages. These and other controls ensure SpamTitan blocks more than 99.9% of spam email, and ensure a false positive rate of less than 0.03%.
While many spam solutions are difficult to implement and troublesome to maintain, SpamTitan can be configured in minutes and has a low management overhead.
SpamTitan has also been attracting top reviews from users, in particular for ease of implementation and use, high spam capture rates, low false positives and for TitanHQ’s industry-leading customer service.
On the business software review website Capterra, SpamTitan has been awarded 4.5/5 points overall and has received top marks for technical support and customer service.
Some of the positive comments from users of SpamTitan are listed below:
“I like that once you have configured it, you basically forget about it. It just works seamlessly and you don’t worry about it.”
“It has been great stopping emails that bring spam or ransomware. We used to get hundreds of bad emails and now we don’t.”
“The 100% uptime, ease of use, flexibility, customization options, seamless updates, clustering, and support folks who are easy to work with.”
“Wonderful product that I will recommend to every network/systems administrator.”
“It has taken so much workload off of our servers and IT staff. We still run all our security software and best practices but our AV software has barely caught anything with SpamTitan catching all the bad guys. “
Benefits of SpamTitan
SpamTitan is costs as little as $17 a month for 10 users and the solution requires no software downloads or hardware purchases. Setup takes just a few minutes and once it is up and running, there is next to no maintenance.
If you already have a spam solution in place and it is labor-intensive and complicated to use, you want to cut costs, or your solution has too many false positives and lets too much spam email through its filters, it is time to make a change.
If you have yet to implement a spam filter, claim back all the lost hours of productivity and improve your organization’s security with SpamTitan.
Contact the TitanHQ team today for further information, details of pricing, and to register for a free trial.
by Jennifer Marsh | Nov 29, 2017 | TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News, WebTitan News
The Etihad Stadium in Melbourne is one of the world’s most impressive sporting venues. Opened in 2000, the stadium can house 53,359 sports fans and in the 17 years since the turnstiles first opened, the venue has catered to more than 35 million fans.
The stadium hosts Big Bash League Twenty20 cricket matches, A-League soccer games, Australian Football League matches, International Rugby Union games, and recently, the Soccer World Cup qualifiers.
A requirement for modern sports stadia is WiFi access for guests, and the Etihad stadium is no exception. Guests are offered free Wi-Fi access via more than 700 access points around the stadium.
Providing access to Wi-Fi is one thing. Ensuring Wi-Fi can be accessed securely and patrons are protected from web-based threats is another. To ensure that all users of its Wi-Fi network are protected from online threats such as malware and phishing websites, and to make sure its network cannot be used to access illegal or inappropriate website content, the Etihad stadium turned to TitanHQ – The leading provider of DNS-based Wi-Fi filter security.
The technological achievements of the stadium – which includes a fully retractable roof – is now matched by advanced technology to protect its Wi-Fi network, making the stadium “one of the most technologically advanced, secure and connected stadiums in Australia,” according to TitanHQ CEO, Ronan Kavanagh.
The stadium is protected by WebTitan Cloud for WiFi – A 100% cloud-based Wi-Fi filtering solution. Being infinitely scalable, the solution can be used to protect any number of Wi-Fi access points, from a one-hotspot SMB to ISPs running thousands of access points. Since the solution requires no additional hardware, it is cost effective for large enterprises and sports venues to implement. No software is required, so users of the Wi-Fi hotspots do not need to install any apps and there is no latency, ensuring users benefits from fast Internet speeds.
Geoff Hall, I.T. Manager at Etihad Stadium, said “Our guests are the big winners from our partnership with TitanHQ. A total of 704 high-density Wi-Fi access points have also been installed to provide fast, free and secure internet connections to each and every fan. WebTitan Wi-Fi filtering delivers a transparent experience, with super-fast and secure Internet’’.
As Ronan Kavanagh explained, “WebTitan for Wi-Fi is designed to provide secure Wi-Fi throughout venues while simplifying its management. WebTitan for Wi-Fi prevents malware from compromising guests’ devices or stealing guests’ identities over any port, protocol, or app. For stadium management and owners, this brings considerable peace of mind.”
Benefits of WebTitan Cloud for WiFi for WiFi Hotspot Providers
WebTitan Cloud for WiFi is an award-winning WiFi filtering solution that allows WiFi hotspot providers to easily implement controls over the Internet content that WiFi users can access when connected to the WiFi network. The DNS-based filtering solution is easy to implement across multiple access points, and management of filtering controls is straightforward requiring little management overhead.
With WebTitan Cloud for WiFi you can:
- Filter the Internet across multiple WiFi hotspots
- Create a family-friendly, safe and secure web browsing environment
- Manage access points through a single web-based administration panel
- Delegate management of access points
- Filter by website, website category, keyword term, or keyword score
- Block material contained in the child abuse image content URL list (CAIC List)
- Upload blacklists and create whitelists
- Reduce the risk of phishing attacks
- Block malware and ransomware downloads
- Inspect encrypted websites with SSL certificates
- Schedule and run reports on demand
- Gain a real-time view of internet activity
- Gain insights into bandwidth use and restrict activities to conserve bandwidth
- Integrate the solution into existing systems through a suite of APIs
- Apply time-based filtering controls
WebTitan Cloud for WiFi is very competitively priced, with flexible payment terms, multiple hosting options, and industry leading customer support. If you want to carefully control the content that can be accessed on your WiFi network and protect your customers, give the TitanHQ team a call today.
by Jennifer Marsh | Nov 28, 2017 | TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News, WebTitan News
TitanHQ, the leading global provider of secure Wi-Fi solutions, has announced a new partnership with 4ipnet.
4ipnet is a global provider of affordable WLAN products and solutions to businesses, providing them with opportunities for value added services and the monetization of Wi-Fi networks. 4ipnet customer base includes businesses, educational institutions, healthcare organizations, and hotels around the world, with clients including Chunghwa Telecom, FLC group, Adrian Hoteles, Iberostar Hotels & Resorts, Berjaya Hotels and Resorts, and the PPHE Hotel Group.
TitanHQ is an award-winning provider of email and web filtering solutions which make networks safer and block a wide range of cyberthreats. TitanHQ’s SpamTitan and WebTitan suite of products have been adopted by schools, universities, colleges, hotels, banks, governments, ISPs, and SMBs in more than 129 countries around the world.
The partnership between 4ipnet and TitanHQ has seen 4ipnet accredited as a provider of Friendly Wi-Fi. Friendly Wi-Fi is a certification program for public Wi-Fi hotspot providers that confirms the Internet is filtered to prevent obscene material such as pornography from being accessed, and that all webpages included on the Internet Watch Foundations blacklist – webpages known to contain images of child abuse and child pornography – are blocked.
The Friendly Wi-Fi program was created by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and is supported by the government and major Wi-Fi providers. The initiative was launched after concerns were raised of the risks to minors from accessing the Internet via public Wi-Fi networks that lacked the parental controls typically implemented at home. Any location that displays the Friendly Wi-Fi symbol has been confirmed as having appropriate controls in place to ensure the Wi-Fi network can be accessed safely and securely by minors.
4ipnet customers are now protected from a wide range of online threats, and can carefully control the Internet sites and web pages that can be accessed via their Wi-Fi networks. 4ipnet customers will also be able to market their Wi-Fi hotspots under the banner of Friendly Wi-Fi, ensuring customers are prevented from viewing inappropriate and illegal website content.
by Jennifer Marsh | Oct 30, 2017 | Spam News, SpamTitan News, TitanHQ News
New SpamTitan Review
Spam Filter Reviews, a website providing reviews of spam filtering solutions, has awarded TitanHQ’s SpamTitan with a glowing 4.9 gold star rating. The new SpamTitan review saw the product attract marks of 4.9/5 for both functionality and real-time emulation.
Each spam filtering product reviewed on the site is assessed on 18 different elements, with SpamTitan scoring highly on 16/18 of those elements.
The reviewers were particularly impressed with the ability to easily adjust scam scoring on all incoming emails, which allowed the spam filtering level to be fine-tuned to make spam filtering more aggressive or more lenient.
Another major plus was the ease at which quarantined messages can be checked. With any spam filtering solution, there will be false positives from time to time. Virus Bulletin reviews have shown SpamTitan’s false positive rate is particularly low – less than 0.03%. However, when legitimate messages do trigger the spam filter, checking those messages is straightforward.
In its review of SpamTitan, Spam Filter Reviews explained the ease at which quarantined messages can be safely viewed from the admin console. Users can view simple metrics such as the message date, recipient, envelope address, and message size, but also more detailed information using one of four different tabs.
SpamTitan lets users view the full HTML message, as well as the entire SMTP protocol header. If the email is genuine, users can quickly and easily release the message for delivery and whitelist the sender’s email address to ensure future messages are always delivered.
As Spam Filter Reviews points out, the ability to view the full body of a captured message is absent from many spam filtering solutions. This feature can save admin staff valuable time.
SpamTitan also rated particularly well on reporting. SpamTitan allows users to configure an extensive range of reports, providing users with all the information they need to measure inbound mail flow metrics. Spam Filter Reviews explained that many leading spam filtering solutions do not have such extensive spam reporting functionality. The ability to configure quarantine reports to show all messages since sign up or those captured since the last scheduled report was also praised, and found to be absent in many other spam filtering solutions.
Accessing the SpamTitan console was also found to be easy, regardless of the device being used. Since the control panel is full HTML, it can be easily accessed on mobile devices, while the admin console was found to be intuitive and easy to use.
Set up was also a quick and easy process, taking just 13 minutes. “13 minutes is extremely good considering the we had a previously MX record TTL of 5 minutes, so there is a reasonable likelihood that, if the domains TTL had previously been set to a lower TTL, the set up would have been even quicker.”
The only down point was the lack of link re-writing functionality, although due to the high degree of accuracy of the spam filter, this negative was somewhat mitigated.
Spam Filter Reviews’ SpamTitan review summarized the product saying, “All in all, SpamTitan is a very stable, clean platform with many additional features which makes an admin’s life a lot easier to manage user expectations,” also explaining “It is our comparative opinion that SpamTitan’s system is extremely under-rated as it’s clean, accurate and functionality full features certainly exceed and surpass some of the most well know Products on the market today.”
by TitanHQ News | Oct 27, 2017 | MSP News, TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News, WebTitan News
The 2017 Wi-Fi Now Expo and Conference, the world’s premier Wi-Fi event, will be taking place at The Hague, NL between October 31st and November 2nd, 2017.
The conference offers attendees the opportunity to meet leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts from the full spectrum of the Wi-Fi industry, offering an unparalleled opportunity for learning, networking and knowledge sharing.
The W-Fi Now Expo and Conference is the only event in the world that is 100% devoted to the Wi-Fi industry and draws attendees from around the globe. The event consistently receives glowing 4/5-star reviews across the board for its speakers, panelists, exhibitors, topics, and venues.
This year’s Wi-Fi Now Expo and Conference promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Over the three-day event there will be 9 analysts and thought leaders delivering keynote speeches, 11 carriers and service providers and 29 technology leaders providing their valuable insights to attendees. More than 40 leading Wi-Fi companies will also be in attendance and will be demonstrating their products and services at the event.
TitanHQ is proud to announce that Sales Director, Conor Madden, is a headline speaker at the event. This is now the fourth time in two years that Conor has been selected as a speaker at Wi-Fi Now conferences.
Conor will be explaining how Wi-Fi filtering can vastly improve an organization’s security posture and will be providing key insights into how organizations can create customized Wi-Fi services in the Four Great Innovations in Enterprise Wi-Fi – Part One session on Day 1 of conference.
TitanHQ are the global leaders in Wi-Fi content filtering and Wi-Fi security, enhancing the security of more than 6,500 enterprises and businesses around the globe. The TitanHQ team is constantly enhancing and refining its web filtering technology and works closely with partners to ensure they get the maximum benefits from its products.
The TitanHQ team will be available at stand 23 on all three days of the conference. If you are interested in finding out more about WebTitan content filtering solutions and the benefits they can bring your business and your clients, be sure to stop by. The TitanHQ team will also be demonstrating the product and some of the big-ticket deployments from the past 18 months.
If you are unable to attend the Wi-Fi Now Expo and Conference, the TitanHQ team will also be attending the IT Nation, ConnectWise Conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference takes place on November 8th-10th at the Hyatt Regency.
by Jennifer Marsh | Sep 5, 2017 | MSP News, SpamTitan News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News, WebTitan News
It has been a busy summer for TitanHQ. The company has been working hard to improve its award-winning cybersecurity solutions to offer even greater protection from the ever-increasing range of email and web-based threats.
TitanHQ has also been expanding its customer base and now protects an increasingly diverse range of companies from email and web-based cyberattacks. The summer has seen a swathe of new enterprise clients sign up and start using TitanHQ’s suite of cybersecurity products.
Many new enterprise customers have joined the TitanHQ community over the past few months, from SMBs to large organizations with thousands of employees. While each company has a different infrastructure and requirements, all share a common goal: A need to protect their employees, networks and data from cyberattacks.
TitanHQ would like to take this opportunity to welcome its new customers from the healthcare, hospitality, education, financial services and information technology sectors, a selection of which are detailed below:
European Hospitals Group
Cyberattacks on the healthcare industry have increased considerably over the past two years, with many large healthcare organizations falling victim to malware and ransomware attacks. Many of those attacks occurred as a result of employees visiting or being redirected to websites where malware is silently downloaded. Preventing employees from accessing malicious websites is an essential, yet often overlooked, aspect of cybersecurity.
The European Hospitals Group recognized the risk of malware downloads and decided to take action. The hospital group employs 1,800 people across two locations in the city of Brussels in Belgium: St. Elisabeth in Uccle and St. Michel in Etterbeek/European Quarter. The multilingual hospital offers excellent care for patients and now has excellent protection against web-based threats with WebTitan. WebTitan is used to carefully control the websites that can be accessed by staff, blocking web-based threats and preventing inappropriate website content from being accessed via its network.
US Beef Corporation
The hospitality sector has been extensively targeted by cybercriminals over the past year. Those malicious actors have attempted to gain access to sensitive customer data, commonly doing so via malware infections on POS systems.
US Beef Corporation is best known for its highly popular chain of restaurants: Arby’s. The first Arby’s restaurant was opened by US Beef Corporation in 1969. By 1995, the popularity of the restaurant chain saw it ranked as the 20th largest franchise in the United States. New restaurants continue to be opened and now the company has broken into the top ten franchises in the United States with 350 establishments, employing 7,500 members of staff.
US Beef Corporation recognised the need to protect its network from email- based attacks and prevent staff from falling for phishing attacks. US Beef Corporation chose SpamTitan Cloud as its anti-spam solution.
TitanHQ is now protecting the inboxes of all those employees from phishing and social engineering attacks and helps to keep the company’s network free from malware and ransomware.
Burlington Edison School District
There is growing pressure on schools and higher education establishments to implement technological solutions to restrict the websites that can be accessed via their wired and wireless networks. Children need to be protected online and prevented from accessing potentially harmful website content such as pornography and images of child abuse. Web filtering is also an important element of CIPA compliance.
The Burlington-Edison School District recognises the important of technological controls over acceptable Internet usage policies, and has chosen TitanHQ’s WebTitan to prevent inappropriate content from being accessed by its 230 staff and 3,900 students across 6 schools in Skagit County, Washington.
Miway Insurance
The insurance industry stores vast quantities of sensitive data on customers – a treasure trove of information for cybercriminals. Keeping that data secure and networks protected requires a range of cybersecurity controls.
Johannesburg, South Africa based Miway Insurance is a direct short-term insurance and financial services company offering a wide range of home and business insurance products. The company employs 3,000 staff members, the majority of whom require access to the Internet at work.
To protect against web-based attacks and prevent malware and ransomware downloads, Miway insurance chose WebTitan. WebTitan is used to block access to malicious websites where drive-by malware downloads occur and to restrict access to unacceptable website content.
TNS Group
Stamford, CT-based TNS Group is a leading provider of managed IT support services in the Tri-State area and has clients throughout the United States and beyond. The firm was looking for a solution provider that could provide a spam filtering solution that could be easily offered to its customers to protect them from email-based threats.
Through SpamTitan Cloud, TNS Group can offer its clients an advanced spam filtering service to protect against phishing and social engineering attacks, malware and ransomware and keep inboxes spam free.
All the above companies have now had their TitanHQ products deployed and are protected from email and web-based attacks. If you are looking to improve your organization’s security posture and want to ensure your networks are kept malware free, contact the TitanHQ team today to find out more about the WebTitan web filtering and SpamTitan anti-spam solutions.
by TitanHQ News | Sep 5, 2017 | MSP News, Spam News, SpamTitan News, TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News
The 2017 Computing Security Awards ceremony will be taking place on October 12, 2017 in London. The gala event attracts cybersecurity firms from all over the world, all of which hope to leave with a prestigious award.
The Computing Security Awards are highly coveted. Each year, the best enterprise cybersecurity solutions are selected as finalists and are put to a public vote to determine the best loved, and most effective cybersecurity solutions. This year, there will be 33 awards presented to enterprise-class cybersecurity solution providers, resellers and distributors.
To be named as a finalist for the 2017 Computing Security Awards, a company must have gone the extra mile and developed a highly effective and easy to use solution to keep enterprises protected from an ever-increasing range of cyberthreats.
As always, the quality of the competition is strong. This year’s finalists include new products that have come to market in the past 12 months alongside tried and tested cybersecurity solutions that have been tweaked to improve performance and block more threats.
TitanHQ is proud to announce that its enterprise-class spam filtering solution – SpamTitan – has been named a finalist in the ‘Best Anti Spam Solution’ category of the 2017 Computing Security Awards.
“This recognition showcases the strength of the SpamTitan range of security solutions,” said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO, TitanHQ. “Our security solutions help thousands of companies worldwide to protect their organisations from malware, spam, phishing attacks and many other email and web threats. We provide powerful network security solutions that are easy to implement with multiple deployment options available.”
The winners of each category are decided by a public vote. Readers of Computer Security Magazine and other IT professionals are now being encouraged to vote for their favorite security products. Votes for each cybersecurity solution can be placed on this link until October 5, 2017.
About SpamTitan
The past 12 months has seen the number of new malware and ransomware variants grow at an extraordinary rate. Email spam volume has increased once again and email is now the attack vector of choice for cybercriminals.
2017 has already seen major attacks on businesses and some of the largest malware campaigns ever conducted. Many of those attacks have targeted employees via email. The need for an advanced spam filtering solution has never been greater.
The SpamTitan suite of cybersecurity solutions has been developed to offer enterprises the best possible protection against email-borne threats. With SpamTitan, enterprises are able to quickly and easily protect their end users and networks from all forms of email-based attacks.
The solution is flexible, scalable, easy to deploy and manage, blocks more than 99.9% of spam and malicious emails, and has an exceptionally low false positive rate. Inbound and outbound emails are subjected to a wide range of tests to ensure only genuine emails are delivered and enterprise users are protected from malware, ransomware, phishing and social engineering attacks.
SpamTitan has recently been awarded 5 stars by the Spiceworks community for the effectiveness of the solution, ease of use, and industry-leading customer support. SpamTitan has also collected no less than 37 consecutive Virus Bulletin Spam awards.
by Jennifer Marsh | Jul 25, 2017 | MSP News, SpamTitan News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News, WebTitan News
The second annual Kaseya Connect Europe User Conference will be taking place in Amsterdam, Netherlands on October 3, 2017.
Kaseya is the leading provider of complete IT management solutions for managed service providers (MSPs). Its user conferences are hugely popular and provide more than just an opportunity to learn how to get more out of the company’s products. They offer an unrivaled learning opportunity that helps MSPs get the most out of their business, fuel growth and make significant improvements to their bottom lines.
Kaseya has now finalized its line-up of keynote speakers, sponsors and exhibiting partners for the event, which include industry and thought leaders and the top providers of solutions for MSPs to improve the services they provide clients and increase revenue.
Speakers for the event include Kaseya Chief Product Officer Mike Puglia, SVP – Managed Service Providers, Miguel Lopez, Chief Customer Officer, Alex Cuevas, EVP Global Product Services, Alan Davies, and Marwin Marcussen, Kaseya Sales Engineering Manager, EMEA.
Sue Gilkes, Faculty Member of CompTIA and Founder & Managing Director of Your Impact Ltd will be giving a keynote speech providing insights that will help MSPs boost revenue and grow their businesses. ‘Check-In Strategy Journal’ author, Adam Harris, will also be giving a keynote speech and will be offering important sales strategies for MSPs to help secure more contracts.
One of the main goals of the conference is to help MSPs monetize and develop their businesses, with the Amsterdam conference including a business track to help attendees do just that. A technical track includes deep product dives to help MSPs get the most out of their Kaseya investments, with a host of instructional sessions that provide strategic insight along with practical knowledge to boost business growth.
Two hot topics that will also be covered at the Amsterdam Kaseya Connect Europe User Conference are the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and cybersecurity. GDPR has major implications for MSPs in Europe and the compliance deadline is fast approaching. A session will take place at the conference to guide attendees through the steps they will need to take to ensure compliance.
Major global cyberattacks, malware and ransomware infections have dominated the headlines in recent weeks and help will be on hand to ensure MSPs can take advantage of the opportunities that exist while ensuring their clients are well protected.
TitanHQ is proud to be an Emerald sponsor for the event and will be showcasing its cybersecurity solutions for MSPs, giving product demonstrations and explaining the benefits of adding the solutions to MSP’s service stacks.
Attendees will have the opportunity of speaking to the TitanHQ team about WebTitan for Managed Service Providers – a powerful web filtering solution that allows users to carefully control the websites that can be accessed via wired and WIFI networks. WebTitan prevents inappropriate content from being accessed by employees and clients and provides essential protection from web-based threats such as exploit kits, phishing websites, and malware and ransomware downloads.
Protecting clients from email-based threats can save technical support teams countless hours. Attendees will be able to learn about the benefits of SpamTitan and how the solution can block email-based threats and keep MSP’s clients well protected from phishing attacks, malware and ransomware infections.
Kaseya’s conferences are hugely popular, offering an excellent learning opportunity to allow MSPs to make a significant improvement to their revenues. The Kaseya Connect Europe User Conference in Amsterdam is free of charge to Kaseya and non-Kaseya users, although registration for the event is required in advance.
by Jennifer Marsh | Jun 30, 2017 | TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News, WebTitan News
TitanHQ has announced a new partnership with m3connect, one of the largest wireless Internet service providers in Europe. TitanHQ’s cloud-based WiFi content filtering solution – WebTitan – is now being used to protect m3connect customers from malware and ransomware downloads, while carefully controlling the Internet content that can be accessed across its WiFi networks.
Since the company’s formation in 2001, m3connect has grown into one of the largest providers of wireless Internet in Europe, with the company operating from its European offices in Aachen, Karlsruhe, Berlin and Sibenik and in San Francisco in the United States. In addition to offering customers wireless Internet with a flexible network design, the firm provides a wide range of digital services including VoIP, VoD, location based services, guest infotainment systems and digital signage and serves clients in the finance, retail, hospitality, transport and healthcare industries.
