IDM Technologies helps organizations assess, design and implement Email Security capabilities aligned to their email environment, users and security requirements.
Protect a Critical Business Communication Channel
Email remains central to business communication and can also be used to deliver unwanted or malicious content. Organizations need security controls that help identify and reduce relevant email threats while supporting legitimate communication.
Spam can create noise and increase exposure to unwanted content.
Phishing messages can attempt to deceive users into unsafe actions.
Malware can be delivered through malicious email content or attachments.
Email protection needs to support users without unnecessarily disrupting legitimate business communication.
Email security should connect with wider endpoint, data-protection and security-monitoring controls.
How IDM Technologies Helps
IDM Technologies supports enterprise Email Security through three source-aligned capability areas: Spam Protection, Phishing Protection and Malware Protection. The implemented controls depend on the selected technology, email environment and agreed project scope.
Core Email Security Capabilities
Spam Protection
Spam Protection helps reduce unwanted email reaching users and supports a cleaner, more manageable enterprise email environment according to the selected solution and configured policies.
Identify and manage relevant unwanted email.
Reduce exposure to spam-related email activity.
Support policy-based handling of unwanted messages.
Improve the overall quality of the user email environment.
Phishing Protection
Phishing Protection helps identify and reduce exposure to deceptive email activity designed to influence users into unsafe actions.
Strengthen protection against relevant phishing attempts.
Support identification of suspicious email activity.
Reduce user exposure to deceptive email messages.
Complement Cybersecurity Awareness and phishing-simulation initiatives.
Malware Protection
Email Malware Protection helps identify and manage relevant malicious email content according to the capabilities of the selected solution.
Strengthen protection against malware delivered through email.
Support inspection and handling of relevant malicious email content.
Reduce exposure to email-borne malicious activity.
Complement endpoint-security controls as part of a layered security approach.
A Layered Approach to Email Protection
| Email Security Area | Primary Purpose |
|---|---|
| Spam Protection | Reduce unwanted email and support cleaner business communication. |
| Phishing Protection | Help identify and reduce exposure to deceptive email activity. |
| Malware Protection | Help protect users and environments against relevant malicious email content. |
Together, these capabilities create a focused Email Security layer that can work alongside Data Loss Prevention, Endpoint Security, Security Monitoring and Cybersecurity Awareness.
A Structured Email Security Approach
Understand
Review the email environment, users, existing controls, threat concerns and business requirements.
Assess
Identify relevant email-security gaps and protection requirements within the agreed scope.
Design
Define appropriate email-security policies and architecture for spam, phishing and malware protection.
Implement
Configure and deploy approved Email Security capabilities and relevant integrations.
Validate
Review relevant policies, protection workflows and operational visibility according to scope.
Operate & Optimize
Support ongoing management, maintenance and optimization where included in the engagement.
Business & Security Value
Strengthen protection of enterprise email communication.
Reduce exposure to relevant spam, phishing and malware threats.
Support safer email usage across the organization.
Create a more consistent approach to email-threat protection.
Complement endpoint protection and broader security-monitoring capabilities.
Connect technical email protection with user-focused cybersecurity awareness initiatives.
Email Security Within the Wider Cybersecurity Architecture
| Related Solution | Security Role |
|---|---|
| Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Support protection of sensitive information across email, cloud and device channels. |
| Endpoint Security | Protect enterprise endpoints through NGAV, Endpoint Privilege Management and EDR. |
| Security & Infrastructure Monitoring | Support log management, threat correlation, alerting and real-time monitoring. |
| Cybersecurity Awareness | Strengthen user awareness through programs, training and phishing simulations. |
| Cloud Security | Protect SaaS usage, cloud applications and workloads. |
| Identity Security | Strengthen identity and access controls across enterprise environments. |
Email Security and Email DLP Are Different
Email Security and Email DLP address different requirements. Email Security focuses on protecting the email environment against spam, phishing and malware. Email DLP focuses on protecting sensitive information shared through email. They can complement one another as part of a broader email and data-protection strategy.
Supporting IDM Cybersecurity Services
| Service | How It Supports Email Security |
|---|---|
| Professional Services, Customization & CoE | Support specialized requirements, integration, customization and capability development. |
| Advisory & Assessment | Review email-security requirements, existing controls and improvement priorities. |
| Design & Implementation | Design, configure, integrate and deploy approved Email Security capabilities. |
| Managed Services & Support | Support ongoing management, maintenance, optimization and technical support according to the agreed scope. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Strengthen Your Enterprise Email Security
Share your email environment, current controls and concerns around spam, phishing or malware with IDM Technologies. Our team can discuss an appropriate Email Security approach based on your business and security requirements.