WatchGuard launches e-mail security soln

NEW YORK, US: WatchGuard Technologies, a provider in business security solutions, recently announced that it has launched a new family of extensible content security solutions specifically designed for small to medium sized businesses.

These new appliances fall under the umbrella of the WatchGuard XCS platform and provide advanced protection against spam, viruses, spyware and malware, as well as reliable, always-on e-mail security and full featured centralized management and reporting, said a press release.

"Small to medium sized businesses stand at the crossroads of being the most at risk to an e-mail based threat, and yet, the most challenged to have state of the art e-mail and spam protection," said Bryan Nairn, senior product manager at WatchGuard Technologies.

"Until now, these businesses had few options for spam and malware protection. With WatchGuard, they can have a no compromise, fully featured messaging protection solution at an affordable price point," he added.

The WatchGuard family of XCS appliances for SMBs consists of the WatchGuard XCS 170, the XCS 370 and CS 570 series. All of these appliances come complete with the WatchGuard e-mail security suite, which provides advanced protection against spam, phishing, viruses, malware and other forms of e-mail based threats, said the release.

Additionally, they all sport advanced management and reporting capabilities, which include archiving, on-box reporting, messaging logs, customizable granular policies and reports, TLS encryption and message redundancy.

The series of appliances would be available worldwide from WatchGuard channel partners within 30 days. The WatchGuard XCS 170 starts at $2,475, the WatchGuard XCS 370 is $5,500 and the WatchGuard XCS 570 is $8,500, the release added.