Now the firm’s customers will benefit from secure WiFi access protected by WebTitan. WebTitan is a cloud-based web filtering solution that offers organizations precision control over the websites that can be accessed via their wireless networks. Customers can control content by category, keywords, and blacklists to prevent harmful and undesirable content from being accessed. WebTitan detects and blocks more than 60,000 malware iterations each day, with the solution particularly well suited for WiFi deployments in the retail, finance, hospitality and healthcare sectors.
WebTitan can be used to protect single WiFi hotspots or global WiFi networks through a single administration control panel, offering instant control of website content without any latency.
Organizations are increasingly choosing a secure, filtered Internet service to protect customers from web-based threats, although in the hospitality and retail sector it is becoming increasingly important to filter the Internet to prevent pornography and other undesirable content from being accessed by WiFi users. As Roland Heinen, Head of Retail Department, m3connect explains, “Providing a powerful security solution is key to save the brand reputation of our customers. Youth protection is mandatory in modern hotspot solutions.”
Commenting on the new partnership, Heinen said “The partnership with WebTitan is one more step in our successful retail strategy serving our customers with state-of-the art WI-FI hotspot, digital signage and infrastructure solutions.”
TitanHQ’s CEO Ronan Kavanagh said “We’re delighted to welcome m3connect and their customers on-board. This is a partnership that illustrates just how well suited WebTitan is to retail environments.”
Benefits of WebTitan Cloud for WiFi for WiFi Hotspot Providers
WebTitan Cloud for WiFi is an award-winning WiFi filtering solution for WiFi hotspot providers with highly granular control for precision filtering of Internet content. WebTitan Cloud for WiFi is a DNS-based filtering solution that has no impact on Internet speed, is quick and easy to implement, and effortless to manage. You can easily apply controls over across multiple access points to restrict access to inappropriate content and improve security for your customers.
With WebTitan Cloud for WiFi you can:
- Filter the Internet across multiple WiFi hotspots
- Create a family-friendly, safe and secure web browsing environment
- Manage access points through a single web-based administration panel
- Delegate management of access points
- Filter by website, website category, keyword term, or keyword score
- Block material contained in the child abuse image content URL list (CAIC List)
- Upload blacklists and create whitelists
- Reduce the risk of phishing attacks
- Block malware and ransomware downloads
- Inspect encrypted websites with SSL certificates
- Schedule and run reports on demand
- Gain a real-time view of internet activity
- Gain insights into bandwidth use and restrict activities to conserve bandwidth
- Integrate the solution into existing systems through a suite of APIs
- Apply time-based filtering controls
WebTitan Cloud for WiFi is very competitively priced, with flexible payment terms, multiple hosting options, and industry leading customer support. If you want to carefully control the content that can be accessed on your WiFi network and protect your customers, give the TitanHQ team a call today
by Jennifer Marsh | Apr 12, 2017 | MSP News, TitanHQ News, WebTitan News
The WiFi Now Conference is world’s premier conference for the WiFi industry. Industry leaders from all around the globe attend the annual conference to discover the latest developments in the world of WiFi.
The three-day event sees numerous presentations from industry leaders, with this year’s event attended by TitanHQ. TitanHQ’s Sales Director Conor Madden will be giving a presentation on the first day of the conference and will provide invaluable advice for service providers on the opportunities for monetizing WiFi networks.
Service providers are able to improve their bottom lines by offering secure WiFi networks to their customers and Conor will be explaining the attractive commercial opportunities that currently exist.
Businesses are increasingly looking for managed WiFi solutions that can be provided to their customers that will protect WiFi users from malware and phishing attacks. Businesses are also looking for WiFi services that allow them to carefully control the content that can be accessed when connected to their WiFi hotspots. There is increasing pressure on businesses that provide WiFi access to customers to ensure their networks cannot be used to view obscene, illegal or unsuitable website content. Conor will explain how those needs can be met by service providers.
TitanHQ is the world leader in business WiFi security solutions and Conor has an in depth understanding of the needs of managed service providers as well as the WiFi industry. Conor is aware of the challenges surrounding implementing secure WiFi and how MSPs often struggle to make such an offering profitable.
Conor will be explaining how easy it is to add WiFi filtering to MSP’s service stacks and how service providers can secure their client’s WiFi hotspots and make money.
The presentation is a must for managed service providers. If you are unable to attend the presentation, be sure to visit the TitanHQ team at booth #10 in the exhibition hall over the three-day event to find out more about WebTitan for WiFi and how it can increase your bottom lines and allow you to meet your customers’ demands.
The WiFi Now Conference will be taking place in Washington DC between April 18-20, 2017 at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel.
WebTitan Cloud for WiFi for Service Providers
Managed Service Providers, ISPs, and resellers can join the TitanShield Program and easily use TitanHQ’s multi-tenant cloud-based platform, proven technology, and accessible APIs to allow them to sell, onboard, manage and deliver advanced WiFi security directly to their client base.
With WebTitan Cloud for WiFi, Managed Service Providers can:
- Generate additional regular recurring revenues from customers
- Provide greater value by adding web filtering to existing packages
- Greatly improve security for clients by blocking web-based threats such as phishing attacks and malware and ransomware downloads
MSP-Friendly features of WebTitan Cloud for WiFi Include:
- Multiple hosting options, including within your own data center.
- Easy integration into existing billing, auto provisioning and monitoring systems through a suite of APIs.
- Multi-tenant dashboard allowing client separation and bulk or individual application of settings.
- WebTitan is available as a white label ready to take your own branding.
- Highly competitive pricing
- Fully transparent pricing policy.
- Flexible pricing, including monthly billing.
- World class customer service with dedicated account managers.
by TitanHQ News | Jan 11, 2017 | Spam News
TitanHQ has published a new data sheet for ArcTitan Cloud, detailing the features and benefits of this cost-effective, convenient, and secure email archiving solution for businesses.
Email Storage is a Nightmare for Most Businesses
Email has changed the way companies do business. Just a decade ago, businesses relied on letters and faxes, yet today, email is now serving those needs. Email accounts are now used to receive and send orders, store critical business data, and communicate with staff, clients, and customers.
Email accounts now contain a vast amount of data and access to that information needs to be maintained at all times. Given the volume of emails that are sent and received each day by each employee, storage is a major issue. Most medium to large businesses have to purchase a considerable amount of hardware just to store their emails. Storage requirements can also rapidly change, so additional capacity is always required to meet changing storage needs.
While sufficient storage can be purchased, it is not long before space is used, mailbox quotas are reached, servers start to become sluggish, and backups start to take an age to complete.
Good email practices can help, but employees are increasingly using email for document storage and are placing even greater pressures on email storage solutions.
While storage demands can be eased by deleting old and unwanted emails, businesses that are required to comply with the Sarbanes Oxley Act or other email archiving legislation may not have this option. Emails therefore need to be archived so they can be accessed at any time.
A lost email could be a major headache for a business, but if there is a legal dispute or an audit, a lost email could be catastrophic. Lost emails could result in significant fines for non-compliance and even imprisonment. With email archiving legislation often calling for emails to be stored for a minimum of seven years, many companies have frequent organizational storage nightmares.
Businesses can solve their storage needs with additional hardware and internal storage solutions, but recovering emails can prove problematic. If emails are not stored or archived correctly, searches can take an extraordinary amount of time. PST files can be a nightmare, especially if searches need to be performed or emails need to be regularly retrieved from archives. However, storing emails in SQL databases brings its own headaches. Costs can be excessive, databases often perform poorly, backups become exceedingly complex, and there is significant potential for data loss.
Fortunately, companies can solve their email storage needs by using a secure, cloud-based email archiving system: One that allows an unlimited number of emails to be securely stored, while also ensuring searches can be quickly performed and emails quickly and easily retrieved at any time.
Key Benefits of ArcTitan
ArcTitan Cloud from TitanHQ is a powerful, cloud-based email archiving solution that has been designed to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes, especially companies in heavily regulated industries where audits are to be expected.
While ArcTitan Cloud is designed for long term storage to ensure that no email is ever lost, emails can be quickly and easily retrieved at any time. With ArcTitan Cloud, organizations can do not have to cope with organizational storage headaches or setting up complex storage and backup systems.
ArcTitan Cloud requires very little on-site hardware, there are no complex installations (setup takes about 5 minutes), and employees are essentially provided with bottomless email accounts. The versatile storage solution is designed to grow with businesses, with no limits on storage space or the number of users.
To explain the features and benefits of ArcTitan Cloud, TitanHQ has produced a new data sheet for ArcTitan Cloud, covering the most important elements of the solution for quick and easy reference. If you are struggling with storage space, are unhappy with your current email storage or archiving solution, or are looking to cut the cost of email storage, ArcTitan Cloud could well be the solution you are looking for.
To find out more about TitanHQ’s innovative email archiving solution, download the new data sheet for ArcTitan Cloud on this link.
by TitanHQ News | Nov 15, 2016 | SpamTitan News, TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News
TitanHQ has announced a new partnership deal with Dubai-based cybersecurity powerhouse Zservices that will see the company’s anti-spam solutions for businesses pushed out to organizations throughout the Middle East and Africa.
TitanHQ has been working in the field of email security for two decades and has developed a range of cybersecurity solutions for businesses. Zservices will be adding TitanHQ’s SpamTitan anti-spam software to its extensive portfolio of cybersecurity solutions, filling a gap in its email security offerings.
SpamTitan is a robust and powerful anti-spam solution for businesses that offers protection from malicious emails and blocks 99.97% of spam from being delivered. The massive increase in malware and ransomware has made the use of anti-spam solutions more important that every before.
SpamTitan is already extensively used by businesses in TitanHQ’s home country of Ireland and throughout Europe and the Americas. TitanHQ’s products are now used by more than 6,500 business customers in 129 countries around the world.
The new partnership deal will be a massive boost to the company and will see its anti-spam solutions for businesses pushed out to a wide range of organizations throughout the United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Jordan, Kingdom of Morocco, Arab Republic of Egypt, and beyond.
As the only cybersecurity-as-a-service in-country cloud operator in the entire Middle East region, Zservices is the perfect partner to sell TitanHQ’s anti-spam solutions for businesses. Zservices partners with some of the largest telecoms companies and national service providers in the Middle East and provides a wide range of cybersecurity services to companies in the telecoms, technology, communications, education, pharmaceutical, and retail industries throughout the Middle East and North Africa. Zservices will focus on selling the SpamTitan cloud-based anti-spam service to large enterprises and government entities throughout the region.
The partnership was announced during Enterprise Ireland’s trade mission to the UAE and KSA. Ireland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, praised the new partnership deal, which highlights the great opportunities that exist for Irish companies in the Middle East.
“As Enterprise Ireland’s trade mission will demonstrate, the opportunities for innovative Irish companies to build partnerships and increase their sales to the Middle East region are real and tangible,” said Minister Flanagan. He went on to say, “Today’s announcement by TitanHQ is a great example of what is possible for highly innovative Irish companies in this dynamic market.” Enterprise Ireland’s Executive Director Global Business Development, Kevin Sherry, said the deal is a “testament to TitanHQ’s innovation and ambition.”
Zservices President Mr. Nidal Taha welcomed the deal and explained why Zservices is the ideal company to partner with TitanHQ in the Middle East. “Unlike other cloud-based security companies, Zservices operates the first and only Middle East type approved Internet SaaS cyber security cloud infrastructures physically located and deployed across multiple strategic Middle East secure data centers.” Mr Taha said “We’re excited to add SpamTitan to our cloud infrastructure.”
Photo (Left to-Right): Kevin Sherry – Executive Director Enterprise Ireland; Eddie Monaghan – Alliance Manager, Titan HQ; Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD; Nidal Taha – President MENA, ZServices; Firas Ghanem – Regional Director, Saudi Arabia, ZServices.
by TitanHQ News | Nov 3, 2016 | WebTitan News
Over the past few years, hackers and cybercriminals have been increasing their efforts to infect computers, gain access to data, and extort money from businesses.
New malware is now being released at an alarming rate. A new malware variant is now being released every four seconds. Ransomware is also a major threat. The file-encrypting software is used to lock files on the victim’s computer and requires a ransom payment to be made in order to regain access to files. New ransomware variants are similarly being developed at unprecedented rates.
One ransomware author generated $96 million in profit in the first six months of 2016 from ransom payments. At a typical cost of around $500 per encrypted machine, it clearly shows the sheer number of infections. Of course, that is just one ransomware author. There are many authors, and now more than 200 active ransomware families.
Malware and ransomware is spread via spam email campaigns, malvertising, and via malicious websites. TitanHQ detects up to 60,000 malicious websites every day. Preventing end users from accessing these sites stops malicious software from being installed on end users’ machines. The risk of a malware or ransomware infection is considerable, as WebTitan CTO Neil Farrell explains, “We block millions of websites per month and estimate that the average user encounters 3 malicious links per day.”
TitanHQ constantly updates its list of malicious websites to ensure that end users are protected from new threats. End users can also block certain categories of website that are much more likely to be used by cybercriminals to infect users. This helps to keep business networks free from malware and ransomware, while also protecting WiFi users from online threats such as malware and phishing, as well as preventing inappropriate or illegal content from being accessed.
At the recent 2016 WiFi Now conference in London – The world’s premier event for professionals involved in the WiFi industry – TitanHQ’s Sales Director, Conor Madden gave a presentation on DNS WiFi filtering. Conor explained the benefits that can be gained from restricting accessible website content and why DNS filtering is the future of web content filtering.
If you were unable to attend the WiFi Now event or missed Conor’s DNS filtering presentation and you would like to find out more about TitanHQ’s innovative DNS-based web filter, you can view the DNS filtering presentation below:
Presentation on Using DNS Filtering for Web Content Filtering
To find out more about WebTitan and to register for a free, no-obligation 14-day business trial, visit TitanHQ.com or contact the sales team today.
by Jennifer Marsh | Oct 14, 2016 | TitanHQ News
The 2016 Nexgen Cloud Conference is an important event in the annual conference calendar for managed service providers looking to drive new revenue and increase profitability. The conference is geared toward service providers on the cutting edge of the channel who are looking to gain a much deeper understanding of the latest technologies and cloud-based solutions, and most importantly, how to monetize those technologies.
The 2016 Nexgen Cloud Conference provides an excellent opportunity for service providers to build new relationships with trusted partners that can provide cloud-based products and services that will increase MSP’s bottom lines.
The conference is not about being bombarded with sales pitches. Attendees get the opportunity to have real conversations with solution providers and can hear true success stories, gain invaluable advice on implementing new offerings, and how they can differentiate their business from the competition and stand out from the crowd.
Advice is also offered on how to increase value for customers, capture lasting monthly revenues, and structure sales and marketing teams to get the most from cloud-enabled offerings. Conference attendees will not only be given the opportunity to meet new partners. They will be provided with actionable strategies to transform their businesses and become next-generation service providers.
TitanHQ to Exhibit at the 2016 Nexgen Cloud Conference
Hot on the heels of the speaking engagement at Xchange 2016 in Texas, where the key benefits of adding a web filtering solution to service offerings was explained to MSPs, TitanHQ will be on the road again and will be attending the 2016 Nexgen Cloud Conference.
Whether you are an MSP looking to add a cloud-based web filtering to your service offering or a WiFi integrator that has grown frustrated with a current web filtering partner, make sure you schedule a meeting with TitanHQ team at the Nexgen Cloud Conference.
TitanHQ has developed web filtering and spam filtering solutions specifically for MSPs. The solutions can be easily integrated into existing service offerings to boost client revenue and help MSPs attract new business.
To ensure you have the opportunity of discussing the benefits of TitanHQ’s spam-filtering and web filtering solutions for MSPs, contact TitanHQ by email on info@titanhq.com and book a meeting with the MSP team at this year’s conference.
The 2016 Nexgen Cloud Conference with CRN will be taking place at the Hilton Anaheim in Anaheim, California between December 6-7 2016. Advance registrations can be made on this link.
by Jennifer Marsh | Oct 12, 2016 | TitanHQ News
The 2016 CEPTA Annual Conference is a highlight in the calendar for IT professionals working in schools in California. While there are many conferences in California that provide opportunities to discover the most beneficial technology for the education sector, the 2016 CEPTA Annual Conference is unique. It is the only annual conference in the state that caters specifically to IT professionals working in schools.
Consequently, the 2016 CEPTA Annual Conference is a hugely popular event drawing in visitors from all across the state of California and beyond. This is the 56th year that the conference has been staged and a large audience is expected. Attendees will include CTOs, Directors of Technology, Data Base Administrators, IT Support staff, Technicians, Network Managers and Engineers. Attendees are provided with a unique opportunity to conduct research on the latest technology and can find out more about the best IT products and services for K-12 schools.
In addition to providing an excellent opportunity for in depth product research, the conference is also a great place for building connections and networking, sharing ideas, discovering best practices and finding out how to avoid problems when starting new projects.
TitanHQ is pleased to announce that the its IT security products will be showcased at this year’s event and attendees will be able to discuss their web filtering and spam filtering needs.
A recent study by BitSight has shown that the education industry is now the top targeted industry by ransomware gangs, with schools and other educational institutions having been attacked with ransomware three times more often than the healthcare industry and 10 times more frequently than the finance industry. The use of security solutions such as web filters and spam-filters has never been more important to keep networks secure.
TitanHQ’s Alliance Manager and Education specialist Eric Simpson will be attending the conference to discuss how TitanHQ’s products can be used to manage online threats and staff, students, and school networks protected.
by Jennifer Marsh | Oct 10, 2016 | TitanHQ News
TitanHQ is pleased to confirm that Alliance Manager and Education specialist Eric Simpson will be speaking at the San Diego Learning Council Digital Curriculum Tactics Discussion this year. Eric will be explaining the importance of implementing a web filtering solution with a particular focus on K12 schools and districts. With the range of online threats having increased dramatically in recent years it is now more important than ever to implement a web filtering solution to keep staff and students protected.
TitanHQ has a long and successful history of helping K12 schools, districts, and universities throughout the United States install web security products to protect their networks and users. Eric will be explaining some of those success stories and the benefits that come from implementing a web filtering solution.
Each year, The Learning Council stages 30 Digital Curriculum Discussions across the United States. The discussions are day-long meetings where local superintendents, Chief Academic Officers, CIOs, and instructional technologists get to hear about the latest working tactics and strategy points and take part in a host of training exercises.
If you are interested in attending or would like to discuss web filtering in more detail, please contact Eric in advance at esimpson@titanhq.com.
If you have not already registered for the San Diego Learning Council Digital Curriculum Tactics Discussion, you can do so on this link.
The San Diego Learning Council Digital Curriculum Tactics Discussion is being held on November 1 at the University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park, UC-Forum A, San Diego, CA 92110 on November 1, 2016.
About The Learning Council
The Learning Council was formed in 2014 with the aim of helping educational establishments transition to a digital curriculum. The Learning Council provides detailed research and reference material to help K-12 school leaders source the most beneficial apps and tools to make the transition to the digital curriculum as smooth as possible. In two years, membership has grown substantially and now includes more than 170,000 curriculum specialists, Chief Academic Officers, CIOs, superintendents, tech and instructional administrators, and publishers.
by News | Oct 6, 2016 | TitanHQ News
The 2016 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference brings together some of the leading thinkers in education and technology from the United States and beyond. Higher education IT and technology companies from over 40 countries will be represented, with attendees from more than 2000 higher education institutions. The conference truly is the premier conference on higher education IT and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than ever before.
Over 7,000 attendees are expected from higher education institutions, providing an excellent opportunity for networking, learning, and sharing ideas for tacking some of the unique IT challenges faced by the higher education community.
The 2016 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference allows CEOs and CIOs find out which higher education IT solutions are working well and which are not, and in the case of the latter, how to put things right. The 2016 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference will showcase some of the best technology for higher education, with over 250 exhibitors attending, including TitanHQ
TitanHQ’s Alliance Manager and Education specialist Eric Simpson will be attending to discuss Internet safety and security with CEOs and educators. Eric will be explaining how TitanHQ’s web filtering solution can be used to keep higher education networks protected from the myriad of web-borne threats and keep staff and students safe online.
TitanHQ has partnered with many K-12 schools and higher education institutions in the United States and beyond and Eric will be on hand to explain the key benefits of choosing TitanHQ as your web filtering partner.
To find out more about why WebTitan is ideally suited for protecting wired and wireless networks from cyberattacks, and how Internet access can be carefully and easily controlled without overblocking, stop by and meet Eric and the team at the event.
To book an appointment at the conference to discuss your needs and requirements in depth, please contact Eric by email at esimpson@titanhq.com.
The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is being held at the Annaheim Convention Center in Annaheim, Southern California between Oct 25-28, 2016.
by TitanHQ News | Oct 3, 2016 | MSP News, TitanHQ News
TitanHQ is pleased to announce that the team will be attending the Wi-Fi Now 2016 International Expo: One of the most important global events for anyone involved in the Wi-Fi Industry.
The Wi-Fi Now 2016 International Expo brings together some of the most influential and celebrated names in the industry who will be offering valuable insights into industry trends and discussing the latest innovations and opportunities.
The event brings together carriers, tech vendors, service providers, consultants, industry bodies, and government/educational organisations and offers attendees the opportunity to learn from thought-leaders from a broad section of the Wi-Fi community. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear case stories from the leading innovators in the industry and pick up tips on how to build a highly successful Wi-Fi business, as well as meeting Wi-Fi tech innovators, established leaders, partners, and clients.
The Wi-Fi Now 2016 International Expo promises to be bigger and better than last year’s hugely successful event. The Wi-Fi Now 2016 International Expo will include presentations from over 50 speakers with more than 40 exhibitors showcasing the most exciting Wi-Fi products that have come to market in the past 12 months.
TitanHQ Sales Director Conor Madden has been invited to return following the popularity of his keynote speech at the Wi-Fi Now March conference. Conor will be offering invaluable advice to attendees on essential Wi-Fi security measures to protect both Wi-Fi providers and customers from the myriad of web-borne threats.
Conor’s speech will cover important issues that are likely to have a major impact on Wi-Fi carriers over the coming months, the role that DNS filtering will play in keeping wireless networks secure from attack, and will explain the main HTPPS developments over the past year.
Conor’s will be delivering his keynote speech – DNS Filtering: The future of content filtering for WiFi – at 3:30 on day 3 on the main stage.
The TitanHQ team will be attending all three days of the conference. If you plan to attend, contact TitanHQ today on info@titanhq.com to book a meeting to discuss your Wi-Fi security needs.
The WiFi Now 2016 International Expo will be taking place at the ILEC Conference Center in London between October 25-27 2016.
by TitanHQ News | Sep 26, 2016 | TitanHQ News, WebTitan News
The MassCUE and MASS 2016 Annual Technology Conference 2016 provides an opportunity for educators from K-12 schools and district schools in New England to come together to discuss exciting new ways to enhance teaching with the use of technology.
