Our approach to digital security is as equally impressive as our approach to physical security. The Active Mail platform uses a multi layered approach which employs several highly available security solutions from the industry's leading specialists.

Defence in Depth Strategy
In addition to providing defensive layers throughout the network, a defence in depth strategy uses multiple technologies to uncover and prevent security threats. By not relying on a single technology to defend against an attack, we can eliminate single points of failure within our overall security architecture.

Multi Vendor Firewalls
The Active Mail Platform is protected from internet borne threats using a sophisticated system that includes firewalls from three of the world's leading firewall vendors. Using multi layered protection techniques the Active Mail platform mitigates threats associated with vulnerabilities found in individual security products.

EAL 4 Certified Firewalls
All firewalls within the Active Mail platform are deployed in highly available clusters and are EAL 4 certified, qualifying them for military and government use.

Patch Management
Security Patch management is an integral part of IT operations and is necessary to ensure systems are immune to known vulnerabilities. Microsoft releases security patches on a fixed monthly cycle allowing Active Mail platform engineers to keep systems and data secure.

Multi Vendor Antivirus
Due to the ongoing threat posed by Viruses, Worms and Trojans the Active Mail Platform uses multiple ICSA Labs Certified Antivirus engines for scanning content such as emails and documents.

Benefits of using Multiple Scan Engines
Using scan engines from several vendors is vital, as each engine includes its own set of detection methods. Virus signature analysis is the most common method for identifying virus attacks, and each engine vendor has a specific set of priorities and skills for creating new signatures.

Each vendor also works toward different timescales for releasing Antivirus updates. Using multiple engines reduces update intervals, which in turn reduces the overall window of exposure for virus threats.