SpyCatcher Enterprise Whitepapers

Overcoming the Challenges of Spyware
What if a competitor gained access to one of your company's secured systems residing behind a firewall without your knowledge and these systems contained all your trade secrets. While it may sound impossible, it’s not and recently 18 people were arrested for using spyware to commit industrial espionage.

This is just one example of the threat of spyware and how it can potentially impact an organization. Many businesses are unknowingly susceptible to spyware, including ones that believe they have taken every precaution.

This white paper outlines the effects of spyware within an organization and provides an overview of antispyware deployment options.

How to Win the Battle Against Spyware
In the past year there have been many real life examples of what can happen if sensitive data has not been secured properly. Data security breaches have been reported at many high profile companies including TJX, Disney, Western Union, Fidelity, Monster.com and TD Ameritrade. The FBI estimates that spyware and other computer-related crimes cost US businesses $67 billion per year. The damage to a company’s brand is immeasurable.

Spyware is on the rise and has been the cause of many data breaches. Even in the face of escalating data security breaches, many administrators are not using a solution that specifically addresses the spyware threat. This white paper describes some advances made in antispyware technology, provides examples of how it works, and outlines why it is more effective at eliminating spyware than current technology used by many solutions today.

Anti-Spam / Anti-Virus White Papers

Migrating to PreciseMail from Spam Assassin
The freeware package SpamAssassin is one of the most popular anti-spam filters in use today, but it does have limitations that make it unsuitable for use with some sites. PreciseMail Anti-Spam Gateway is a versatile high-performance filter designed to overcome those limitations. This white paper explains the simple steps required to migrate your site’s spam filtering from SpamAssassin to PreciseMail.

Exposing Nigerian Email Scams Part 1
First in a series of articles, a Process Software engineer chronicles his interactions with several scammers to demonstrate the inner workings of the Nigerian scams and who is behind them. As an email expert, he is able to protect his systems and identity from the scammers while exposing different elements of the con.

Exposing Nigerian Email Scams Part 2
Second in a series of articles, a Process Software engineer chronicles his interactions with several scammers to demonstrate the inner workings of the Nigerian scams and who is behind them. In this article, see how a scammer known as Mr. Zakaharenko seeks our help with a 100 million dollar oil deal transaction. Learn what his scam is really all about.

Exposing Nigerian Email Scams Part 3
Third in a series of articles, a Process Software engineer chronicles his interaction with a Nigerian email scammer to demonstrate how this "advanced fee fraud" con game works. In this article, see how a French speaking scammer tries to transfer over 1 billion dollars out of Iraq. Learn what this scam is really all about.

Achieving Zero Loss of Legitimate Messages with Anti-Spam Solutions
Implementing the wrong anti-spam solution can introduce a new and more costly problem - losing legitimate messages. This wastes time and leads to lost business. This document describes several techniques that modern anti-spam solutions support to minimize or even eliminate false positives.

Authentication Case Studies
To help system administrators cope with complex collections of email server systems, PreciseMail Anti-Spam Gateway includes a plethora of authentication methods that can be mixed-and-matched together to fit a site’s needs. The ability to simultaneously support multiple authentication methods is unique to PreciseMail. This whitepaper describes each of the authentication methods provided by PreciseMail Anti-Spam Gateway, and provides case studies of how several sites have combined the PreciseMail authentication methods to provide a seamless experience to their end users.

Explanation of Common Spam Filtering Techniques
This document describes in detail how several of the most common spam filtering technologies work, how effective they are at stopping spam, their strengths and weaknesses, and techniques used by spammers to circumvent them.

Email User Guidelines for Preventing Spam
Email users can be less susceptible to spam attacks with a little education. This document provides information that should be communicated to every email user in your organization.

Common Tricks Employed by Spammers
As spam filters evolve to become better and better at identifying and discarding spam, they force the spammers to develop new tricks to circumvent the filters. This whitepaper examines some of the most common tricks employed by spammers to sneak messages through today’s spam filtering solutions.

Introduction to Bayesian Filtering
This whitepaper gives a basic explanation of what Bayes’ Formula is, and how it can be used to keep spam out of your Inbox.

Bayesian Filtering Example
Bayes’ Formula allows us to determine the probability of an event occurring based on the probabilities of two or more independent evidentiary events. This whitepaper provides a mathematical example of how Bayes' Formula works.

Messaging Server White Papers

Using PMDF to Leverage LDAP Servers

Messaging Backbone: PMDF vs Exchange