The Massachusetts Computer Using Educators (MassCUE) and Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents (MASS) sponsored event is the premier technology conference in New England. The conference runs for two days and includes a series of workshops and talks, allowing teachers and administrators to share best practices and learn about the most innovative and exciting new hardware and software to improve the learning experience. This year over 130 educational technology companies and 15 non-profit companies will be attending.
While technology offers numerous benefits, it also introduces risks. It is essential that those risks are managed to ensure students are kept safe, in particular when using the Internet at school.
TitanHQ is committed to keeping students safe from web-borne threats and preventing minors from accessing inappropriate and harmful website content. This year, TitanHQ will be attending the MassCUE and MASS 2016 Annual Technology Conference to explain to New England educators how schools can prevent students and staff from accessing inappropriate and dangerous website content.
TitanHQ’s North American Alliance Manager Eric Simpson will explain the key benefits of implementing TitanHQ’s flexible web filtering solution and how straightforward it is to keep Wi-Fi and wired school networks free from malware and ransomware and other online threats. Eric will also be discussing how TitanHQ’s cloud based web filtering solution has been applied in K-12 schools and school districts across the United States.
To find out more about how TitanHQ can keep students protected from harmful web content and the ever increasing volume of web-borne threats, email Eric at esimpson@titanhq.com today and book a meeting at this year’s conference.
The MassCUE and MASS 2016 Annual Technology Conference will be taking place at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA between Oct 19-20 2016. Click here to register for the event.
by TitanHQ News | Sep 19, 2016 | MSP News, TitanHQ News
Following on from the hugely popular Xchange 2016 Conference in Texas, TitanHQ is on the road again and will be in attendance at the MSPWorld Fall Conference 2016 – A must-visit event for managed service providers.
At Xchange 2016, TitanHQ gave a presentation to attendees explaining the many benefits that can be gained from adding a web filtering service to MSP’s service stack. If you were unable to attend Xchange 2016, or were unable to speak with the Titan HQ team, be sure to book a meeting to find out how a cloud-based web filtering solution can increase revenues and better protect clients from web-borne threats.
The MSPWorld Fall Conference 2016
The MSPAlliance-run event is the premier conference for MSPs, offering an opportunity to meet some the biggest names in the industry.
In contrast to many industry events that cater for cloud & managed services professionals, MSPWorld is run by MSPs exclusively for MSPs. The event organisers have enjoyed huge successes in the managed service industry and their experiences will be shared with attendees.
Attendees will be offered the opportunity to take part in quality educational sessions. In addition to providing valuable insights into the latest industry trends, the MSPWorld Fall Conference 2016 will be going back to basics with a chance to attend some of the most informative and valuable education sessions that have proved so popular in recent years.
The event is also a gilt-edged opportunity to meet some of the leading technology companies serving MSPs, ISPs, and cloud service professionals and is the perfect place for networking and building contacts. The MSPWorld Fall Conference 2016 truly is an unmissable event for managed service providers.
The MSPWorld Fall Conference 2016 will be taking place between October 9-11 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada and is open to MSPWorld members and non-members. Be sure to register and book your place at this year’s event.
To avoid disappointment, contact TitanHQ today at info@titanhq.com to arrange your meeting with to discuss integrating cloud based web filtering into your service offerings and the exciting partnership opportunities with TitanHQ.
by titanadmin | Sep 8, 2016 | Spam News
Microsoft will stop providing updates for its SmartScreen spam email filters due to the failure of the filters to cope with modern email spam campaigns.
SmartScreen spam email filters have long be used with Outlook and Exchange but, from November 1st, they will be “deprecated” by Microsoft – meaning that the filters will no longer be provided or updated. In a statement released by Microsoft last week, the company said:
“As spammers have evolved and increased the volume and sophistication of their attacks, this type of spam prevention is no longer a useful way to prevent spam”. The company also acknowledged that there had been conflicts between SmartScreen and Microsoft´s own Exchange Online protection (EOP).
Microsoft first released its SmartScreen spam email filters in 2003. They direct email considered to be spam into Outlook’s junk folder. However, the filters are considered too slow to address modern spam campaigns, which launch in minutes and often hide their origins using “reputation high jacking”. This is despite many security flaws in Microsoft products.
Microsoft went to great lengths to avoid any confusion between the SmartScreen spam email filters and the SmartScreen site reputation protections that are part of the Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browsers. Despite the similar “SmartScreen” name, they have different functions.
Microsoft´s statement said: “In Windows, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browsers, the SmartScreen Filter online protection feature helps consumers to stay protected from malicious websites and downloads.”
The deprecation of Microsoft´s SmartScreen spam email filter will mostly affect organizations using Exchange Server on premises. Microsoft suggests that organizations currently using SmartScreen can use Exchange Online Protection or a third-party solution as alternatives.
The company is recommending that organizations running Exchange Server on premises put together a plan to have replacement spam protection in place before November 1st. From that date, the SmartScreen spam email filters will remain operative but less and less effective at detecting spam email as time goes on.
Organizations looking to decrease the volume of spam they receive are advised to review our anti-spam tips. For organizations seeking an alternative solution to Microsoft´s SmartScreen spam email filters, you are invited to try SpamTitan free for fourteen days. Please contact your local area support team for more information about this offer.
by TitanHQ News | Aug 16, 2016 | MSP News, TitanHQ News
Xchange 2016 is the world’s largest gathering of IT security solution providers and this year promises to be even bigger and better than ever before.
The IT channel’s top solution providers will be attending the event in San Antonio, TX., and attendees will have the opportunity to find out about the latest industry trends and the most innovative IT security solutions. Xchange 2016 is also an excellent event for networking and building valuable industry connections.
This year, Xchange attendees will get the chance to meet with the TitanHQ team and find out more about the company’s innovative web filtering solution: WebTitan.
WebTitan is an easy to use and highly effective web filtering solution that has been developed to protect small to medium sized businesses from a wide range of online threats. WebTitan is easy to deploy, effortless to manage, and easy to sell to partners. It is an ideal security solution for MSPs and Service Providers to add to their service offerings.
At Xchange 2016, MSPs and Service Providers will be able to find out why web filtering is so important for small to medium sized businesses, and how easy it is to use the product to increase partner revenue and cash flow.
On Sunday August 21, TitanHQ Sales Director Conor Madden will be explaining how MSPs and Service Providers can become security titans and significantly boost revenue.
Conors talk, entitled “Become A Security Titan: Web Filtering Solutions That Can Drive Growth for Solution Providers” will arm MSPs and Service Providers with all the information they need to be able to easily sell WebTitan to their partners. Conor will also detail some of the biggest threats that TitanHQ’s customer base has had to deal with, as well as demonstrating the extent to which those threats have increased in recent years.
As TitanHQ CEO Ronan Kavanagh explains, ‘Security threats such as the continued growth of ransomware have created optimal market conditions for TitanHQ’s high margin, best of breed cloud service. Ronan points out “We are now seeing a significant increase in Service Providers adding our web filtering to their service stack. Our cloud services are easy to bundle, have minimal IT support, no upfront investment and will increase partner revenue and cash flow.”
In addition to attending Conor’s talk, be sure to book an appointment with the TitanHQ team. Appointments can be arranged in advance by emailing info@titanhq.com
Xchange 2016 will be taking place in San Antonio, Texas between August 21st – 23rd. You can find out more about the event here.
For further information on WebTitan for MSPs and Service Providers, click here.
by TitanHQ News | Aug 15, 2016 | Spam News, SpamTitan News, TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News
McDonalds (Philippines) is the latest fast food chain to choose TitanHQ as its partner to protect employees from phishing attacks.
McDonalds operates more than 500 restaurants in the Philippines and all of those restaurants will now be protected with TitanHQ’s anti-spam solution, SpamTitan. Under the terms of the agreement, TitanHQ has been tasked with keeping employee inboxes free from email spam and protecting its network from other email-borne threats such as malware and ransomware.
Email spam has declined in recent years following the take down of large botnets by international task forces, yet the threat from phishing has never been greater. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) has recently released a report that shows phishing attacks in 2016 have spiked. In the first quarter of the year, APWG reported there were more phishing attacks “than at any other time in history”.
Phishing attacks have also become far more sophisticated, making it harder for employees to identify phishing emails. Unfortunately, all it takes is for one employee to fall for a single phishing email for a network to be compromised. Employing a robust and powerful anti-spam solution has never been more important.
SpamTitan was chosen to protect all McDonalds restaurants in the Philippines for the excellent level of protection offered, but also due to the simplicity of the solution. As McDonalds (Philippines) IT manager Ramon Rivera III explains, “SpamTitan’s best feature is that it simply works as promised with immediate results. The product is incredibly powerful and yet simple to manage.”
The increase in phishing attacks and the rise in the use of ransomware has prompted many fast food chains to re-evaluate their cybersecurity defenses; however, it is not only employees that need to be protected.
McDonalds has recently announced that it will also be taking action to reduce the risk to customers who connect to its in-restaurant Wi-Fi networks. In order to protect minors, McDonalds will be implementing a web filtering solution to prevent users of its restaurant Wi-Fi networks from accessing pornography. All McDonalds restaurants are to be protected by a web filtering solution which will prevent inappropriate web content from being accessed by any of its customers.
McDonalds is setting an example which other fast food chains are following. After the decision to start offering family-friendly Wi-Fi was announced by McDonalds, Starbucks followed suit. The coffee shop chain is currently looking for a web filtering solution to ensure its coffee shop Wi-Fi networks are 100% family friendly.
by TitanHQ News | Jul 20, 2016 | MSP News, TitanHQ News
The HostingCon Global 2016 Conference is the global event for the cloud and service provider ecosystem, and is the only conference in North America geared exclusively for the hosting and cloud community.
The conference offers the opportunity to find out more about the latest industry news, innovations, and technology serving the hosting and cloud community. The HostingCon Global 2016 Conference is a must-visit event for hosting and cloud providers, MSPs, ISVs, VARs, and value-added service providers.
We are delighted to announce that TitanHQ’s MSP Program Manager, Eric Simpson, will be attending this year’s conference on July 24, 2016 and will be meeting with MSPs and potential partners interested in adding TitanHQ’s WebTitan web filtering solution to their service offerings.
TitanHQ developed WebTitan to be an easy to implement and cost-effective web filtering solution for small to medium sized enterprises. The 100% cloud-based solution is ideal for MSPs who want to start offering a web filtering service to their clients.
WebTitan offers a number of advantages for MSPs, including a recurring revenue model, short sales cycle, generous margins, and minimal IT service and management overhead.
Web Filtering in the News
Small, medium and large businesses in the United States are being urged to employ a web content filtering solution for Wi-Fi networks to ensure that minors are not exposed to potentially harmful website content such as pornography.
Internet safety organizations and child protection organizations have been petitioning some of the nation’s largest retail outlets, restaurants, and coffee shop chains requesting the use of web filtering solutions for Wi-Fi networks.
Free Wi-Fi networks are increasingly being used to download pornographic material, while illegal website content such as child pornography is being uploaded and shared due to the added degree of anonymity that free public Wi-Fi offers. Consumers are now actively seeking out family friendly Wi-Fi access points and are avoiding businesses that fail to block inappropriate website content.
In the past week, after being petitioned by Enough is Enough – one of the most active internet safety organizations in the United States – and the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, Starbucks announced that the decision has been taken to start using a web content filtering solution to prevent the accessing of pornography in its coffee shops. McDonalds also announced this week that a web filtering solution has now been implemented to block pornography in its U.S. restaurants.
With Web filtering in the news and increasing pressure being placed on organizations to offer clean, family-friendly Wi-Fi access to customers, an increasing number of organizations are now looking for web filtering solutions to block pornography and prevent other types of undesirable website content from being accessed via their Wi-Fi networks.
Meet TitanHQ at the HostingCon Global 2016 Conference
If you are an MSP and would like to incorporate web filtering into your service offerings, or you are interested in partnering with TitanHQ, please book an appointment with Eric Simpson – TitanHQ’s MSP Program Manager – at the HostingCon Global 2016 Conference.
by News | May 3, 2016 | TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News
TitanHQ was recognized at this year’s 2016 Red Herring Europe Awards as being one of the most promising private technology ventures in Europe, gathering a Red Herring top 100 Europe Award.
Red Herring is a prestigious media company that unites venture investors and business decision makers with the world’s best technology innovators. Each year, nominated companies in the European business region are evaluated on 20 criteria including technology innovation, disruptive impact, proof of concept, financial performance, quality of management, market footprint, and execution of strategy.
While the potential of a company is assessed, the Red Herring awards panel also look at each company’s track record. Many award programs recognize potential, yet the Red Herring awards look much deeper and cut through all the hype. The Red Herring Top 100 Europe Awards list therefore helps venture investors discover the best business opportunities in the industry and provides unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy.
The editors at Red Herring were amongst the first to recognize the potential of some of today’s best known companies including Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, YouTube, Alibaba, and Google.
Being selected for the Red Herring Europe Awards is a tremendous achievement, and one that is becoming harder each year. According to Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring, “Each year, the competition gets tougher but we believe TitanHQ demonstrates the vision, drive and innovation that define a Red Herring Top 100 company.”
In the words of Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of TitanHQ, “This recognition from Red Herring combined with our recent awards is a wonderful acknowledgment of how our security solutions are resonating with businesses today.” Ronan went on to say, “The investments we have been putting into continually developing our email and web security solutions over the last five years is making the difference not just for our business, but for our customers’ businesses too.”
by News | Apr 6, 2016 | TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News
Each year, the Information Technology Association of Galway (ITAG) hosts a glittering awards ceremony to celebrate local companies that have made exceptional contributions in the field of Information Technology.
Each year a host of companies are assessed for their contributions and achievements over the course of the year. The main aim of the award program is to encourage, promote, and strengthen the Information technology industry in the west of Ireland and to encourage growth in the IT sector. The ITAG award program is now in its 14th year and has helped to raise awareness of the efforts of West of Ireland companies and to promote the sterling work of Galway-based technology companies.
The highly coveted ITAG Awards are issued for excellence and help to promote new talent, recognize the potential in start-up organizations, celebrate IT in the community, and special achievements by individuals working in the IT sector.
The effort and commitment of the TitanHQ team was recognised this year, with the company receiving the 2016 Enterprise Award for excellence and for TitanHQ’s outstanding contribution as product innovators.
The awards panel rated TitanHQ as a center of technical excellence, a driver of regional economic growth, and for the company’s contributions in Galway and around the world.
The ITAG award is the latest in a string of awards bestowed upon the TitanHQ in recent months, adding to the SC (Secure Computing) magazine award, a Red Herring award, three consecutive awards from Virus Bulletin, and CRN’s (Computer Reseller News) Coolest Vendor.
At the awards ceremony Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of TitanHQ thanked the TitanHQ team and said “This recognition from ITAG combined with our recent awards is a wonderful acknowledgment of how our security solutions are resonating with businesses today.”
ITAG Awards 2016 at The Meyrick Hotel, Friday 22nd April. Photograph by David Ruffles – (Left to Right) Sean Doherty, Sinead Feehily, Caroline Cawley (ITAG), Neil Farrell, Ronan Kavanagh, & Martin Cooke.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 2, 2016 | MSP News, TitanHQ News
The Wi-Fi Now Conference will be taking place at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel, Tysons, Virginia – USA between April 19 and 21, 2016. The Wi-Fi Now Conference brings together Wi-Fi industry experts from around the world and showcases some of the most exciting developments in Wi-Fi, including some of the most innovative in-home and enterprise security solutions.
The Wi-Fi Now conference is a ‘must visit’ event for anyone involved in the Wi-Fi industry. The event allows attendees to discover what’s next in Wi-Fi directly from the Wi-Fi Alliance. TitanHQ are sponsoring this year’s enterprise, home and security day along with Tessco Technology and Microsoft on day 1 of the 2016 Wi-Fi Now Conference. Enterprise, Home and Security Day addresses the security challenges faced by enterprises and home WiFi network users.
TitanHQ will be using the event to showcase WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi – A Wi-Fi security solution for the enterprise that combines robust web filtering with malware protection for Wi-Fi networks.
WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi has been developed for service providers – MSPs and ISPs – Wi-Fi hotspot providers, and enterprises that want to secure their Wi-Fi networks and control the content that can be accessed by customers, clients, and employees.
WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi is quick and easy to implement, has a low management overhead, offers exceptional protection from web-borne threats, and is a cost-effective solution that allows acceptable use policies to be easily enforced.
TitanHQ’s Eric Simpson will be speaking at this year’s event. Eric has a deep understanding of both the Wi-Fi and managed service provider industries, and will be speaking about the importance of securing Wi-Fi connections and the benefits that can be gained from implementing a web filtering solution.
TitanHQ will be at booth #15 in the exhibition hall. To find out more about how WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi can benefit your organization, stop by and visit the team.
by TitanHQ News | Feb 4, 2016 | TitanHQ News
Mocha Beans, the Galway-based coffee shop chain, has recently implemented TitanHQs WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi and has become the first chain of coffee shops in the Republic of Ireland to be accredited under the Friendly Wi-Fi Scheme.
The Friendly Wi-Fi Scheme was created in the UK in 2014 in collaboration with the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) and the Registered Digital Institute. The Friendly Wi-Fi Scheme is the world’s first public Wi-Fi accreditation scheme, and was developed to ensure that public Wi-Fi networks can be used by children and young people without them being placed at risk of accessing inappropriate website content such as pornography, child abuse imagery, videos, and websites.
The Friendly Wi-Fi Scheme was developed after concern was raised by children’s charities that minors could be easily subjected to inappropriate website content while accessing public Wi-Fi networks.
Any establishment displaying the Friendly Wi-Fi symbol has had its Wi-Fi network checked and verified by an independent body to ensure that content filters have been applied that block inappropriate material.
TitanHQ is a Proud Supporter of the Friendly Wi-Fi Scheme
TitanHQ is a proud supporter of the friendly Wi-Fi scheme. By using WebTitan Cloud for WiFi, operators of Wi-Fi hotspots can carefully control the website content that can be accessed by customers. WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi can be configured to block adult content such as pornographic images, videos, and websites, and prevents Wi-Fi users from accessing any of the sites contained in the Internet Watch Foundation’s URL blacklist.
Not only does WebTitan Cloud for Wi-Fi prevent the accessing of inappropriate and illegal website content, the web filtering solution also blocks phishing websites and malware to ensure the Internet can be accessed securely and safely by all users.
Mocha Beans recently chose TitanHQ to provide its customers with clean and safe internet access. According to Cathal Keogh, MD of Mocha Beans, “Providing guest Wi-Fi in a coffee shop or restaurant is now expected. It was important for us to ensure we did everything possible to protect guests while using our free Wi-Fi service.”
In the words of Ronan Kavanagh, CEO at TitanHQ, “Today’s businesses know that security threats are evolving rapidly and constantly. For those offering public Wi-Fi, WebTitan for Wi-Fi allows them to deliver secure browsing via the cloud on any device, anytime.”
by TitanHQ News | Oct 23, 2015 | TitanHQ News
TitanHQ has announced it is to create 10 new highly skilled technology jobs in Galway. The recruitment drive is part of an expansion that will see the TitanHQ’s workforce in Galway increase to 40 members. The jobs will be created over the next year to allow the company to grow internationally.
The recruitment drive has already started and candidates are now being sought for the new information technology jobs. The positions include software developers, technical support engineers, software testers, and web developers at all levels.
TitanHQ is headquartered in Galway and has offices in the United States in Florida, along with 75 partner offices around the world. The company was formed in 1999 and has enjoyed rapid growth on the back of significant investments.
The company has recently completed rebranding, changing its name from SpamTitan Technologies to TitanHQ; a change that reflects the diverse range of IT security products now being offered. Those products include new cloud security solutions for the enterprise and email and Internet security products for internet service providers and managed service providers.
The company has enjoyed consistent year-on-year growth over the course of the past five years and the creation of the new positions will allow the company to continue to develop its product range further.
TitanHQ’s email and Internet security products – SpamTitan anti-spam solutions, WebTitan web filtering solutions, and ArcTitan email archiving software –are used by small to medium-sized businesses in a wide range of industries including healthcare, finance, transport, education, technology, energy, and retail. TitanHQ has recently expanded its customer base and now has customers in 129 countries around the world.
According to TitanHQ CEO Ronan Kavanagh, “This recruitment drive is the next step in our growth plan… these new positions will be key in fueling our future growth.”
If you would like to be part of the TitanHQ team, visit TitanHQ.com for details of the latest vacancies, or drop the team a line on email at careers@titanhq.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 24, 2015 | TitanHQ News
Galway, IE and Tampa, FL, 11th August, 2015 – TitanHQ formerly SpamTitan Technologies, a world leader in email and web security solutions for business, is preparing for the future by incorporating all their great products under one umbrella brand. SpamTitan Technolgies (now TitanHQ) has undergone a total brand review and today unveiled its new company name, TitanHQ, logo and website to support its continued evolution as a cutting edge provider of email and web security solutions.
Commenting on the TitanHQ rebrand, CEO, Ronan Kavanagh said “As our customers’ needs have evolved so too has our product suite. We have added great new products and product brands such as SpamTitan, WebTitan and ArcTitan. The company continues to respond to consumer demand and this rebrand is part of this response. We now feel it is right to incorporate all of our great products under one umbrella brand which will allow us communicate one core message through one central platform to our customers”.
With an entrepreneurial spirit, TitanHQ formerly SpamTitan Technologies, was founded in 1999 and has increased its suite of products and services during the course of the past 16 years to be at the forefront of email and web security technology. Continuing in that spirit, later this month, TitanHQ will release SpamTitan 6.09 which includes new RBL management functionality much requested by customers offering Managed Services (MSPs).
TitanHQ has had seen aggressive growth over the past 5 years largely through new disruptive products, the introduction of cloud security services as well as through relationships with channel partners worldwide. As the company continues to grow, leadership has made several changes to keep up with demand and plan for the future. Kavanagh is keen to emphasize that the rebrand is not about casting aside history or forgetting where TitanHQ came from — “It’s about honouring and embracing everything we have become and everything we are working toward. And we want to make sure that everyone knows where to find our security solutions in one place……and that we are here to help.”
About TitanHQ
TitanHQ provides small and medium sized businesses worldwide with comprehensive network security protection through their award-winning suite of email and web security solutions. In operation since 1999 TitanHQ has a deep understanding of the increasingly complex IT threats that face IT professionals today. Offering businesses a comprehensive, yet affordable subscription-based suite of security solutions that incorporates the latest spam and virus protection, web security and email archiving technology.
With an impressive 92.4 % customer retention rate the company has customer in 129 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Galway, Ireland, the company also operates a US office in Tampa, Florida as well as 75 partner offices worldwide.
by TitanHQ News | May 13, 2015 | SpamTitan News
UK PC Magazine recently reviewed Kaspersky Anti Virus 2015. The solution has recently got top ratings in tests by six independent labs. The review reported ‘Excellent antiphishing scores. Simple settings. Quick, easy install.” And Kaspersky AV is included as standard in the full range of SpamTitan email security solutions.
From the review “All the antivirus testing labs that I follow include Kaspersky's products in their testing, and Kaspersky earns universally high marks. ICSA Labs and West Coast Labs certify Kaspersky for malware detection and cleaning; West Coast Labs adds "Platinum Checkmark" certification. Kaspersky participated in all 12 of the most recent tests by Virus Bulletin and earned VB100 certification in 10 of them”.
READ FULL REVIEW HERE
by TitanHQ News | May 8, 2015 | SpamTitan News
SpamTitan was awarded its 32nd Virus Bulletin award for its combined high spam catch rate and low rate of false positives. SpamTitan today announced that it has once again been awarded a Virus Bulletin test award. The Virus Bulletin anti-spam test is an independent global publication specific to the field of spam, viruses and related malware.
SpamTitan delivers unprecedented protection including an extremely high spam catch rate of 99.9%. Not only did SpamTitan have an extremely high spam catch rate, it combined that with a low number of false positives, an excellent result when compared with all of the products tested. Martijn Grooten, author of the Virus Bulletin Anti-spam comparative review stated that ‘the product’s 32nd VBSpam award is as well deserved as ever.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 13, 2015 | TitanHQ News
Cybersecurity Ventures has announced the Q2 2015 edition of the Cybersecurity 500 list. The list is a global compilation of cybersecurity solutions and service firms worth watching. SpamTitan Technologies came in at number 123 for Q2 up from number 393 in the previous quarter. “We recognise the importance of being included on such a significant industry list as the Cybersecurity 500. At SpamTitan, our staff are assisting our customers on a daily basis in dealing with the constant threat of cyber attack, and this is now as important for the smaller businesses as it is for the fortune 500 company. We are delighted to be working with Cybersecurity 500 in highlighting the need for vigilance and raising awareness for all businesses.”” says Ronan Kavanagh, CEO, SpamTitan Technologies.
So far, only four companies on the list come from Ireland; email and web security vendor SpamTitan Technologies headquartered in Galway, Netfort, VigiTrust and PixAlert. The list is based on the recommendations of a range of experts including CISOs, VCs, security professionals rather than simply reflecting size and revenue. According to Steve Morgan, founder and CEO at Cybersecurity Ventures. “We do not think a list of the largest cybersecurity companies is useful to our target audience of cyber and IT security decision makers, evaluators, and recommenders”. “They already know who the biggest vendors are. Instead, we give a nod to the hottest and most innovative companies” says Morgan.
The Cybersecurity 500 is online at www.Cybersecurity500.com
by TitanHQ News | Apr 10, 2015 | MSP News, Spam News
What can SpamTitan anti spam do for Managed Service Providers? Interview with anti spam, email security, anti malware Steven Kenny, Head of Support Services, SpamTitan Technologies.
Can you start by telling us about SpamTitan?
Steven : SpamTitan began producing email security solutions over 15 years ago, and now provides powerful email and web security solutions to businesses worldwide. Security and networks have grown more complicated in the past 15 years, but SpamTitan has remained focused on delivering easy-to-use solutions that are comprehensive but not complex.Who do the experts turn to when they need a security solution? Seventy-three percent of SpamTitan’s customers are Managed Service Providers or system integrators. SpamTitans’ security solutions are used by network administrators and IT managers in 124 countries.
What Does the Email Threat Landscape Look Like Today for MSPs?
Steven : Email threats are increasing and getting more sophisticated, putting MSPs’ customers, their finances, and their identities at risk. MSPs may find their very survival as businesses under threat. Their antagonists, originally the hackers down the street, are now highly professional international crime gangs that are often based in Russia or China where law enforcement can’t get to them. Their attacks are getting increasingly sophisticated, with damage that might be evident immediately but sometimes isn’t apparent for years.
The most devastating attacks often start with a seemingly innocuous email. The recent Carbanak financial attack where a hacker group stole as much as $1 billion from banks and other financial companies worldwide since 2013 started with a simple phishing email. The target breach from last year was a massive assault that exposed the credit card and personal data of more than 110 million customers, appears to have started with a malware-laced email sent to employees at a firm that did business with Target. Anyone operating a data center—or anyone just connecting to the Internet–needs to make fighting spam and malware a top priority. Everyone who goes online must have the tools to fight phishing and social engineering.
Let’s talk about email. How do you convey the importance of email protection in today’s culture?
Steven : Email is still an important business tool. It’s also the favourite method of entry for attackers. No news there. As a gateway to sensitive customer information, crucial databases, and other valuable data, email remains one of the most effective threat vectors around.
Email is older than the web, which may mean that it’s lost some of its lustre. Many see social media platforms as more exciting, and the fact that email is non-proprietary means no one is pushing its agenda. But email is actually growing in influence; as the number of internet users grow, so does email usage. Every social media account requires an email address, and most people have more than one.
Email security solutions need to continue to evolve to keep up with the increasingly sophisticated attacks that threaten all of us. At SpamTitan, we do our best to educate the IT community and potential customers on the consequences of doing nothing. Putting the right protection in place is key. Prevention is cheaper and easier than dealing with the damage and financial loss resulting from a successful hacking attack.
What should MSPs be doing today to protect themselves from email threats?
Steven: MSPs often provide email security as a service. One customer getting hacked can result in the IP address for many customers getting hacked – a single bot on the network can bring down the service for multiple customers. Preventing IP blacklisting in the first place is critical; MSPs need to ensure the anti-spam solution they deploy has features such as IP rotation, bandwidth throttling, and rate controls, allowing limits to be set for emails sent per unit time, size, domain and per mailbox. If a potential blacklisting event is detected, the solution also needs to alert the network administrators so action can be taken. MSP IP addresses can be very well protected by using specific features within SpamTitan like Rate Controls and IP Delivery Pool features.
MSPs see their margins squeezed by commoditisation of services by technology giants. They need more cost effective infrastructure and technology at the same time as they’re being pressured to continuously improve customer service. MSP margins, which directly affect profits, are being squeezed by the economy, competition, and the need to keep up with technology. MSPs customer vary and some like more control of the service provided than others. With SpamTitan MSPs can delegate administration of domain groups and/or domains to their customers, this provides some control to the customer and also frees up the MSPs time to deal with other issues.
Attackers still rely on email as a method for deploying malware, whether via advanced phishing attacks, drive by downloads – the list of threat delivery methods is increasing all the time. There is no single cure for these persistent and increasing threats. Powerful email security (inbound and outbound filtering) provides a barrier for attackers to overcome. SpamTitan includes the latest version of the Kaspersky anti-virus software which offers zero-day threat detection via Cloud based signatures. MSPs need to deliver consistent protection. A heavily layered security solution like SpamTitan successfully delivers this integrated approach.
What kind of MSPs use SpamTitan?
Steven : MSPs looking to offer their customers world-class email security without the requirement of sophisticated infrastructure, expensive expertise, or massive time investment for what should ideally be an invisible service. Because spam filtering is considered to be an integral part of an email service MSPs, customers aren’t willing to pay extra for it.
The MSP customers who use SpamTitan are knowledgeable and know what they want in a solution. Many are moving from cumbersome and overly complex products. They know what they need to find in an alternative that really works for them.
What’s the most common feedback you get from MSP customers?
Steven : How easy SpamTitan is to set up and the fact that once deployed there are no reports of customers being hit by spam or email viruses. It’s not surprising that our solution is so successful; it uses multiple layers of testing and filtering and comes with double anti-virus protection.
Our MSP appreciate the fact that SpamTitan is easy to use, easy to manage, and extremely affordable compared to other solutions they’ve tested. A major reason why MSPs invite SpamTitan into their product portfolio is the attractive pricing. With MSP margins shrinking MSPs are very careful about planning their technology to give them the edge in the market and to provide reasonable returns, and they find they can depend on SpamTitan to deliver.
If you would like to find out more about SpamTitan and how it can help you offer a more secure and profitable service we would be delighted to hear form you. You can email us at info@spamtitan.com or call +1 813 304 2544 (US) or +353 91 545555 (IRL).
by TitanHQ News | Mar 31, 2015 | Spam News
Irish security firms were noticeably lacking from the latest Cybersecurity 500, a recently setcyber security, network security up global listing of the “hottest” firms in the cybersecurity sector. So far, only two companies come from Ireland; email and web security vendor SpamTitan Technologies headquartered in Galway and VigiTrust in Dublin.
Launched last October by a Californian Research company. The firm behind the Cybersecurity 500 explains that the intention was to create a list of firms worth watching rather than simply reflecting size and revenue. The list is based on the recommendations of a range of experts including CISOs, VCs, security professionals encountered at global security events and during research. The company explain that none of the companies listed paid anything simply to be included.
by TitanHQ News | Jan 1, 2015 | Spam News
Data breaches and cyberattacks are scary and not just for consumers but also for IT professionals and small business owners. It’s hard to really grasp the level of fear that these attacks generate. Successful cyberattacks cost businesses a lot of money by scaring away investors and customers not to mention the expensive damage that can be done to an organizations computer network. The average cost of cyber crime attacks per organisation in the United States is estimated at 12.69 million U.S. dollars. Second-ranked is Germany averaging 8.13 million U.S. dollars in damages per company attack.
Here’s a discouragingly long list of some of the biggest retail cyber attacks of the past year.
Sony. One of the most recent hacks, the Sony break-in compromised 47,000 social security numbers, sometimes with accompanying names, birth dates, and addresses.
Neiman Marcus. One of the first announced hacks of the year, the Neiman Marcus attack actually took place in 2013. The data breach set off alerts in the company’s security system 60,000 times. The data of 350,000 customers was compromised.
Sally Beauty. Slightly better than the Neiman Marcus breach. Only—only!—280,000 unlucky customers had their data compromised.
White Lodging. White Lodging is a hotel management company that manages franchises for hotels such as the Hilton, Marriott, and Sheraton. In February it was announced that there had been a data breach in the restaurants and gift shops in 14 of the managed hotels.
Michaels. The craft supply store announced in January that the credit card information of 2.6 million customers had possibly been exposed in a breach that lasted eight months. Not only that: in its subsidiary Aaron Brothers stores, another 400,000 cards may have been compromised.
Affinity Gaming. The company, which manages casinos, announced that they found evidence in May that their credit card system had been hacked.
Bebe Stores. The women’s clothing chain confirmed in December that there had been a data breach in November in their 175 retail stores.
Staples. Staples announced in December that it had suffered a data breach occurring over a period of six months that compromised 1.16 million credit and debit cards. The data breach was discovered because the stolen card information was being used for fraudulent purchases.
Albertsons. Cyber thieves hacked into a series of stores under the Albertsons’ umbrella, including SuperValu, Acme, Shaw’s Supermarket, Hornbacher’s, Star Market, Cub Foods, Farm Fresh, Shop ‘N Save, and Shoppers Food & Pharmacy.
PF Changs. In June, the restaurant chain announced that a security breach had occurred that affected the information of its customers at 33 restaurants.
UPS. UPS announced in August that credit card information might have been compromised at 51 UPS stores.
Dairy Queen. The Dairy Queen breach may have affected 600,000 unfortunate ice cream lovers.
Goodwill. The Goodwill breach compromised 868,000 debit and credit cards.
Home Depot. This was one of the hugest breaches of the year, with a mind-boggling 56 million debit and credit cards affected.
Sourcebooks. Sourcebooks is an online bookseller. Its online system was hacked last spring, with data from just over 5,000 customers being stolen.
Kmart. Kmart revealed in October that a data breach had taken place in its system.
Staples. The Staples breach may have compromised the credit and debit card information of 1.16 million customers.
Domino’s Pizza. The pizza chain had the information of 650,000 customers in Belgium and France stolen and held for ransom by the hacking group Rex Mundi.
EBay. Hackers absconded with name, address, phone number, and birth date information on 145 million accounts.
Jimmy John’s. The sandwich chain announced in September that credit and debit card information had been compromised at 216 outlets.
Spec’s. This Texas wine chain suffered a 17-month breach that compromised the information of perhaps 550,000 customers.
Whew, pretty bad, so perhaps it’s not surprising the Secret Service estimated that 1,000 American merchants were affected by attacks like this during the summer of 2014 and that many of them didn’t even know it. It’s war out there, and according to the Ponemon Institute, only one-third of computer security experts say they do continuous database monitoring. Twenty-two percent say they don’t monitor at all, which makes winning the war a challenge.
Although many organizations are still lacking confidence in their ability to prevent a cyber attack or data breach there are many highly-developed and proven security tools available that provide a vital layer of protection from security threats to help IT Pros secure their organizations.
by TitanHQ News | Sep 29, 2014 | Spam News, SpamTitan News
Galway, IE, Sept 29th 2014 – SpamTitan Technologies, a leading producer of business email and web security solutions, today announced the availability of ArcTitan, a powerful cloud based email archiving solution targeted at helping small and medium sized enterprises. The solution integrates seamlessly with most existing corporate email mail servers in use today including including MS Exchange 07/13,Lotus Domino, Kerio, MDeamon, Zimbra, Google Apps, Office 365.
In today’s corporate world, email remains the most critical business application. ArcTitan provides a simple yet powerful solution to offload email storage, streamline search and compliance needs, and give users permissions-based access to any email message. ArcTitan is simple to access and requires little administrative effort. These comprehensive features ensure ease of use and take the burden off of system administrators. With ArcTitan businesses have peace of mind that they have a secure copy of every email, even if deleted from servers”, said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO, SpamTitan Technologies.
With non-compliance regulations bringing fines and threats of imprisonment, businesses are looking to deploy systems that archive email communications in a compliant way. For many organisations, this can become an organisational and storage nightmare. ArcTitan helps organizations in highly regulated industries ensure compliance in the case of an audit. “Most archiving legislation now calls for a 7 year retention period, these regulations and penalties mean organisations are often under pressure to find a solution that allows them to comply but in the easiest and most affordable way”.
Outside of regulated industries, ArcTitan can help organizations comply with acts of legislation such as the Federal Rules for Civil Disclosure and the EU´s General Data Protection Regulation. Under the EU´s General Data Protection Regulation, organizations that collect, process or retain the personal data of EU citizens will be subject to privacy and security laws similar to those in regulated industries. Furthermore, with ArcTitan´s fast search and retrieval engine, data access requests allowed by the Regulation can be conducted quickly and more efficiently than with other data storage methods.
ArcTitan has been designed with both the flexibility and control organizations need to meet changing business requirements. The ArcTitan solution delivers the following benefits:
- Peace of mind –robust and redundant hosting as the Infrastructure is built on Amazons Virtual Private Cloud on AWS. We also do backups of our whole infrastructure.
- Complete Security
- Mail is fully encrypted, you can use TLS Encryption to send us your email, and when it is stored, it is stored encrypted using AES 128 encryption.
- We use passwords that are hashed and encrypted to control access with inbuilt certificate management and delegated management.
- Disaster Recovery – should it arise that any event destroys your on premises mail server with ArcTitan you have an off-site back up with a global enterprise level infrastructure
- Reduce IT Budget – ArcTitan removes the cost of provisioning, management and upgrading hardware. With ArcTitan all of these costs are removed.
Highlighted features of ArcTitan include:
- Unlimited cloud based email archiving including inbound/outbound/internal email, folders, calendar and contacts
- Comprehensive Policy based archiving, including customizable retention periods and policies based on user, content and attachments plus many more Email Discovery – Easy email, file, contact based search and retrieval.
- Full Email Audit Capabilities
- Outlook plug in – allow users search their archive from their Outlook clients.
- NTML based single sign on for Windows users Bulk email import from PST, EML, MBOX and MSG Bulk email export to EML, PST, MSG, PDF, TIFF format Restore, delete and print options
- Safe search and automated search options
- Active Directory, LDAP, IMAP and Google Authentication options
- Secure- TLS encryption of email to ArcTitan, AES Encrypted Archive, Superfast Search™ – email compressed, Zipped, message de-duplication, attachment de-duplication allowing for the fastest search and retrieval Hosted Securely on Amazon AWS Web console access with multi-tiered and granular access options, you decide user access permissions.
- SMTP, IMAP, Milter, POP Connectors
“Using the near limitless capacity of the cloud for email archiving and search makes perfect sense and with ArcTitan it just couldn’t be simpler, more secure or cost effective” said Kavanagh. ArcTitan provides an extra layer of protection to the organisation. With ArcTitan Users can search, view and retrieve their email even from their own Outlook client. The solution also includes full email search functionality and legislative compatibilities for e-discovery, retention and audit compliance. The benefits far outweigh the low cost of setup (virtually nil) and ongoing costs.
by TitanHQ News | Jun 4, 2014 | SpamTitan News
In its 28th Virus Bulletin Test SpamTitan Earns Top 5 position based on High Spam Catch Rate of 99.81% and 0% False Positive Rate.
Galway, Ireland and Tampa, FL – June 4th 2014. Today SpamTitan Technologies announced the company’s email security solution has earned the VBSpam+ certification from Virus Bulletin, a leading security industry test. This is SpamTitans 28th consecutive Virus Bulletin antispam award and 4th VBSpam+ award for exceptional performance.
This month Virus Bulletin tested 15 anti-spam solutions looking at both spam catch rates and false positive rates. In addition to winning its 28th consecutive award, the report noted that SpamTitan was awarded a VBSpam+ award because of its zero false positive rate and high spam catch rate of 99.81%.
“When looking at deploying an email security solution, it’s important to evaluate vendors that have been validated by an independent, third-party such as Virus Bulletin,” said Ronan Kavanagh CEO SpamTitan Technologies. Commenting on the SpamTitan May test results Martin Grooten, Test Director said that SpamTitan anti-spam had ‘yet again no false positives and a spam catch rate that was only marginally lower than in the last test. The Irish product is thus well deserving of its fourth VBSpam+ award’.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 1, 2014 | SpamTitan News
SpamTitan Earns 27th Consecutive Virus Bulletin Antispam Award
Galway, Ireland and Tampa, FL – April 1st 2014. SpamTitan Technologies a world leader in business email and web security solutions today announced its business anti spam solution SpamTitan has been awarded its 27th consecutive Virus Bulletin certification in the VBSpam Awards.Virus Bulletin staff tested SpamTitan along with 14 other full antispam products from multiple countries for spam catch rates, false positive rates and the ability to handle ‘newsletters’ – updates and notifications from various organizations that had been explicitly subscribed to. SpamTitan once again finds itself with a top-five final score with both an excellent spam catch rate of 99.85% and a normal false positive rate of 0% . READ MORE
by TitanHQ News | Mar 10, 2014 | SpamTitan News
Tampa, FL and Galway, Ireland – 10th March 2014. SpamTitan Technologies will release v6.01 in April, a feature rich release of the award winning spam filter that offers considerable enhancements in usability, security and network management. With centralized management and control, and flexible on-premises or cloud deployment options, SpamTitan continues to deliver incredibly cost-effective and manageable capabilities. SpamTitan 6.1 due to be release early April will offer businesses enhanced and even more powerful email security with additional outbound mail relaying features, improved Application controls, and multiple UI enhancements.
We're really excited here at SpamTitan Technologies," said Sean Doherty Senior Product Developer . "We've put a lot of time and effort into the creation and launch of SpamTitan 6.1 it will be so rewarding to see all that hard work come to fruition in delivering these new features to our customers."
As part of the release of SpamTitan 6.1 in April users will see the introduction of advanced policy based rate controls which will allow the rejection or deferral of messages based on a number of criteria further protecting the system from spammers or spam-programs (also known as "spam-bots") that send large amounts of email to the server in a small amount of time.
SpamTitan 6.1 also sees the addition of support for sender based smarthosts. Sender dependent smarthosts provide the ability to relay mail outbound from a particular domain or email address through a specific relay or smarthost. This is used to ease the management of a single mail server with aliases, security, and Internet access rather than maintaining numerous local mail servers.
Another significant feature includes increased delegated administration functions and added support for outbound IP Delivery Pools providing increased protection for an organisations IP reputation and consequently increasing spam catch rate.
"Our mission here at SpamTitan Technologies is to provide secure, reliable and affordable email security solutions to our customers," said Eddie Monaghan, Channel Manager. "We're taking a very customer-centric approach to developing SpamTitan continually implementing customer feedback and feature requests into new product releases, I think that will really shine through in our feature-rich SpamTitan 6.1. Although the company hasn't specified an official launch date yet, we expect SpamTitan 6.1 will be available to all new and existing users within the next couple of weeks."
by TitanHQ News | Mar 4, 2014 | SpamTitan News
Tampa, FL and Galway, Ireland – 4th Mar 2014. What are some of the threats to your network security from social media and should you cut off your employee’s access to social media sites? How can SMB owners or IT guys protect the network security of the company? SpamTitan recently sponsored a survey by Osterman Research of 157 companies with an average of 1,470 employees as to perceptions about and experiences with malware. Here we look at a couple of observationnewss drawn from that report related to social media.
Perception of Social Media Threats
The survey shows that 14% of malware infections over the period November 2012-November 2013 were via social media and other interactive and collaborative type sites (i.e. Web 2.0). The graph below presents the results. As we can see, web surfing and social media are closely related in terms of the risks associated. Web surfing is the number one method by which companies are infected, social media platforms draw victims in.
How do companies perceive the risk-versus-benefit of social media?
More than half of the companies surveyed regard the leading social media sites to be legitimate business applications. This should mean they should not cut off access, because people might need those sites for their work.
Among the companies that consider these sites useful some have nonetheless written guidelines or implemented technology to these block these sites include:
- LinkedIn 21%
- YouTube 36%
- Facebook 40%
- Twitter 45%
- Skype 47%
As you can see, in the case of LinkedIn and Skype, some of these companies have cut off their access, yet they deem them useful. This suggests that their security policies and business policies do not line up. Contrast that with YouTube and Twitter where companies have not cut off when they should not.
Network Security issues with Social Media in the workplace.
The major security threat with social media is the same as with spam email: people’s curiosity, their sense of trust, and a lack of adequate security training. People have a tendency to trust these sites, because they are so well-known, considered reputable and people are not always aware of the dangers there. Plus there is the presumption to trust someone you know or someone who knows someone you know, which is how spammers gain access to post links on your wall. In security circles, the underlying issue is called “transitive trust.” The average popular website links to all sorts of sites and services, with the typical home page featuring lots of third-party links. Each of those links could potentially be used by hackers for malicious intent. Your website or service is only as secure as its weakest link – literally!. Transitive-trust hacking is not new. It occurs every time a banner ad running on an innocent website ends up linking to a malicious malware laden website.
The concept was considered in Clara Shih’s book ‘The Facebook era’ although a heavily business focused book it is very readable and supported by credible research.
She writes: Consider this example of transitive trust: In trying to reach Graham, I discover that we both know Kelly. Because Kelly trusts me, and Graham trusts Kelly, Graham is more likely to “transitively” trust me if Kelly provides a warm introduction or I at least mention Kelly when reaching out to Graham. Not actually knowing me himself, Graham doesn’t trust me as much as he trusts Kelly, but … I don’t need him to trust me just yet. All I need is to get my foot in the door, and my product, service, or personality hopefully can do the rest. I just need a chance to be heard.
Transitive trust is not a new concept; in fact, it is how human beings have been making important decisions since the dawn of civilization. The challenge in the past was about discovery. I might have had to ask a lot of people before I found someone who knew Graham well enough to provide an introduction. Social networking sites bring transparency and efficiency to discovering mutual ties.
Facebook and LinkedIn encourage you to friend or make contacts with people who you do not know directly. They do this if you give them access to your email contacts plus they match you up with people who have a common contact with you on their site. This way hackers can gain access to post message on your wall. Twitter does not have this problem, as you cannot post tweets directly on someone else´s wall. However anyone can post tweets and direct them to hashtags (#), which is where your employees would find them as they read about different topics.
LinkedIn and Twitter shorten the URLs you post there. As they do this, they say they check for malware. For example, when they block a site, LinkedIn says: “This link has been reported as participating in malicious behaviour or abuse. Facebook also says they scan for malware, but that did not prevent the Zeus virus from infecting users on their site last year. This virus waits until you visit a bank website and then steals your user id and password. If that person is your company financial controller or bookkeeper, that could be a big problem.
What about security issues relating to apps?
One of the inherent weaknesses with Facebook is that the apps that you install there can have access to post links on your wall. So they can post seemingly harmless links to infected sites without the user knowing that. Your Facebook friends will then see that link. Facebook has too many apps to scrutinize each carefully.
Finally, whatever defences you put in place, such as blocking sites completely or selectively blocking categories of sites – these are not going to work when people are using their own devices outside your network. They can infect their tablet or smartphone and then send that out in company mail inadvertently with a web email client or when they attach via VPN and use their mobile device to send company.
Wrapping up, one can deploy technology and improve security training to help mitigate the risks of social media. But it is probably not a good idea to cut off access to social media, as most business, news, and culture is or has moved online and people need to be able to gain access to that for work. Security is the most important focus area for business and IT decision makers in the context of their email and web solutions. Because of the significant potential for malware and other threats to impact organizations as they enter through corporate email systems, web applications, and social media tools – and the enormous potential for financial and other damage they can cause – decision makers must focus heavily on the specific solutions that will be employed, whether these solutions will be part of an integrated suite of solutions or implemented on a best-of-breed basis, and the models that will be used to deliver them.
by TitanHQ News | Feb 19, 2014 | Spam News
Tampa, FL and Galway, Ireland – 19th Feb 2014. The weather is almost too warm in Sochi for the Olympics. One needs adequate packed powder snow to ski, or at least to ski safely—instead, in Sochi, they have ice, plus clouds. Clouds make it difficult to see where you are going: when the sky and the ground are the same colour, you cannot distinguish heaven from earth. It is easy to get disoriented and suffer the sensation of not knowing whether you are skiing across the snow or floating above it.
But in Moscow, there is plenty of snow. There at Kaspersky (which is one of the anti virus solutions included with SpamTitan anti spam), security researchers and antivirus software developers are hunkered down in the double-paned-windowed-warmth of a Moscow winter, working long hours to find, expose, and the contain computer viruses.
What they found this week was Careto. This virus was lurking in the same place as a related virus found a few years ago. Kaspersky published a detailed forensic report to explain what they found. Some of this forensics you could have done yourself; other is much more complex. For example, they use the Linux program “strings” to extract text from the executable file. There they found comments and instructions that the programmer had written in Spanish, plus the name of the virus itself: Careto.
Servers used by attackers revealed 380+ victims from 31 countries.
Kaspersky says this Spanish word means “ugly face” or “mask”. According to Kaspersky ‘What makes The Mask special is the complexity of the toolset used by the attackers. This includes an extremely sophisticated malware, a rootkit, a bootkit, Mac OS X and Linux versions and possibly versions for Android and iOS (iPad/iPhone)’. It’s believed that some foreign government paid to develop the virus, because it works on so many systems, suggesting a large team and much effort. Data found by investigating and monitoring a set of command-and-control (C&C) servers used by the attackers revealed more than 380 unique victims from 31 countries. The main targets were government organisations including embassies, energy, oil and gas companies, research institutions, and activist’s and private equity firms.
Careto spreads using phishing. If you clicked on a mail containing their malicious link, you would have been sent to mock-up copies of El Pais, The Washington Post, El Especatdor, El Mundo, and Publico newpapers. The actual link is hidden. It says, for example: elpais.linkconf(dot)net. Careto infected some computers by exploiting a weakness in the 2012 version of Adobe Flash (Flash is used to display video in certain web pages.). The other attack was made by hiding an executable program in an otherwise harmless .jpeg picture file. The names are: dinner.jpg, waiter.jpg, and chef.jpg.
For victims a Catero malware infection spells disaster.
The virus intercepts all communication channels and collects information from the victim’s machine. Once installed, the virus steals encryption keys, records Skype calls, transcribes what you type, and listens in on data coming to and from your device. It then sends these stolen passwords, email addresses, and bank account numbers, and other secrets to a set of command and control servers, controlled by the hackers. One of these was found running inside a SoftLayer data centre, a cloud-service provider.
Detection is difficult because of stealth rootkit capabilities, built-in functionalities and additional cyber-espionage modules. Having made their discovery, Kaspersky was able to follow the virus’s forensic clues to show what computers were affected and provide lots of details about where the virus came from. Kaspersky Lab’s products detects and removes all known versions of The Mask/Careto malware so you are safe from Careto when using SpamTitan anti spam.
by TitanHQ News | Feb 6, 2014 | SpamTitan News
Galway, Ireland and Tampa, FL – February 6th 2014. The powerful email security solution SpamTitan continues to get top anti spam detection rates and excellent performance in the latest Virus Bulletin Test which took place in January 2014. SpamTitan hasn’t missed a Virus Bulletin comparative since 2009, and has maintained an impressive spam catch rate, false positive rate as well as keeping the VB team happy with good design and reliable performances.
According to Virus Bulletin test director Martin Grooten ‘with a spam catch rate of 99.73%, SpamTitan performs very well out of the box. A 26th consecutive VBSpam award is something to be proud of’. This time 18 full solutions were tested and this was the first time the new SpamTitan 6.00 version of the virtual appliance was tested. Read more about SpamTitan’s recent awards.
by TitanHQ News | Dec 5, 2013 | SpamTitan News
Tampa FL and Galway, Ireland – Dec 5th 2013. This month SpamTitan was awarded its 3rdVBspam+ award with an impressive spam catch rate and 0% false positive rate. According to Martijn Grooten, author of the Virus Bulletin anti-spam comparative review, SpamTitan was awarded a special VBSpam+ award for ‘a very impressive 99.75% of spam blocked’ combined with the fact that ‘the virtual appliance didn’t block a single legitimate email’ . This is SpamTitan’s 3rd VBspam+ award and 24th consecutive Virus Bulletin award since joining the Virus Bulletin test group.
According to SpamTitan Technologies CEO, Ronan Kavanagh ‘The Virus Bulletin tests set strict criteria that security solutions must meet before receiving an award. Thanks to its tight control and regularity it provides a unique overview of how robust and effective a solution is over time. We are delighted SpamTitan anti spam consistently achieves high marks. The November VBspam+ award is now the 24thconsecutive award for SpamTitan thanks to the continuous hard work of the SpamTitan developers. READ MORE
by TitanHQ News | Oct 1, 2013 | TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
Tampa FL and Galway, Ireland – Oct 1st 2013. SpamTitan Technologies today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with ADMTOOLS in Spain. ADM Tools is a leader in technology distribution and channel services delivering business security solutions across through their reseller network in Spain. The agreement is the first direct distribution agreement for SpamTitan Technologies in Spain and forms part of the company’s strategy to focus on growing and investing in its partner network.
This new partnership will greatly benefit SpamTitan’s Spanish resellers and customers and enable greater access to SpamTitan’s leading security solutions with the support of ADMTOOLS local channel services. According to Marcial Gonzalez, Channel Manager Iberia of SpamTitan, ‘The company has partnered with ADMTOOLS because of its experience as a security distributor, its detailed knowledge of the local security market, as well as its success and recent major growth”.
ADM Tools will distribute the complete range of SpamTitan Technologies solutions including SpamTitan spam filter and the WebTitan content filtering solution. All solutions are available in various deployment options including on premises, virtual and cloud. Víctor Orive, Global Sales & Marketing Manager at ADMTOOLS said “We are very excited about this new agreement with SpamTitan Technologies. We firmly believe that our partners will benefit from this refreshing new opportunity to offer superior solutions like SpamTitan anti-spam and WebTitan for web security to their customers at a very competitive price.
About ADMTools
VAD ADMTOOLS is a leader in solutions for IT management, servers and networks, in various areas such as content security, systems management and messaging solutions. ADMTOOLS is a company focused entirely to the distribution channel, offering the most advanced technological solutions of the global market for information technology.
ADMTOOLS markets its products exclusively through a network of distributors. ADMTOOLS is based in Burgos, Spain. For further information email: comercial@admtools.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 16, 2013 | MSP News, SpamTitan News
Tampa, FL and Galway, Ireland – 9th July 2013 – SpamTitan Technologies, a division of Copperfasten Technologies, today announced the launch ofthe SpamTitan Cloud service, powerful cloud based email filtering that protects your business and email users from Spam, Viruses and other Malware. The new SpamTitan Cloud service gives companies all the benefits of the multi-award-winning SpamTitan solution, without the high costs associated with deploying and managing local or virtual resources. With SpamTitan Cloud small- to medium-sized businesses receive unbeatable spam protection, improved network performance, and fail-safe reliability in an affordable package.
”Uptake of cloud computing is set to increase further in 2013 with cost savings and flexibility being the key motivators,” said SpamTitan Technologies CEO Ronan Kavanagh. “Today’s announcement marks the next generation deployment phase for the SpamTitan suite of email security solutions offering even more flexibility to our customers as well as increased efficiency, affordability and ease of use. We have always been innovative in our offerings – this takes that innovation to the next level.”
By using the SpamTitan Cloud service SMBs can configure SpamTitan to their exact requirements and be ready to block spam in minutes. Requiring no on-premises software or end user client software, set up is extraordinarily simple and quick. After account setup and MX record redirection to SpamTitan Cloud servers, email is automatically cleaned of 99.98% of spam, before any optional configuration changes.
Hosted e-mail services hold several advantages over their in-house counterparts but there are drawbacks as well. Each organisation needs to examine their individual requirement and circumstances before deciding on the best option. At SpamTitan Technologies we offer a full range of email security solutions including an appliance for in-house deployment as well as the cloud based service – both offering the same core functionality.
Appliance versus services
One advantage of using a service like SpamTitan Cloud is that the volume of mail coming to your internal network is greatly reduced – by 80 to 90 percent in most cases. SpamTitan Clouds robust clustered network infrastructure significantly lowers the risk that your e-mail service will fail.
SpamTitan Cloud also offers a buffer for your e-mail system. If your internal e-mail server fails or your Internet connection goes down, your email will accumulate on SpamTitan Cloud until your in-house problem is resolved. SpamTitan Cloud offers all the enterprise level features you find in the SpamTitan appliance options, such as unbeatable spam blocking of 99.98%+, double anti-virus protection, LDAP, Dynamic and aliases file recipient verification as well as SASL authentication and much more.
A fully featured free 14-day trial of of SpamTitan Cloud can be accessed from the SpamTitan website and used immediately to block spam, viruses and other email threats. Prices start at $450 for 50 users for 1 year, with no additional costs. Read more about SpamTitan Cloud.
by TitanHQ News | Aug 16, 2013 | SpamTitan News
Tampa FL and Galway, Ireland – August 15th 2013. Email and Web security company SpamTitan Technologies today announced that it has been named as finalist in 3 categories in the 2013 Computing Security Awards. The security solutions provider has reach the finalist position for its email anti-spam software SpamTitan in the ‘Best anti spam solution’ category, its robust web filtering solution WebTitan is finalist in the ‘Content Security Solution of the year’ category and the newly launched web filtering service WebTitan Cloud is finalist in the ‘Best SME security solution’ category.
SpamTitan was selected as a finalist along with 7 other security solutions from a pool of 80 security vendors nominated across the 3 categories. The process of selecting finalists was based on nominations from the Computing Security Magazine broad readership base comprised of security and technology experts from large, medium and small enterprises and representing all major vertical markets.
“This recognition showcases the strength of the SpamTitan range of security solution. Our email and web filtering solutions continue to successfully help thousands of companies worldwide to protect their organisations from malware, spam, phishing attacks, viruses and many other email and web threats. We provide powerful security solutions that are easy to implement and deploy with on-premises, virtual and cloud options available. The readers of Computing Security magazine representing real IT administrators and managers recognise this” said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO, SpamTitan.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 8, 2013 | TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
SpamTitan Technologies are delighted to announce they have entered into a distribution agreement with Habeas Data Mexico who will distribute the SpamTitan Technologies suite of email and web security solutions in Mexico . Habeas Data Mexico began operations in 2005 and have headquarters in San Pedro de los Pinos where they provide business security solutions to organisations across Mexico.
This new agreement forms part of SpamTitan Technologies ongoing strategy to focus on innovation and investment in its extensive partner network. This new partnership follows SpamTitans recent recognition as No 1 anti spam solution as voted by Computer Security Magazine and builds on SpamTitan’s global growth strategy.
‘Today, Habeas Data Mexico is positioned among the most important consolidated security companies in information technology and consulting services in Mexico. We are delighted to be able to offer the SpamTitan suite of security solutions across Mexico. We are sure both SpamTitan anti spam and the WebTitan web filtering solution will add value and allow us to ensure total quality and confidence to trading partners and also the end users’ says Fausto Escobar, CEO Habeas Data Mexico.
‘In Habeas Data Mexico we are confident we have found a distributor that is dedicated to developing distribution channels in Mexico allowing us to continue growing our customer base in this area. Partnering with Habeas Data Mexico will allow us to reach out further to this market so that more organizations can deploy our powerful and afforable email and web security solutions in the knowledge that they will be supported by a local trusted partner’ said Macrial Gonzalez, Channel Account Manager at SpamTitan Technologies for South and Central America.
About Habeas Data Mexico
Habeas Data Mexico (HD México) is a distributor offering security and information technologies solutions for the Mexican market through the commercialization of advanced security products. From the vision of a group of enthusiasts concerned about the growing threat environment , a team was built focused on eradicating the the risks these security threats represent. Habeas Data Mexico, SA de C.V started operations in 2005. For more information info@spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Mar 11, 2013 | TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
SpamTitan Technologies are delighted to announce they have entered into a distribution agreement with Aufiero Informática SRL who will distribute the SpamTitan Technologies suite of email and web security solutions across Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Perú, Paraguay, Uruguay and Bolivia.
Aufiero Informática SRL have headquarters in Buenos Aires where they provide business security solutions to organisations across South America. This new agreement forms part of SpamTitan Technologies ongoing strategy to focus on innovation and investment in its extensive partner network. This new partnership follows SpamTitans recent recognition as No 1 anti spam solution as voted by Virus Bulletin and builds on SpamTitans global growth strategy.
‘We offer many programs in the area of detection and removal of viruses and other threats including policies and backup solutions. We are delighted to be able to offer the SpamTitan suite of security solutions across our geography. We are sure both SpamTitan anti spam and the WebTitan web filtering solution will add value and allow us to ensure total quality and confidence to trading partners and also the end users’ says Osvaldo Aufiero, CEO Aufiero Informática SRL.
SpamTitan is very excited to be working with Aufiero Informática SRL as the company has a strong track record and specific, in-depth knowledge of the security environment in South America. Partnering with Aufiero Informática SRL will allow us to reach out further to this market so that more organizations can deploy our comprehensive and flexible email security solution in the knowledge that they will be supported by a local trusted partner’ said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of SpamTitan Technologies.
About Aufiero SRL
Aufiero Informática, founded in 2005, is a Wholesale Regional Software Distributor who specializes in representing software manufacturers and offering their products for individuals and companies, through their reseller network in Latin America. With a strong focus on channel business, it pride itself on exceptional customer service, technical and commercial knowledge and a strong marketing strategy on the web. Aufiero Informatica has a presence in all Spanish-speaking countries in South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Venezuela and Uruguay).
by TitanHQ News | Feb 4, 2013 | TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
SpamTitan Technologies today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with SecureSoft Distribution a leader in technology distribution of security solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. “We look forward to distributing SpamTitan Technologies products into the Australian and Pacific islands marketplace through our highly skilled reseller base” said Bastian Schattner, Distribution Manager at Securesoft Distribution. ‘We are seeing a lot of growth and opportunity in the Australia and Pacific islands for innovative business security solution that offer good value to our resellers – SpamTitan which was voted anti spam solution of the year in 2012 offers our channel partners both aggressive pricing and excellent margins’.
According to Eddie Monaghan, Channel Manager of SpamTitan Technologies the company has partnered with SecureSoft Distribution because of its experience as a security distributor with in-depth knowledge of the security market, as well as its success and major growth in the last five years.
‘We are delighted to announce the appointment of SecureSoft Distribution as our new distribution partner in Australia. By partnering with SecureSoft Distribution we can reach out further to the Australian market so that more organizations can deploy our comprehensive and flexible email security solution in the knowledge that they will be supported by a local trusted partner’ said Eddie Monaghan, Channel Manager at SpamTitan Technologies. “SpamTitan has seen demand steadily growing for its products, in particular the SpamTitan Virtual Appliance designed to run on the VMware suite of products has seen excellent growth over the past 2 years.”
About Securesoft SecureSoft Distribution offers state of the art security software solutions across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific islands. The companys’ goal is to distribute competitively-priced, simple, efficient and affordable anti-virus, anti spam and web filtering solutions to businesses across the region.
by TitanHQ News | Jan 18, 2013 | SpamTitan News
SpamTitan Technologies today announced the release of SpamTitan v5.12 . Release 5.12 includes a range of enhancements including greater Application controls as well as improved Zimbra support features, IPv6 support and new customization & language options. The latest version of SpamTitan includes further customization options which allows users, including managed service providers and channel partners, superior branding opportunities. The marketing benefits offered by these customisation tools allows MSPs further reinforce their branding message to business end user.
The complete SpamTitan anti spam service is now available in the Russian language. As well as the Russian language version SpamTitan now supports 14 languages options.
Improved Zimbra support features
SpamTitan 5.12 introduces built in integration options for Zimbra mail including recipient verification look up attributes giving customers using SpamTitan in a Zimbra environment increased confidence in SpamTitans ability to reduce the risk and complexity of implementing sophisticated mail and security solutions easily.
Application Control Features
The new release allows for further deployment options including the support of multiple network interfaces as well as port forwarding functionality. The addition of Alias IP Address support for multiple network interfaces allows for more flexible network management.
With the ability to specify multiple LDAP recipient verification servers SpamTitan 5.12 offers improved performance and provides for failover and redundancy if one of the verification servers becomes unavailable.
Enhanced IPv6 support
New features in SpamTitan 5.12 further enhance IPv6 support. SpamTitan are developing all products and services with an eye toward IPv6 readiness based on end user feedback. IPv6 supportability via the ‘Set up network’ user interface screen means a user can choose to deploy their SpamTitan anti spam gateway in an IPv6 network and implement effortlessly.
User Interface Enhancements
The latest release includes some wide-ranging user interface enhancements further improving the intuitive web UI and giving quick access to system information and management features. Significant changes have been made to the Network Setup screen, domain and user policy pages allowing user to make even more intuitive, simpler and straightforward (single click) changes.
All of the above new features and enhancements offer users increased flexibility and control, making SpamTitan easier to implement and use. The flexibility offered by these features along with the product’s reliability, capacity and tracking abilities is invaluable to dynamic environments. It is recommended that customers read all release notes fully prior to migrating to the latest version. For instruction on how to move to the latest version please visit our support page.
Pricing and Availability
All SpamTitan customers with a current license can move to SpamTitan 5.12 FREE of charge. SpamTitan anti spam is available in three flavours: SpamTitan ISO, SpamTitan for VMware and SpamTitan on Demand. Pricing starts at $395. For full pricing visit pur Pricing page.
by TitanHQ News | Nov 14, 2012 | TitanHQ News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 14th November 2012. Copperfasten Technologies the global providers of powerful yet easy-to-manage business email & web security solutions, today announced that An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D. will officially open their Galway office on the 16th November 2012. Copperfasten Technologies, which currently employs 20 people in Salthill, Co. Galway, Ireland was established in 2000 by former staff of DEC Galway. The company produces two security solutions for the B2B market –SpamTitan anti spam and the WebTitan web filtering solution for business, education and government. An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, TD, will perform the official opening on Friday next, November 16th, at 2.30pm.
Earlier this year Copperfasten Technologies announced it will create 37 new jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland in Galway. The expansion was based on new investment of €500k by Oyster Technology Investments Ltd and Enterprise Ireland. The investment will help fund a significant export-led growth plan that is forecast to more than treble sales over the next 3 years. It builds on previous significant investment in R&D by the firm, part-funded by Enterprise Ireland, to develop WebTitan, the company’s web security gateway appliance.
Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of Copperfasten Technologies said “I am delighted to have the Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD here today to open our new office and mark this very significant milestone in our company’s development. As a company we look forward to building on our success to date and increasing the foot print of our products internationally. We have seen fantastic adoption of our products and it is great to now be in a position to build on this. Email and web filters are critical tools as they provide the first line of defense in any organisation’’
by TitanHQ News | Oct 9, 2012 | SpamTitan News
SpamTitan Technologies the leading provider of email and web security solutions today announced that the company has been named a finalist in the SC Magazine Awards, the IT security industry’s leading awards program. SpamTitan has been named a finalist in the best anti malware solution category.
SpamTitans’ anti malware engine includes dual anti-virus protection and advanced heuristic scan analysis which provides zero hour response to suspicious or potentially malicious email, catching viruses and threats even before patterns can be isolated.
Ronan Kavanagh CEO of SpamTitan Technologies commented: “We are delighted to be participating in highly regarded annual awards. The team at SpamTitan Technologies work hard to produce unique and innovative products that we can be proud of and that offer powerful protection to organizations so they can focus on what’s most important to them.”
Entries in the Readers Trust, anti-malware category are chosen by a panel of readers who represent the circulation of SC Magazine. The Reader Trust Voting Panel is comprised of SC Magazine readers who have volunteered their time and experience to carefully consider each of the contenders in each category to cast votes. This panel represents a cross-section of SC Magazine readership, which is comprised of large, medium and small enterprises from all major vertical market. The finalists will be announced in the January 2013 issue of SC Magazine.
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by TitanHQ News | May 17, 2012 | TitanHQ News
Copperfasten Technologies, an email and web security business solutions company, today announced that it will create 37 new jobs supported by Enterprise Ireland in Galway. The expansion is based on new investment of €500k by Oyster Technology Investments Ltd and Enterprise Ireland. The investment will help fund a significant export-led growth plan that is forecast to more than treble sales over the next 3 years. It builds on previous significant investment in R&D by the firm, part-funded by Enterprise Ireland, to develop WebTitan, the company’s web security gateway appliance.
Copperfasten Technologies, which currently employs 15 people in Salthill, Co. Galway, Ireland was established in 2000 by former staff of DEC Galway. The company produces two security solutions for the B2B market – SpamTitan anti spam and the WebTitan web filter.
Congratulating the company in Galway today, An Taoiseach Enda Kenny said “this announcement by Copperfasten is great news for Galway, for the Western region and for the Irish software industry. This is a prime example of an Irish firm, investing in R&D to develop world-class products for export and growth at home and abroad. Economic stability is essential for businesses to invest and plan for the future. For our part, the Government will continue through the Action Plan for Jobs to create and maintain an environment where R&D can flourish. I wish Copperfasten continued success in their ambitious growth plans with support from Enterprise Ireland.”
Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of Copperfasten Technologies said “we are delighted to make this announcement today which will allow us to continue to build on our success to date and increase the foot print of our products internationally. We have seen fantastic adoption of our products and it is great to now be in a position to build on this. This investment and the new positions will allow us to drive sales and scale the company in the forthcoming years.”
Barry Egan, Enterprise Ireland’s Western Regional Director said “through investment in R&D, and a clear and focused strategy, Copperfasten has developed an enviable position competing in the same field as global names such as Symantec, CISCO and McAfee. Enterprise Ireland is proud to support Copperfasten’s achievements and will continue to work closely with the company as it executes its export-led growth strategy.”
About Copperfasten Technologies
A global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets the WebTitan web filter, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. The companys unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 19, 2012 | Internet Security Updates
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of email and web security software have today announced the results of their survey on corporate social media usage. The results show that 87% of companies would consider firing an employee if they posted something confidential about the company on a social media site, while not surprisingly, only 16% of companies think it is ok to use social media for personal use at work.
These results mirror a recent study from Osterman Research which outlines real world corporate behaviour , the research found that one in six companies have dismissed an employee due to something they posted on various social media outlets. High profile examples of people who lost their jobs because of something they posted online include Pizza chain Domino employees who uploaded videos of them playing around with customers’ food on YouTube and a Bishop who was suspended for negative comments about the British royal wedding.
Social media use is on the rise, with 145 million active Twitter users globally and 345 million tweets a day, and Facebook has 845 million Facebook users worldwide. Social media use on corporate networks is also up significantly: Osterman Research found that 36% of corporate employees are using Facebook at work, up from 28% 12 months ago; Twitter use has gone from 11% to 17%; and LinkedIn from 22% to 29%.
“The benefits of social media for companies are far-reaching,” said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO SpamTitan. “However it is a dual edge sword. To fully realise the benefit and to protect one’s business at the same time requires clear, audited and implemented HR and IT policies around the use of social media tools. Previous research shows that only 22% of organisations have a formal, detailed and thorough social media policy in place. In order to give employees the feelings of autonomy and ownership, they need to know the rules covering general HR issues as well as computer and Internet use.
We all hear stories of employees wasting time at work surfing the Web. As online shopping continues to grow, guess when people do their shopping? According to the 2011 ISACA Shopping on the Job Survey , over 40% of US companys believe they lose over $10k in lost productivity as a result of employees shopping online during work hours.
For the reasons highlighted, an internet usage policy is now a serious requirement for businesses. Importantly, not all internet policies should be the same: each should be tailored to the organisation’s particular requirements so that clear, realistic and company appropriate guidelines are in place.
As well as the issue of time wasting on the internet, the risk of employees accessing infected sites of spreading malware, viruses and botnet infections across the network is widespread. Cybercriminals wanting access to company network and data are not interested in the size of the company so all sizes are at risk however, being prepared is the best defence to tackle these problems.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, SpamTitan anti spam, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan business web filter, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Mar 30, 2012 | MSP News, SpamTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 26th March 2012: SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage email & web security software, today announced the release of SpamTitan v5.10, its powerful business spam filter. Release 5.10 includes a range of enhancements including Outbound TLS support with both inbound and outbound mail encryption as well as new spam filtering and virus scanning tools to make the product even easier to use in the increasingly complex environment IT managers must operate in.
SpamTitan is a comprehensive anti spam solution for business providing customers with a powerful, easy-to-manage and cost-effective way to ensure that the companies network is protected from spam, viruses, trojans, phishing and other unwanted content.
Enhanced Email Security
SpamTitan 5.10 offers the addition of outbound TLS which means customers now benefit from both in and outbound email encryption. The introduction of outbound TLS support will provide enhanced security to protect against sensitive data leakage without impacting productivity.
New customisable filter rules allows for specific filtering based on the organisations individual requirements. Unlike some other solutions that require complex configuration SpamTitan provides all the necessary features to allow companies deploy effective and easy-to-manage DLP features at no additional cost.
Zero hour response
SpamTitan has always included dual anti-virus protection, in this release the Kaspersky anti-virus scanner includes optional advanced heuristic scan analysis which if enabled provides zero hour response to suspicious or potentially malicious email, catching viruses and threats even before patterns can be isolated.
Consolidated Reporting & Management
The latest version of SpamTitan introduces enhanced consolidated reporting and management across an installation. The intuitive and cost-effective administration tool allows users to define, manage and report on network wide activity without the need for any 3rd party applications allowing users to easily manage multi node installations.The administrator gains greater control and visibility of mail activity across the network from one location.
GUI Design enhancements
SpamTitan 5.10 also includes various design improvements including GUI redesign enhancements to further improve user’s experience. All of the above new features and enhancements offer users increased flexibility and control, making SpamTitan easier to implement and use. The flexibility offered by these features along with the product’s reliability, capacity and tracking abilities is invaluable to dynamic environments. It is recommended that customers read all release notes fully prior to migrating to the latest version. For instruction on how to move to the latest version please visit our support page at https://www.spamtitan.com/support .
Pricing and Availability
All SpamTitan customers with a current license can move to SpamTitan 5.10 FREE of charge.
SpamTitan anti spam is available in three flavours: SpamTitan ISO, SpamTitan for Vmware and SpamTitan on Demand. Pricing starts at $395. For more information, please visit https://www.spamtitan.com/solutions
A free 30 day demo license is available for download at https://www.spamtitan.com/download
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Jan 30, 2012 | Internet Security Updates
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 76% of SMBs (small and mid-size business) surveyed in a poll carried out by SpamTitan Technologies stated that they are under pressure to allow more access to Web 2.0. Almost half, 44.4%, said that they do not have security in place to protect from Web 2.0 specific threats. The business web filtering solutions provider encourages SMBs to deploy formal social media policies.
Forrester predicts the market for social enterprise apps will grow from $600 million in 2011 to $6.4 billion by 2016. The next decade is going to be a challenge to small business owners as they battle to make IT budgets stretch to deliver new tools without any downside. Said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO, SpamTitan Technologies “Social media in the enterprise represents a double-edge sword. On the one hand, it opens up new business opportunities and powerful ways to engage with a company’s customer base. However, on the other hand, it can expose business to new risks such as security threats and reduced network productivity.” He concluded. “With different research studies showing that between 30-40% of SMB malware threats originate from social media sites, it is imperative that small business owners take a close look at their IT and social media strategies, and establish policies now so that they harness the best of social media without downside – or downtime”
A recent study by analyst firm SMB Group showed that only about half of SMBs take a strategic and structured approach with social media. An unstructured approach means most SMBs will not have a social media or corporate internet usage police – leaving them vulnerable to potentially crippling business vulnerabilities.
SpamTitan suggests SMBs and their HR and IT teams consider the following to help create effective and secure social media strategies and policies.
- Does your company have classified information – customer data, accounts, banking information etc – that if corrupted or stolen would ruin your business and could leave you liable legally?
- How long can you afford to shut your system down and what will the productivity and financial costs be Unmanaged social media access increases vulnerability to phishing and malware attacks.
- Which specific individuals and departments need access to these tools for business purposes?
- Does your company have an IT and application user policy in place; and do you have the tools required to manage access? e.g. access to personal email or Facebook only permitted at lunch time or before/after work for some, and always for others e.g. marketing.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan anti spam, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan business web filter, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Dec 14, 2011 | Internet Security Updates
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 14th Dec 2011 – A recent poll carried out by email security and web filtering solutions provider, SpamTitan Technologies, has found that 80% of businesses surveyed (global sample) believe allowing workplace gaming costs money. Companies claim that distracted employees using social networking and online gaming during work hours are not carrying out their roles effectively and leave the company vulnerable to attack from malware and viruses which exceeds the potential benefits of a less stressed workforce .
Recent studies suggest allowing employees to play computer games outside of work hours, i.e. at lunch, or during break times is beneficial and encourages co-operation and social bonding. This research shows that employees feel more relaxed, confident, energetic, and productive, concluding that gaming should be allowed in the workplace. However for this to be efffective companies need to have an internet usage policy and security solutions in place which will deal with the IT security and cost implications which includes:
– Greater demand on bandwidth usage
– Internet threats such as viruses, spyware and phishing
– Hacking incidents, and the consequent data and content security risks
– Time spent by IT managers dealing with these issues
The repercussions of IT security breaches are extensive, and the cost for individual companies can be potentially huge as Sony recently experienced. According to research from Rasmussen College’s School of Technology & Design, when Sony’s gaming services were hit, the collective hacking incidents and subsequent network outages cost the company an estimated $6 billion in costs and affected more than 100 million user accounts. Sony is a large company with substantial resources, smaller businesses are even more vulnerable when it comes to attacks.
“As the research suggests gaming at work can be productive if handled carefully with rules and usage regulations in place combined with software installations to protect the IT infrastructure,” said Ronan Kavanagh, SpamTitan Technologies CEO. “If companies allow their employees to have access to online computer games at work they need to be sure to use a web filtering tool, like WebTitan, to manage the time allocated for gaming, monitor the bandwidth demands and block dangerous sites.”
Melbourne University study shows employees who could access social media from work were between 9% (Melbourne study) and 33% more productive than employees whose access was restricted.
by TitanHQ News | Dec 13, 2011 | TitanHQ News
We are hiring lots of people right now. Copperfasten Technologies, through our award winning SpamTitan and WebTitan product suite, provide email and internet software security solutions to customers internationally from our Galway headquarters. Do you want to be part of our success and work and live in Galway? We were recently voted ‘IT Company of the Year’ and our products are used by thousands of organisations everyday in over 100 countries around the globe. For details of the roles available please visit our website at https://www.spamtitan.com/careers About SpamTitan Technologies SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Sep 28, 2011 | Internet Security Updates
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland– A recent poll carried out by SpamTitan has discovered that 70% of companies that believe their organisation have been a victim of a spear phishing attack are unsure that such attacks are reported to I.T. and dealt with appropriately. The lack of proactive measures to deal with the attacks can cost companies financially through the loss of data and system downtime. Spear phishing is a growing issue where a targeted false email that appears to be legitimate is sent to individuals or a company in order to access data.
The poll was distributed to SpamTitan customers who were asked if their company has ever experienced a spear phishing attack and if said attack had been reported to their IT department for treatment. Only 32% of those who responded believed their organisation had been exposed to a spear phishing attack but of those 70% were unsure whether the incident had been reported to their IT department to deal with.
These findings highlight the importance of a company security policy and the importance of communicating this policy effectively so that all employees know how to deal with the myriad of security issues they are regularly faced with. This includes what actions to take if they receive a suspicious and unsolicited email, what to do if they receive an email requesting information but the sender is not known to them, what internet activity can they reasonably pursue within company policy, if their role requires them to access a site that is blocked company wide how do they request access?
Most people are now aware of various prevalent banking phishing scams or similar, spear phishing is another advanced attempt at a breach of security that appears legitimate and should therefore be highlighted even more as it is a much more sophisticated form of phishing,” said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO, SpamTitan.com. ‘Educating employees around a range of security issues is an important step that many companies ignore. Yes, robust, powerful and updated security solutions are crucial but this doesn’t mean that companies can afford to ignore the ‘softer’ behavioural issues associated with security. It only takes one employee to open the wrong email to give access to senstitive company data bring a whole company’s IT systems to a halt.”
About spear phishing
Spear phishing is the act of creating and sending a falsely created email to one person or several people at a particular company. The email usually appears to come from a person of authority – or someone who works at the same company.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers’ unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit https://www.spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Sep 22, 2011 | WebTitan News
SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage spam and web filtering software, today announced a new release of WebTitan 3.60, its powerful web filtering solution for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Release 3.60 includes a range of enhancements including Transparent Proxy Authentication with full reporting integration as well as new application controls providing increased control and security in the Web 2.0 environment.
WebTitan is a comprehensive web filtering solution providing customers with a powerful, easy-to-manage and cost-effective way to ensure online employee activity is protected from threats and adheres to corporate internet policies. WebTitan release 3.60 offers enhanced management controls including the ability to block P2P traffic where users can define rules to block specific protocols and/or applications in order to improve bandwidth usage on organisations network. Updated URL categorization brings improved performance while WebTitan 3.60 offers increased accuracy and flexibility through the immediate availability of a cloud based look up as well as the ability to switch to cloud-only look up if desired.
Enhanced filtering controls provide an added layer of protection while enhanced automation tools make WebTitan even easier to set-up and use. These new controls including the ability to authenticate users while running in transparent proxy mode provide administrators with extremely useful tools allowing for efficient and seamless integration and authentication.
Over the past 2 years WebTitan, has seen demand steadily growing across all markets. As a result of significant growth in the Turkish market we are now making WebTitan available in the Turkish language. Turkish speaking users can now log on to their WebTitan web interface and choose Turkish as a language option for the first time, providing them with the reassurance and confidence that using a native language brings. According to Ronan Kavanagh, SpamTitan Technologies CEO ‘’We continue to look for ways to ensure that WebTitan is continually improving the way organisations can protect their networks, improve productivity and successfully enforce a corporate internet usage policy in a cost effective way. These new features reinforce our goal of providing customers with the best web filtering solution ‘.
Pricing & Availability
Available immediately, WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMware 3.60 costs from $850. WebTitan licences are banded offering greater flexibility and based on the number of IP addresses accessing the internet concurrently.
A free 30 day demo license is available for download at http://www.webtitan.com/download. All WebTitan customers with a current license can move to WebTitan 3.60 FREE of charge.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 16, 2011 | Internet Security Updates
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – A calculator which measures the cost to companies of time spent by employees using social media has revealed that the average company with 52 employees pays out $65000 per year for non-work related social media activity. WebTitan’s social media cost calculator shows that workers using non-work related social networking for a mere 20 minutes is the equivalent of paying out $65,000 or 5% of the year’s salary bill for non-productive work.
Social media is growing exponentially so the issue of people accessing and using it during work hours is likely to increase and continue to cost companies in terms of productivity and ultimately financially. Twitter has grown from 27 million Tweets per day in 2010 to 95 million – a 250% increase. Facebook has grown globally from 350 million active users, to 640 million – half of which login daily. Other social media products such as Flickr, Wikipedia , YouTube and the new Google+ combined with access from mobile devices establishes how pervasive social media is.
Finding a way to manage non-work browsing habits, including accessing Facebook at work, Tweeting, watching YouTube videos or any of the numerous other social media activities that can distract employees in their daily working lives, is proving challenging for companies. As social media calculator shows, there is a significant cost involved and companies should think about how to stop this getting out of control.
“With companies now using social media to market to customers it is important that social media access is flexibly managed as roles require it, and that the web filtering tool employed to do this is dynamic enough to keep pace with changes within the organization’ said Ronan Kavanagh, SpamTitan Technologies CEO. ‘In the past companies just had to consider personal use of telephone and subsequently email, now they have a minefield of Internet related access points to consider.”
If you want to see how your company is being affected by non work related social networking try WebTitan’s calculator here – Social Media Cost Calculator. For further information on WebTitan visit the website www.webtitan.com or email info@webtitan.com
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About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan anti-spam, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 8, 2011 | WebTitan News
SpamTitan Technologies today announced that their award winning Web Filtering solution WebTitan now fully and automatically supports Italian website classification. This new classification is offered via an OEM agreement with zveloNET™ AutoCategorization (AutoCat) systems who employ a team of over 150 multi-lingual Web Analysts. As well as developing additional language categorization support on an ongoing basis, zvelo also performs weekly coverage and accuracy checks of the Alexa Global 1 million URLs, as well as accuracy verifications of the Alexa lists in dozens of the leading markets and languages.
WebTitan is already available in an Italian version where Italian speaking users can log on to their WebTitan web interface and choose Italian as a language option for the first time, providing them with the reassurance and confidence that using a native language brings. The enhanced language support announced today allows existing WebTitan users receive categorisation results for native Italian sites.
Pricing & Availability
The product is available for free download from the WebTitan website with a fully functional 30 day trial. WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMware licenses cost from $850, WebTitan licenses are banded offering greater flexibility and based on the number of IP addresses accessing the internet concurrently./download
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About SpamTitan
SpamTitan, the global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, offers small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, Phishing, Malware and other unwanted content. SpamTitan’s unique approach in utilizing next-generation virtualization software, eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. Integrating best of breed technologies, SpamTitan provides an easy to install, easy to manage and highly secure email gateway. SpamTitan, a division of CopperFasten, is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit, www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Jun 13, 2011 | SpamTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage anti spam software and web filtering software, today announced the release of a new Cloud-based option of its highly-regarded SpamTitan anti-spam and anti-virus virtual appliance. SpamTitan On-Demand is the first to give businesses instant access to their own private virtual appliance in the cloud.
SpamTitan appliance On-Demand gives companies all the benefits of SpamTitan without the cost of deploying local resources or virtualisation software. SpamTitan appliance On-Demand provides the benefits of cloud computing and virtualisation including scaleability and redundancy. Small- to medium-sized businesses receive high availability, performance and reliability in an affordable package that is optimised for their business needs.
Unlike competing solutions that rely on a hybrid or shared tenancy model, SpamTitan On-Demand gives SMBs who perceive shared tenancy solutions as less secure all the flexible benefits of Cloud but with guaranteed privacy over their email security. Using their own single tenancy Cloud-based appliance SMBs can configure SpamTitan On-Demand to their exact requirements and be ready to block spam in minutes. By simply clicking a link, users can access a hosted SpamTitan virtual appliance that allows them to instantly explore, configure and use their own SpamTitan application.
”The uptake of cloud computing is set to increase in 2011 with cost savings and flexibility being the key motivators,” said SpamTitan Technologies CEO Ronan Kavanagh. “Today’s announcement marks the next generation deployment phase for SpamTitan offering even more flexibility to our customers as well as increased efficiency, affordability and ease of use”. We have always been innovative in our offerings this takes that innovation to the next level,” he added.
A fully featured free 14-day trial of of SpamTitan On-Demand can be accessed from the SpamTitan website and used immediately to block spam, viruses and other email threats. Prices start at $650 for 50 users for 1 year, with no additional costs. Full details are available at https://www.spamtitan.com/products/spamtitan-appliance-on-demand
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 27, 2011 | SpamTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland, 27th April 2011 – Leading Windows Networking resource site, WindowsNetworking.com today announced that SpamTitan has been selected as runner up in the Anti Spam hardware category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards. WindowsNetworking.com conducts monthly polls to discover which product is preferred by network administrators in a particular category of third party solutions for Enterprise Networking. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors’ votes. WindowsNetworking.com visitors can submit their votes for the current Readers’ Award poll in the site’s left-hand bar.
“SpamTitan anti-spam software continues to successfully help thousands of companies worldwide to rid users’ inboxes of spam, viruses and other email threats’ said Ronan Kavanagh CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. We are honored to be recognized by Windows Networking.com and its readers for delivering industry-leading anti-spam products. Being named once again in this award demonstrates our ability to consistently and effectively address today’s top security challenges for a more secure enterprise. We are thrilled to accept this award from such a distinguished group of industry experts.”
“Our Readers’ Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category,” said Sean Buttigieg, WindowsNetworking.com manager. “WindowsNetworking.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various solutions for Enterprise Networking at the workplace. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry.”
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of Copperfasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
About WindowsNetworking.com
WindowsNetworking.com (http://WindowsNetworking.com) is a Microsoft Windows Networking resource site. It is a leading Enterprise Networking site, attracting over 650,000 Network administrators and specialists a month. The site provides the latest Windows Networking services, articles and tutorials by leading Windows Networking experts, message boards, software listings and product reviews.
WindowsNetworking.com forms part of a group of sites run by TechGenix Ltd., including http://www.windowsecurity.com, a Windows security resource site; http://www.msexchange.org, a Microsoft Exchange Server resource site; http://www.msterminalservices.org, a Server Based Computing resource site and http://www.isaserver.org, a Microsoft ISA Server resource site.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 13, 2011 | SpamTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 13th April 2011 – SpamTitan, leading producer of email security solutions, today announced the availability of SpamTitan v5.06. The new features and enhancements provide users with greater management capabilities allowing including enhanced integration and authentication options to further improve user experience all at an affordable price.
This latest version of SpamTitan will allow customers centrally control their email aliases through greater Active Directory integration. With V5.06 users can now easily create single email quarantine report for multiple email addresses and view a consolidated summary of email accounts via dashboard reporting. Another addition to the SpamTitan reporting suite in v5.06 is the ability to report on individual contributions to the overall license count, a tool designed for the ISP’s and their customers for improved accountability and billing. This report is available to both administrators and domain administrators.
SpamTitan v5.06 includes more enhanced authentication security with secure IMAP/POP3 now supported. This latest release also expands the SpamTitan cluster solutions’ communications ability which now includes HTTPS in addition to the default communication of HTTP.
As well as the English language version SpamTitan is available in 6 other languages, covering more than 100 countries and reaching over one billion potential users. The quarantine report element of the product is now available in 13 languages including English. SpamTitan continues to be bundled with the leading Kaspersky AV providing users with double anti-virus protection and ensuring the availability of world-class virus protection.
“The release of SpamTitan v5.06 further demonstrates our commitment to delivering comprehensive, innovative and cost-effective email security solutions to our customers,” said Ronan Kavanagh, SpamTitan Technologies CEO. “The new features and enhancements offer users increased flexibility and control making SpamTitan even easier to implement and use.
All SpamTitan customers with a current license can move to SpamTitan 5.06 FREE of charge.
A free 30 day demo license is currently available for download at https://www.spamtitan.com/download
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution.
SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Feb 28, 2011 | TitanHQ News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – March 1st 2011 – SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of the powerful yet easy-to-manage web filtering solution WebTitan, today presented its Social Media Cost Calculator. The new tool becomes available as SpamTitan releases the results of its latest customer research which shows that 76 per cent of customers feel under pressure to allow access to more Web 2.0 tools in the workplace.
The WebTitan social media cost calculator is a tool to help Human Resource (HR) professionals better understand the cost implications of social networking in the office, allowing them to approximate an annual cost of this activity to the business based on average salary. The Social Media Cost Calculator can be used by HR or IT to assist in creating a business case for expenditure on productivity measures such as web filtering tools, based on potential savings.
The true cost of social networking in the office is of real concern to businesses. A 2010 survey of 1000 employees by MyJobGroup found that among those who use sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Myspace at work, one-third are spending more than 30 minutes a day and almost 6 per cent spend more than an hour. Such potential for lost productivity has major cost implications, especially for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). A simple, straight forward way to calculate the cost could make all the difference to employers’ efforts at staying in control.
“The need for businesses to ensure social networking activity in the workplace is responsible and productive is fast becoming a major HR issue,” said SpamTitan Technologies’ CEO Ronan Kavanagh. “Our Social Media Cost Calculator is one way for IT to give visibility and in turn help HR exercise more control over the proper use of Web 2.0 so that these tools can safely play their part in bringing benefits to the business.
Social media has become part of everyday life with nearly a billion people worldwide using some type of social networking site. According to the WebTitan Social Media Cost Calculator, if every employee spent just 20 minutes a day on non-work related social media activity it would cost a company with 100 employees on an average salary of $25k more than $50,000 a year. With this visibility comes a greater understanding which can be immensely helpful in allowing HR, management and I.T. to control how social media is used in the workplace.
‘Having clear visibility of internet usage across the organisation has been an invaluable aid to determining our internet usage policy,” said Tony Dervan, HR Manager, EssentialSkillz. “Some of our employees need access to social networking as part of their job but many do not. Using the social media cost calculator has allowed us to manage internet productivity much more accurately.”
It is important that you choose the web filtering solution that is right for your organisation’s needs,” said Ronan Kavanagh. “By working with IT, HR can help guide the company to safe internet use that is controlled but not blanket banned and where the organisation can safely embrace and reap the benefits of business Web 2.0 tools.”
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About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets WebTitan, an easy to install, easy to manage and highly secure web filtering solution. It also markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Jan 31, 2011 | MSP News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
Galway, Ireland, Jan 31st 2011 – SpamTitan Technologies are delighted to announce they have entered into a distribution agreement with WickHill Germany who will distribute the SpamTitan Technologies suite of email and web security solutions in the German market.
WickHill have headquarters in Hamburg where they provide enterprise security solutions to businesses. The company’s portfolio covers security, performance, access, networking, unified communications and hosted solutions ‘We are constantly updating our product portfolio and are always looking for new and innovative solutions that will add value and allow us to ensure total quality and confidence to trading partners and also the end user’ says Helge Scherff, Sales Director at WickHill.
Wick Hill’s channel-only approach is based on solutions which offer real business benefits. The company selects only secure, best-of-breed products which are robust, reliable, easy to use and easy to install. A very strong level of commitment to customer service and technical support has been a fundamental part of WickHills policy for over 30 years.
‘By partnering with WickHill we can reach out further to the German market where already we have a sizeable customer base so that more organizations can deploy our comprehensive and flexible email security solution in the knowledge that they will be supported by a local trusted partner’ said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. “SpamTitan, has seen demand steadily growing for its products, in particular the SpamTitan Virtual Appliance designed to run on the VMware suite of products has seen excellent growth over the past 2 years.”
About WickHill
Established in 1976, Wick Hill is a market-making, value added distributor specialising in secure infrastructure solutions. The company’s portfolio covers security, performance, access, networking, unified communications and hosted solutions. Through associations with a number of international partners, Wick Hill sources and delivers best-of-breed, easy-to-use solutions backed up by customer support, implementation, training and technical services.
The company has a strong focus on gateway and remote access protection, as well as the security issues around the growing use of mobile and wireless devices. The portfolio encompasses a wide range of solutions for both fixed and wireless systems, and also includes converged voice/data solutions.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information email info@spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Dec 24, 2010 | SpamTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 21st December 2010 – SpamTitan, a leading producer of email security solutions, today announced the availability of SpamTitan v5.05. This latest version of SpamTitan contains many underlying technical enhancements and adds updated administrator controls including license reset functionality and administrator warning alerts.
SpamTitan v5.05 also includes an updated ClamAV anti-virus engine. SpamTitan continues to be bundled with the leading Kaspersky AV providing users with double anti-virus protection and ensuring the availability of world-class virus protection.
This latest release is also available in the Turkish language. As well as the English language version SpamTitan is available in 6 other languages, covering more than 100 countries and reaching over one billion potential users. The quarantine report element of the product is now available in 13 languages including English.
SpamTitan 5.05 offers users increased flexibility and control making SpamTitan easier to implement and use. All SpamTitan customers with a current license can move to SpamTitan 5.05 FREE of charge.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Nov 16, 2010 | WebTitan News
SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage spam and web filtering software, today announced a major new release of WebTitan, its powerful web filtering solution for small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Release 3.50 includes a range of enhancements including advanced reporting capabilities and increased management flexibility allowing for data to be shared quickly between IT and the HR department as well as other management functions so that issues can be dealt with as required. This increased reporting capability along with the various installation process improvements make installing, setting up and using WebTitan easier than ever. Taken together with the fact that all updates and backups are automated, this means management overheads are kept to a minimum.
WebTitan is a comprehensive web filtering solution providing customers with a powerful, easy-to-manage and cost-effective way to ensure online employee activity is protected from threats and adheres to corporate internet policies. In a 5-star review by SC Magazine earlier this year, WebTitan was described as simple and straightforward with intuitive administration and an easy-to-use web GUI. They also found WebTitan had a lot of policy flexibility which has been augmented further in this latest release.
“WebTitan’s new advanced reporting capability allows users to access more granular-level reporting,” said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. “Our customers can now generate and schedule over 1000 report types – from Web browsing activity by customer or by domain to time spent online or bandwidth consumption. Having such a comprehensive, flexible and easy-to-use reporting tool gives customers the additional benefit of improved visibility and control,” he added.
WebTitan release 3.50 offers increased management flexibility such as the ability to drill down into reports for detailed analysis of data. The reporting delivery options have also been expanded. For example, it is now also possible to export reports to PDF format as well as CSV file for further extrapolation if required.
The new dashboard monitoring function provides customers with an at-a-glance summary of browsing in real-time. It is an extremely effective tool for administrators allowing them to quickly determine trends and provide a timely response to any issues.
Pricing & Availability
Available immediately, WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMware 3.50 costs from $850. WebTitan licences are banded offering greater flexibility and based on the number of IP addresses accessing the internet concurrently.
A free 30 day demo license is available for download. All WebTitan customers with a current license can move to WebTitan 3.50 FREE of charge.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Oct 28, 2010 | TitanHQ Partner News
VMware today announced an expansion of its VMware Ready™ Program to include mail security solutions for Zimbra, furthering the company’s commitment to offer customers secure email solutions. Customers using VMware Ready products can now easily extend the Zimbra solution with a virtual appliance mail security solution from SpamTitan Technologies.
The VMware Ready Mail Security Program helps customers identify complementary email security solutions for the Zimbra platform to provide better functionality, more choice and reduced integration costs for partner mail security products. By pre-qualifying products that meet VMware criteria for compatibility, robustness and interoperability with the Zimbra platform, the VMware Ready Mail Security Program, enables customers to take advantage of a diverse ecosystem of pre-validated security solutions. This reduces both the risk and the complexity of implementing sophisticated mail and security systems, ultimately empowering the cloud-capable enterprise with a faster, easier and less disruptive solution.
According to Ronan Kavanagh, SpamTitan Technologies CEO, “As an email security vendor we are seeing a lot of interest in the Zimbra platform from VMware. We are delighted to be able to offer Zimbra customers all the benefits that SpamTitan has to offer including our unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software which eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price.
VMware Ready Mail Security provides:
· Simplified Security – Provides simplified delivery of a secure email and collaboration solution with mail security products that have been validated with Zimbra.
· Integrated Solutions – Drives consistency in deployment and performance, eases support and accelerates delivery of a secure and private email and collaboration cloud.
· Leading-edge Products – Enables partners in the VMware Ready Mail Security Program early access to future requirements and upcoming Zimbra products. Partners also receive the latest technical information and learn about product enhancements as a means to develop the best solutions for customers.
About Zimbra
Zimbra, as part of VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), is the leader in open source, next-generation email and collaboration software. Zimbra is simplifying IT and setting the standard for web and cloud based collaboration with innovative user experiences, such as a rich AJAX web interface. Streamlined administration, advanced mobility and both on-premises and hosted cloud deployment options have quickly made Zimbra a preferred collaboration platform for businesses, service providers, government and educational institutions. With more than 60 million paid mailboxes worldwide, Zimbra is one of the largest and fastest growing email providers. Learn more at www.zimbra.com.
About VMware
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the industry leading virtualization platform — VMware vSphere™ — customers rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion, more than 190,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.vmware.com.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including Spam, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content.
It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Oct 21, 2010 | SpamTitan News, TitanHQ Partner News
SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage spam and web filtering software, today announced that SpamTitan has achieved VMware Ready™ status as a Mail Security product. This designation indicates that SpamTitan has passed a detailed evaluation and testing process on the Zimbra Collaboration Suite Appliance managed by VMware and is now listed in the VMware Ready Mail Security category.
Passing the extensive VMware-specified testing helps ensure that SpamTitan makes best use of VMware technology and is ready for deployment in customer environments.“We are pleased that SpamTitan qualifies for the VMware Ready™ logo, signifying to customers that it has passed specific VMware testing and interoperability criteria and is ready to run their mission-critical business applications and operations,” said Bernie Mills, senior director, alliance programs, VMware.
Ronan Kavanagh, SpamTitan Technologies CEO commented: “By using SpamTitan with the Zimbra platform from VMware enterprises can benefit from our unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software which eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price.”
The VMware Ready™ program is a VMware co-branding program for qualified partner products and is a benefit of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. With more than 1200 members worldwide, the VMware TAP program works with best-of-breed technology partners to provide them a comprehensive set of VMware technical and marketing services, support, tools and expertise to deliver enhanced value to joint customers.
SpamTitan from SpamTitan Technologies can be found within the online VMware partner product catalog at
http://www.vmware.com/appliances/directory/cat/521?k=spamtitan.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including Spam, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content.
It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Sep 27, 2010 | SpamTitan News
Leading on-line technology website Windows IT Pro today announced the results of their recent SpamTitan review. The reviewer Nathan Winters found that SpamTitan was ‘ quick and easy to set up and works well with limited configuration. It has good granularity of policies and a simple UI for both administrators and end users.’.
Some of the key features of SpamTitan highlighted by the review included the granular nature by which policies can be applied. He noted that you can configure different spam- and virus-filtering settings for different email domains and systems. You can also configure outbound disclaimers for each domain and customize the notifications received when an email message breaks a policy.
The reviewer was particularly impressed with the overall spam and virus blocking abilities of SpamTitan estimating that since implementing SpamTitan less than 1 percent of mail received was spam, no false positives were reported and all viruses received were correctly filtered.
“SpamTitan anti-spam software continues to successfully help thousands of companies worldwide to rid users’ inboxes of spam,viruses and other email threats’ said Ronan KavanaghCEO of SpamTitan Technologies. We are delighted to be recognized by Windows IT pro, this review demonstrates our ability to consistently and effectively address today’s top security challenges for a more secure enterprise.
Following the review Windows IT Pro have recommended SpamTitan as a solid choice and a cost-effective way to protect your organization from email-borne threats. The full review is available at Windows IT Pro SpamTitan Review.
by TitanHQ News | Sep 21, 2010 | Internet Security Updates
SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage spam and web filtering software, today announced the findings of its latest survey of SMBs on the continued danger of phishing attacks. The research shows that despite media reports about the rise in phishing on social networking sites its perceived threat to businesses is marginal in comparison with traditional spam techniques.
An overwhelming majority (75 percent) of IT managers surveyed regard traditional spam as the top security threat. Opinion is divided over whether business network security measures have caused phishing attacks to migrate from email to social networking sites like Twitter or Facebook with 37 percent saying it is a growing phenomenon while 31 percent disagree. Instead they regard the move to on-line phishing as a natural response the growth in the user communities of the main social networking sites.
Clear policies along with improvements in user education and awareness topped recommendations as the best way to beat phishing in all its forms.
“Phishing attacks remain a clear and present threat to businesses,” said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. “There is no evidence to suggest that network security measures are discouraging the number of phishing attacks it is simply that the arrival of social networking in the workplace has presented phishers with a bigger pond to phish in.”
SpamTitan’s survey findings about the phishing threat posed by social networking sites are consistent with another Internet security report from earlier this year. According to antivirus software vendor Kaspersky Labs Facebook’s share of phishing attacks in the first three months of 2010 was just 5.7 percent. This earned it fourth place on the list of most-targeted Web sites a long way behind the leaders HSBC, eBay and PayPal which alone accounts for more than 52 percent of all scams.
To safeguard customers from phishing attacks, the latest SpamTitan release uses a multi-layered approach. It includes new malware detection mechanisms and other significant improvements to the scan engine including a large set of Phishing signatures, support for SURBLs (Spam URL Realtime Blocklists) and heuristic rule tests. The new phishing module allows SpamTitan to deliver better and more generic detection of phishing emails by searching for URLs in email messages and can also detect day-zero phishing emails.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Aug 27, 2010 | SpamTitan News
Galway , August 24th – SpamTitan Technologies now support running SpamTitan software on 64-bit machines. This introduction is as a result of growing requests from customers who have been seeing new servers coming to market with 64-bit processors as standard as well as virtualisation software providers like VMware supporting 64-bit across their platforms.
Running SpamTitan on a 64bit processor allows for higher performance than is achievable with 32-bit processors, it also allows users to increase the memory above the 3.5GB limit set by 32-bit processors. The SpamTitan 64bit platform is ideally suited to ISPs who wish to extend their offerings e.g. to filter outbound mails to guard against customer’s being blacklisted due to spam attacks. The SpamTitan 64 bit platform can be easily clustered with the 32bit platform allowing so it can be rolled out as customers acquire 64bit hardware or 64bit virtual infrastructure without any disruption to their current installation.
SpamTitan has been designed from the ground up to meet the complex scaleability and management needs of ISPs and other managed email service providers. More and more this means operating in a virtualized environment as ISPs seek to optimize their server usage. “SpamTitan is one of the first vendors to provide 64-bit support for virtual computing allowing ISPs the opportunity to extend their offerings. There are few virtualized security solutions to offer such an extensive set of tools that are specifically tailored to the needs of ISPs,” said Kavanagh.
The flexibility offered by these tools along with the product’s reliability, capacity and tracking abilities is invaluable to dynamic environments such as ISPs where customers subscribe and unsubscribe on a continuous basis. Current users of SpamTitan can download a new installation from https://www.spamtitan.com/download, once SpamTitan has been set-up successfully 64-bit support is available. Support for 64-bit computing will be extended to the WebTitan solution very shortly.
For any queries on SpamTitan in a 64 bit environment please contact helpdesk@titanhq.com
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information email info@spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 25, 2010 | WebTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway- SpamTitan technologies today unveiled the latest version of its widely acclaimed web filtering solution WebTitan 3.41. The new features and enhancements provide users with greater management capabilities allowing organisations to improve productivity while proactively protecting the organisations from today’s Web 2.0 threats, all at an affordable price.
WebTitan 3.41 contains several new fixes and improvements. The most significant new feature in V3.41 is that WebTitan now provides powerful real time reporting capabilities allowing administrators to view and monitor Internet Activity in Real time. This new feature coupled with comprehensive reporting capabilities will allow organisations become more agile in effectively changing internet and browsing policy based on actual real-time activity.
Other enhancements include the addition of support for the importation of users from Novell eDirectory. This adds another user importation option to WebTitan which already support LDAP, NTLM and IP based authentication. All new features and changes contained in WebTitan 3.41 have resulted from feedback and suggestions from users.
"We continue to look for ways to ensure that WebTitan is continually improving the way organisations can protect their networks, improve productivity and successfully enforce a corporate internet usage policy in a cost effective way. These new features reinforce our goal of providing customers with the best web filtering solution available."
Pricing & Availability
The product is available for free download from the WebTitan website with a fully functional 30 day trial. WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMware licenses cost from $850, WebTitan licenses are banded offering greater flexibility and based on the number of IP addresses accessing the internet concurrently.
Full product information is available
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content.
It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information email info@spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 24, 2010 | MSP News, TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
Galway , August 24th – SpamTitan are delighted to announce that due to enormous demand for our award winning virtual email gateway appliances we have recruited the leading Singapore company Han Technology to distribute our product in Signapore and Malaysia.
Kok-Hong, Operations Director of Han Technology commented “We have used SpamTitan in-house with great success for some years now and have also seen the progress of SpamTitan internationally and are delighted to be in a position to drive sales through our reseller base in Singapore and Malaysia.
‘By partnering with Han Technology we can reach out further to the Singapore & Malaysian markets so that more organizations can deploy our comprehensive and flexible email security solution in the knowledge that they will be supported by a local trusted partner’ said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of SpamTitan Technologies.
About Han Technology
Since 1995, Han Technology has been the watchword for security and data loss, systen threats and Internet abuse. Our secure file transfer is a middleware solution used by many banks and government offices. Our solutions protect local networks and personal computers from Internet threats and offer a secure environment for corporate messaging and communication needs.
Throughout the years, the company has gained presence within the highly competitive networking workplace, evolving from merely providing anti-virus solutions into a comprehensive solutions distributor with extraordinary technical support. By maintaining its unwavering focus on customer satisfaction, the company is able to grow despite wars, financial crisis and the collapse of the Internet boom. http://www.hantechnology.com.sg/
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information email info@spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 23, 2010 | MSP News, TitanHQ Partner News, WebTitan News
Boston, Galway– WebTitan are delighted to announce that due to increased demand for our award winning solutions we have recruited the leading Singapore company Han Technology to distribute our product in Signapore and Malaysia.
Kok-Hong, Operations Director of Han Technology commented “We have used SpamTitan in-house with great success for some years now and have also seen the progress of SpamTitan and WebTitan internationally and are delighted to be in a position to drive sales through our reseller base in Singapore and Malaysia.
‘By partnering with Han Technology we can reach out further to the Singapore & Malaysian markets so that more organizations can deploy our comprehensive and flexible email security solution in the knowledge that they will be supported by a local trusted partner’ said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of SpamTitan Technologies.
About Han Technology
Since 1995, Han Technology has been the watchword for security and data loss, systen threats and Internet abuse. Our secure file transfer is a middleware solution used by many banks and government offices. Our solutions protect local networks and personal computers from Internet threats and offer a secure environment for corporate messaging and communication needs.
Throughout the years, the company has gained presence within the highly competitive networking workplace, evolving from merely providing anti-virus solutions into a comprehensive solutions distributor with extraordinary technical support. By maintaining its unwavering focus on customer satisfaction, the company is able to grow despite wars, financial crisis and the collapse of the Internet boom. http://www.hantechnology.com.sg/
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information email info@spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Aug 20, 2010 | SpamTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 20 August 2010: Silicon Republic features analysis from SpamTitan Technologies in this article which reports on recent legal and legistative developments and challenges presented by social networking in the workplace and the continued blurring between work and personal. Read the full article here
by TitanHQ News | Jul 27, 2010 | TitanHQ News, TitanHQ Partner News
Boston, Galway , July 27th –SpamTitan are delighted to announce the appointment of İrene Bilgi Sistemleri Ltd. Şti as their new distribution partner in Turkey. “We look forward to distributing SpamTitan Technologies products into the Turkish Business marketplace,” saidSelçuk Irmak, Key Account Manager at Irene. “We are seeing a lot of growth and opportunity in the Turkish market for innovative products that offer good value to customers. ‘
‘By partnering with İrene Bilgi Sistemleri Ltd. Şti we can reach out further to the Turkish market so that more organizations can deploy our comprehensive and flexible email security solution in the knowledge that they will be supported by a local trusted partner’ said Ronan Kavanagh, CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. “SpamTitan, has seen demand steadily growing for its products, in particular the SpamTitan Virtual Appliance designed to run on the VMware suite of products has seen excellent growth over the past 2 years.”
About İrene Bilgi Sistemleri Ltd. Şti
Irene Bilgi Sistemleri provides IT security solutions and services to its customers with very experienced sales and professional engineering team in the security market. The purpose of Irene is to increase the productivity of customers by protecting their IT systems with optimum pricing and solutions performance.
Irene is an established security software solutions distributor and works very closely with its partners as a security expert. It has a very good position in the security market in Turkey, because it uses high capacity technologies backed by an experienced team in order to achieve maximum customer satisfaction. Irene has many references from universities, public institutions and private companies from different sectors in Turkey. For more information: www.irene.com.tr
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information email info@spamtitan.com
by TitanHQ News | Jul 16, 2010 | TitanHQ in the News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 16 July 2010: The latest issue of Processor Magazine features an insightful article on Web Filtering, the threats the web presents to SMEs and advice on Web Filtering implementation. The article features comment from industry experts including SpamTitan Technologies CEO, Ronan Kavanagh .
Read the full article here
by TitanHQ News | Jun 15, 2010 | SpamTitan News
Boston, Galway 15th June, 2010 : Failure by SMBs to adopt formal corporate social media policies, as highlighted by a survey by SpamTitan, could be storing up legal trouble for themselves in the not too distant future.
An audit of 200 SMBs worldwide revealed that while almost all allowed Internet access and some social networking applications in the workplace almost half (49 per cent) admitted they had not taken even basic steps towards a social media policy such as deploying a Web filter.
Many SMBs are now truly embracing social networking applications by adopted them within their overall marketing strategies. But it is almost impossible to track who owns this data as social data content is aggregated from site to site.
“As business embraces social networking as a way to propagate messages and build their brands the line dividing personal and company data is becoming increasingly blurred,” said Alastair Purdy, partner at Purdy FitzGerald Solicitors. “The important thing is to take steps to protect yourself or your company as much as possible in advance. Failure to do so will potentially leave the SMB sector with significant legal issues over data ownership.”
The legal position is at a very early stage of development. This is illustrated in a recent case involving the UK arm of a US business to business media publishing group (PennWell Publishing v Ornstein (2007 EWHC) ruled that the employer owned the outlook contacts of a former journalist employee even though this list contained both work and personal contacts some of which had been brought to the company by the employee.
This blurring between work and personal becomes even more problematic in the social networking sphere. In another recent UK case a recruitment consultant moved confidential contact information to his LinkedIn account whilst employed at Hays Recruitment. This decision was one of the first to highlight the tension between businesses encouraging employees to use social networking websites for work but then claiming that the contacts and content remain confidential information at the end of their employment.
“We are in a new era and it is time for every company to include a corporate social media policy alongside internet usage guidelines as part of their employment terms,” said Ronan Kavanagh CEO SpamTitan Technologies ‘Without a clear internet policy many employees are unaware of the implications of sharing information on sites like Linkedin and if appropriate protection is absent many employers risk being drawn into costly legal wrangles with employees as time goes on.”
“Companies need to get to a point where they are managing employee behaviour at the individual level,” continued Kavanagh. “Our WebTitan Internet filtering software for example is helping customers manage Internet usage in granular detail, thereby improving network security and reducing bandwidth demands in an easy-to-use, flexible and affordable way.”
WebTitan allows users to create and apply different policies to a limitless number of different workgroups. It is possible to create flexible policies and permissions for different individuals, groups or departments within an organisation. WebTitan has a dynamic database that is updated daily with new blacklisted sites. The categorization database along with the anti-malware protection automatically update in the background at periodic intervals set by the administrator. Featuring extensive and customizable keyword filtering and comprehensive reporting, WebTitan has minimal impact on resources so as to help companies meet the challenge of staying secure in the fast changing world of social networking as cost effectively as possible.
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About Purdy FitzGerald
Purdy FitzGerald Solicitors are a dedicated Business Law Firm offering specialist legal advice in the areas of employment law, corporate and commercial law, litigation and dispute resolution and private client.
About SpamTitan Technologies
SpamTitan Technologies, a global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, markets SpamTitan, offering small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. It also markets WebTitan, an easy-to-install, easy-to-manage and highly secure web filtering solution. SpamTitan Technologies’ unique approach in utilising next-generation virtualisation software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. A division of CopperFasten Technologies, SpamTitan Technologies is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit www.spamtitan.com.
by TitanHQ News | Apr 6, 2010 | TitanHQ in the News, WebTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, 6th April 2010 – WebTitan has been awarded the much coveted 5 star award by SC Magazine in the recent anti-malware gateway product test. The SC Magazine Awards program recognizes companies and products for outstanding achievement in information technology (IT) security.
Read the full review here at the SC Magazine Web site.
by TitanHQ News | Mar 12, 2010 | WebTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, 12 March 2010 – SpamTitan technologies today unveiled the latest version of its widely acclaimed web filtering solution WebTitan 3.20. The new features and enhancements provide users with greater management capabilities allowing organisations to improve productivity while proactively protecting the organisations from today’s Web 2.0 threats, all at an affordable price.
All new features and changes contained in WebTitan 3.20 have resulted from feedback and suggestions from users. The most significant new feature in V3.20 is that WebTitan now supports transparent proxying and WCCP (Web Cache Control Protocol) allowing our end users to implement WebTitan in this architecture if that is the proxying method of choice in the organisation. This broadening of the WebTitan proxying support range means that WebTitan is now an Internet control and monitoring option for a greater number of organisations.
Additional inclusions to the latest version include improved console log-in features, improved dashboards statistics and improved customised reporting.
"We are dedicated to making web filtering easily accessible and manageable for all of our customers around the world," said Ronan Kavangh. "Our latest release raises the bar further in terms of performance and flexibility," said Kavanagh. "We continue to look for ways to ensure that WebTitan is continually improving the way organisations can protect their networks, improve productivity and successfully enforce a corporate internet usage policy in a cost effective way. These new features reinforce our goal of providing customers with the best webfiltering solution available."
Pricing & Availability
The product is available for free download from the WebTitan website. WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMware costs from $850, WebTitan licenses are banded offering greater flexibility and based on the number of IP addresses accessing the internet concurrently.
About WebTitan
WebTitan a division of Copperfasten Technologies, the global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, offers small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. WebTitans unique approach in utilizing next-generation virtualization software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. Integrating best of breed technologies, WebTitan provides an easy to install, easy to manage and highly secure webfiltering solution. WebTitan, a division of CopperFasten Technologies, is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland.
by TitanHQ News | Feb 17, 2010 | TitanHQ News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 16th February 2010 – Virtualized security software appliances are playing a vital role in helping Internet Service Providers (ISPs) combat ever increasing levels of spam according to SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage spam and web filtering software. SpamTitan’s sales for the financial year ended 31 December 2009 showed a clear trend among ISPs for Cloud-, VMware- and ISO image-based anti-spam appliances.
Levels of spam account for 19 out of every 20 e-mails sent according to the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) in its third annual spam report just published. The report urges ISPs to make a more “dedicated effort” to get spam under control. ENISA says that a third of the largest service providers spend millions of Euros every year on anti-spam measures while one in four small ISPs has an annual spam-fighting budget in excess of €10,000 / $13700.
“As levels of spam accelerate ISPs are under pressure to apply increasingly costly resources to stopping malicious mail reaching customer inboxes,” says Ronan Kavanagh SpamTitan CEO. “But ISPs have to balance this against the need to manage costs and win new business. SpamTitan is proving increasingly popular with ISPs for its ability to help them derive increased efficiencies by moving to a virtualized, Cloud-based model and as well as for its accurate filtering and very low false positive rates.”
In 2009 the ISP sector accounted for 30 per cent of SpamTitan’s customer base and this is expected to rise to 45 per cent in 2010. SpamTitan’s ISP customer profile ranges from the small local providers to the very large industry providers supporting tens of thousands of users. ISP customers moving to SpamTitan recently include HBC Networks and PageOne Communications.
‘SpamTitan’s pricing actually came as quite a shock to us – it had more features than many of the other products we looked at, but cost substantially less,” explained Jim Brown, Network Analyst with HBC Networks. “Since we installed SpamTitan, it has blocked over 4.5 million junk emails that would otherwise have placed a serious drain on our customer’s mail servers.”
“For me, the real winner with SpamTitan is its unlimited user licensing model at a realistic price,” commented Gavin Lowle, Principal Information Technology Engineer, of PageOne. “Other advantages are its compatibility with VMware and how easy it is to deploy. We had SpamTitan up and running in minutes. It also has an extremely small footprint and uses minimal resource overhead. The multiple instance and clustering options in SpamTitan for VMware, in conjunction with VMware Vmotion, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and High Availability (HA), ensure our e-mail infrastructure remains highly resilient at all times.”
SpamTitan has been designed from the ground up to meet the complex scaleability and management needs of ISPs and other managed email service providers. .More and more this means operating in a virtualized environment as ISPs seek to optimize their server usage. “SpamTitan is one of the few virtualized security solutions to offer an extensive set of tools that are specifically tailored to the needs of ISPs,” said Kavanagh. “Features such as cluster management help increase total system capacity, provide enhanced monitoring and automatic failover capabilities. ISPs also have the ability to add domains directly into the SpamTitan API to automate the process of adding new clients to an ISP’s mail-filtering service. This flexibility along with the product’s reliability, capacity and tracking abilities is invaluable to dynamic environments such as ISPs where customers subscribe and unsubscribe on a continuous basis.
ISPs have to ensure customers do not experience delays when trying to use their server. This can happen if bandwidth is being swamped by useless and potentially harmful spam. SpamTitan takes care of all this for ISPs freeing them toconcentrate on other areas of the business. The January 2010 Virus Bulletin test cemented this fact voting SpamTitan No 1 in blocking the most spam ahead of many of the best known industry brands. According to Kavanagh, ”SpamTitan provides ISPs with all the bells and whistles at a fraction of the cost. We see a large number of our new ISP customers moving from existing big brand names. ISPs are under a great deal of budgetary and service level pressure and we are delighted that more and more are turning to SpamTitan as their best option.”
by TitanHQ News | Feb 9, 2010 | TitanHQ in the News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 9 February 2010: The latest issue of Messaging News, a premier publication focused on on the rapidly changing face of business email and messaging technology, features an insightful article by SpamTitan Technologies CEO, Ronan Kavanagh.
The article titled ‘the Death of the Hardware Security Appliance’ investigates the link between the rising popularity of virtualization for business applications of all kinds and the decline of the security hardware appliance. Kavanaghs’ article discusses how Virtualization technology has only recently come into its own developing from single server installations to fully global cloud-based infrastructures. Read more
by TitanHQ News | Feb 9, 2010 | Internet Security Updates
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 9 February 2010: The latest issue of Messaging News, a premier publication focused on on the rapidly changing face of business email and messaging technology, features an insightful article by WebTitan CEO, Ronan Kavanagh.
The article titled ‘the Death of the Hardware Security Appliance’ investigates the link between the rising popularity of virtualization for business applications of all kinds and the decline of the security hardware appliance. Kavanaghs’ article discusses how Virtualization technology has only recently come into its own developing from single server installations to fully global cloud-based infrastructures. Read more
by TitanHQ News | Jan 11, 2010 | SpamTitan News, TitanHQ in the News
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 11 January 2010: SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage spam and web filtering software, today announced that it has again outperformed the leading industry brands in the latest Virus Bulletin Spam awards. In comparative tests featuring 15 of its nearest rivals, SpamTitan combined the highest spam catch rate with a very low false positive ratio. This result earned SpamTitan the much coveted Virus Bulletin Award along with strong independent endorsement for its highly effective and easy to use spam filtering solution.
Virus Bulletin regularly conducts rigorous testing of anti-virus and anti-malware products to ensure the worldwide IT security industry stays equipped to protect users from the latest Internet threats. SpamTitan, which runs as a virtual machine under VMware, was taking part in the Virus Bulletin test for only the second time. In November 2009 SpamTitan picked up an award for the highest spam catch rate at the first attempt. In January’s test SpamTitan again outperformed some of the industry’s best known brands including McAfee, MailMarshal, BitDefender, Fortinet and Symantec.
“In recent years, e-mail spam has grown from a mere nuisance into a multi-million dollar business for criminals and the business consequences of not blocking spam effectively can be very damaging,” said Ronan Kavanagh CEO. “Unlike many of our rivals, SpamTitan does not require customers to choose between preventing large volumes of spam on the one hand or prescribing a low rate of false positives on the other – with SpamTitan they get both.
“We are seeing a growing number of new customers moving away from other solutions,” he added. “These independent test results prove that our hard work to ensure our customers receive the best possible protection from spam and viruses at an extremely competitive price is paying off.”
Two new categories of spam were added to the January test: those of ‘image spam’ and ‘large spam’. The former consisted of spam emails that contained at least one embedded image while the latter consisted of spam emails comprising a body size of at least 50,000 bytes. Both types of emails are notoriously difficult to filter, especially using traditional content scanning methods.
Martijn Grooten, author of the Virus Bulletin Anti-spam comparitive review stated that: ‘the detailed results show that neither large spam nor spam containing images are a problem for (SpamTitan) and, as there were few false positives it earns a Virus Bulletin Spam award with the second highest final score’.
by TitanHQ News | Dec 22, 2009 | WebTitan News
Boston, MA and Galway, 22 December 2009. SpamTitan technologies today unveiled the latest version of its widely acclaimed web filtering solution WebTitan 3.03. The new features and enhancements provide users with greater management capabilities allowing organisations to improve productivity while proactively protecting the organisations from today’s Web 2.0 threats, all at an affordable price.
Many of the new features contained in WebTitan 3.03 have resulted from feedback and suggestions from users. One new policy feature whereby existing policies can be used as a template for subsequent policies will greatly improve ease of use and save the IT administrator time and effore otherwise used in the creation of a new policy from scratch. An important element of WebTitan has always been its automated management, in version 3.03 a product update pop up dialog box has been included, this notifies users that a new product update is available.
New features in the area of content filtering were also announced today, allowing user to import content filtering key words and a new search option for content filtering keywords. In addition, WebTitan 3.03 includes new category editing and notification features. These features allow for speedier category updating including increased flexibility in the area of administrator and user notifications. With these new features WebTitan can better deliver the benefits of a flexible, integrated web filtering solution on the network, at the desktop, and for the remote web-enabled employee.
WebTitan also recently announced that the Japanese version of WebTitan is now available. As well as the English language version WebTitan is now also available in Italian and Japanese, it is planned to launch severals other language versions of WebTitan in 2010, covering more than 100 countries and reaching over one billion potential users.
"We are dedicated to making web filtering easily accessible and manageable for all of our customers around the world," said Ronan Kavangh. "Our latest release raises the bar further in terms of performance and flexibility," said Kavanagh. "We continue to look for ways to ensure that WebTitan is continually improving the way organisations can protect their networks, improve productivity and successfully enforce a corporate internet usage policy in a cost effective way. These new features reinforce our goal of providing customers with the best webfiltering solution available."
Pricing & Availability
The product is available for free download from the WebTitan website. WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMware costs from $850, WebTitan licenses are banded offering greater flexibility and based on the number of IP addresses accessing the internet concurrently.
About WebTitan
WebTitan a division of Copperfasten Technologies, the global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, offers small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. WebTitans unique approach in utilizing next-generation virtualization software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. Integrating best of breed technologies, WebTitan provides an easy to install, easy to manage and highly secure webfiltering solution. WebTitan, a division of CopperFasten Technologies, is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland.
by TitanHQ News | Dec 9, 2009 | Internet Security Updates
Boston, MA and Galway, Ireland – 9 December 2009; SpamTitan Technologies, the makers of powerful yet easy-to-manage spam and web filtering software, today predicted that virtualised-driven, cloud computing offerings will render hardware security appliances all but functionally obsolete by the end of 2011. SpamTitan cited sales evidence to show that mounting pressure to cut hardware ownership costs and the ready availability of a growing number of easy-to-use and affordable virtual security appliances are rapidly changing buying habits in the IT security market.
According to SpamTitan CEO Ronan Kavanagh, the security landscape has changed completely with virtual appliances becoming an unstoppable force. Read more
by TitanHQ News | Nov 26, 2009 | SpamTitan News, TitanHQ in the News
Boston & Galway Nov 26, 2009 – Leading Virtualisation resource site VirtualizationAdmin.com today announced that SpamTitan was selected in the Security category of their Readers’ Choice Awards.
The Readers’ Choice Awards give visitors to VirtualisationAdmin.com the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category. VirtualisationAdmin.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various solutions in the virtualization sphere at the workplace.
“SpamTitan anti-spam software continues to successfully help thousands of companies worldwide to rid users’ inboxes of spam, viruses and other email threats’ said Ronan Kavanagh CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. We are honoured to be recognized by VirtualisationAdmin.com and its readers for delivering industry-leading anti-spam products. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry it also demonstrates our ability to consistently and effectively address today’s top security challenges for a more secure enterprise. We are thrilled to accept this award from such a distinguished group of industry experts.”
SpamTitan for Vmware was launched in 2006, it is a complete operating system and software suite designed to run on VMware. Using VMware®, this enables businesses to run SpamTitan on any server irrespective of the operating system. When companies deploy SpamTitan using Vmware they enjoy all the benefits of virtualization. For small businesses this gives high availability, performance and the reliability of VMware with cost-effective packages designed for small IT environments. For medium and enterprise businesses the solution allows for increased IT control through service level automation, dramatically reducing capital and operating costs and maximizing IT efficiency.
by TitanHQ News | Nov 24, 2009 | TitanHQ in the News, TitanHQ News
Boston, Galway Nov 24, 2009- SpamTitan Technology win Emerging ICT company award at the recent ITAG Industry awards.
The winners of the 2009 ITAG Annual Industry Awards were announced at the ITAG Awards Gala Dinner in Galway on Friday 20th November. Each year the Emerging ICT Company award is awarded to a company that has demonstrated significant growth, innovation, excellence, and future potential. SpamTitan are delighted to accept this award and be recognised by industry peers for their achievements in the email and internet security sector.
SpamTitan anti-spam software continues to successfully help thousands of companies worldwide to rid users’ inboxes of spam, viruses and other email threats’ said Ronan Kavanagh CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. We are honoured to be recognized by ITAG and its members for delivering industry-leading anti-spam products. Winning this award demonstrates our ability to consistently and effectively address today’s top security challenges for a more secure enterprise. We are thrilled to accept this award from such a distinguished group of industry experts.
by TitanHQ News | Nov 6, 2009 | SpamTitan News, TitanHQ in the News
SpamTitan has achieved a Gold award on its first time to participate in the Virus Bulletin Anti-Spam Test. The Virus Bulletin is an independent global publication specific to the field of viruses and related malware. SpamTitan is the first anti-spam solution that runs on a virtual machine to take part in the Virus Bulletin test – demonstrating that SpamTitan is both an innovative and high quality product.
Virus Bulletin’s Anti-spam Test Director Martijn Grooten said in relation to SpamTitan “I was particularly charmed by the simple, yet accurate explanations of the various anti-spam rules. The fact that this approach worked well to block spam can be seen from the spam catch rate – which was among the highest in this test. At the same time, the product had a very low false positive rate, missing out on a platinum award by just a single email; a VBSpam Gold award is more than deserved.”
There was an increase in the number of products tested this month, and the benchmarks used for this test were stricter than in previous tests. To be the first virtual anti-spam solution tested in the Virus Bulletin anti-spam test and to come away with a gold award and a glowing recommendation is a testament to the quality of the SpamTitan anti-spam solution.
by TitanHQ News | Nov 4, 2009 | SpamTitan News, TitanHQ in the News
Boston,Galway Oct 28, 2009 – Leading I.T. information resource site, techrepublic.com, have featured SpamTitan in their product spotlight section. The article highlights the standout features of SpamTitan while providing clear product specification details and pratical implementation information. Read more
by TitanHQ News | Oct 30, 2009 | WebTitan News
WebTitan, a new web filtering solution to help organisations protect their resources and protect employees has been launched by global email and Internet security vendor Copperfasten Technologies. SpamTitan, their leading email security solution currently support thousands of companies worldwide in protecting their organisations against spam and other internet threats. The latest addition to the product portfolio is a powerful web filtering solution that is available in two versions, WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMWare.
Popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Bebo and MySpace allow people to socialise online – whether they are at home, at work, or on the move. The risk is that employees visiting these sites will spend time unproductively. Numerous studies highlight the increasing importance of using content filtering to manage this. One recently reported by the BBC estimates social networking sites could be costing employers up to £130 million per day in lost man hours. There are also legal concerns for employers when employees use their systems to engage in illegal file sharing or exchange pornographic or offensive material.
WebTitan is a comprehensive filtering solution ideally suited to small- and medium-sized businesses looking for a powerful, easy-to-manage and cost-effective solution for managing employee activity online. WebTitan allows businesses to tightly control which websites can be accessed at work and when. WebTitan also adds value by reducing cost, increasing productivity, improving network security and reducing bandwidth demands along with flexible reporting and tight firewall integration.
The product is available in two formats: as a software appliance (WebTitan ISO); and as a virtual appliance (WebTitan for VMWare). Real-time content filtering of images and text and strict application controls help WebTitan to block access to inappropriate content. Another key feature is WebTitan’s ability to reinforce company defences by providing URL filtering of up to 53 customisable categories including 10’s of millions of URL’s. The product uses a cloud-based database and real-time classification system to provide an unmatched combination of accurate and scalable coverage.
“Organisations need to adopt a multi-layered web defence strategy that can protect their users and networks from increasingly sophisticated threats,’ said Ronan Kavanagh , CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. “We were one of the first vendors to offer a virtualised anti-spam appliance for SMBs and now we are one of the first to offer virtualised content filtering. With many significant benefits such as ease of deployment, streamlined redundancy and backup, and the key benefits of scalability and mobility, the adoption of virtual appliances has been ever increasing.’
“Coupled with its virtual aspect WebTitan’s extensive functionality, in-depth reporting and unmatched accuracy sets it apart from all other web filtering solutions,” he added.
The product is available for free download from the WebTitan website. WebTitan offers organisations protection for their data from malware and other internet threats such as viruses, spyware and phishing as well as providing user policy browsing tools to ensure corporate internet policy is adhered to.
WebTitan will be holding a web seminar for customers on to discuss the features and benefits of the WebTitan web filtering solution. To access the seminar, visit the WebTitan website and go to the events section of the home page.
Pricing & Availability
Available immediately, WebTitan ISO and WebTitan for VMware costs from $850 WebTitan licenses are banded offering greater flexibility and based on the number of IP addresses accessing the internet concurrently.
About WebTitan
WebTitan a division of Copperfasten Technologies, the global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, offers small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, phishing, malware and other unwanted content. WebTitans unique approach in utilizing next-generation virtualization software eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price. Integrating best of breed technologies, WebTitan provides an easy to install, easy to manage and highly secure webfiltering solution. WebTitan, a division of CopperFasten Technologies, is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland.
by TitanHQ News | Oct 28, 2009 | SpamTitan News
Oct 26, 2009 – Leading Windows Networking resource site, WindowsNetworking.com, announced today that Spam Titan was selected as runner up in the Anti Spam hardware category of the WindowsNetworking.com Readers’ Choice Awards.
“Our Readers’ Choice Awards give visitors to our site the opportunity to vote for the products they view as the very best in their respective category,” said Sean Buttigieg, WindowsNetworking.com manager. “WindowsNetworking.com users are specialists in their field who encounter various solutions for Enterprise Networking at the workplace. The award serves as a mark of excellence, providing the ultimate recognition from peers within the industry.”
“SpamTitan anti-spam software continues to successfully help thousands of companies worldwide to rid users’ inboxes of spam, viruses and other email threats’ said Ronan Kavanagh CEO of SpamTitan Technologies. We are honoured to be recognized by Windows Networking.com and its readers for delivering industry-leading anti-spam products. Being named once again in this award demonstrates our ability to consistently and effectively address today’s top security challenges for a more secure enterprise. We are thrilled to accept this award from such a distinguished group of industry experts.”
WindowsNetworking.com conducts monthly polls to discover which product is preferred by network administrators in a particular category of third party solutions for Enterprise Networking. The awards draw a huge response per category and are based entirely on the visitors’ votes. WindowsNetworking.com visitors can submit their votes for the current Readers’ Award poll in the site’s left-hand bar.
About Spam Titan ISO
SpamTitan antispam provides the most comprehensive solution to email threats on the market today. Our antispam software allows you to create an email appliance, real or virtual server for your gateway offering protection from Viruses, Spam, Malware, Phishing and unwanted content. The solution uses best of breed technologies to provide an easily installed, easily managed and highly secure solution for your email.
SpamTitan ISO is a complete SpamTitan operating system and software suite image. When installed, it will clear any existing operating system, replacing it with its own and the SpamTitan software suite resulting in a dedicated SpamTitan email appliance for your gateway.
Features
- Full SpamTitan OS and software can be downloaded for free as an image file and then burned to CD for installation
- No Operating System Requirements
- Full SpamTitan Software suite including anti-spam, anti-virus, content control, web interface.
- Easy to install, simple to configure, up and running in minutes
- Low maintenance overhead, fully automated updating
- 30 Day Free Support
An impressive aspect of SpamTitan is that SpamTitan can be implemented in two ways : downloaded as an ISO CD-ROM image for installation on a standalone server; or as a virtual machine for VM Ware, regardless of the operating system.
SpamTitan, the global provider of sophisticated enterprise-level email security solutions, offers small and medium size businesses the most comprehensive protection from email threats, including SPAM, viruses, Trojans, Phishing, Malware and other unwanted content. SpamTitan’s unique approach in utilizing next-generation virtualization software, eliminates the need for unwieldy hardware, giving customers unparalleled flexibility, versatility and capability but at an affordable price.
Integrating best of breed technologies, SpamTitan provides an easy to install, easy to manage and highly secure email gateway. SpamTitan, a division of CopperFasten, is a global company with headquarters in Galway, Ireland. For further information visit, www.spamtitan.com.
About WindowsNetworking.com
WindowsNetworking.com (http://WindowsNetworking.com) is a Microsoft Windows Networking resource site. It is a leading Enterprise Networking site, attracting over 650,000 Network administrators and specialists a month. The site provides the latest Windows Networking services, articles and tutorials by leading Windows Networking experts, message boards, software listings and product reviews.
WindowsNetworking.com forms part of a group of sites run by TechGenix Ltd., including
http://www.windowsecurity.com, a Windows security resource site;
http://www.msexchange.org, a Microsoft Exchange Server resource site; http://www.msterminalservices.org, a Server Based Computing resource site and http://www.isaserver.org, a Microsoft ISA Server resource site
