Are Firewalls, VPN, Access Control, Virus Protection, Data Security and Disaster Recovery programs in place to protect your company’s computer network? Surprisingly, having a sound security policy is not often a priority even though a company's data is often their most valuable asset and the key to their competitive edge. All too often we are asked to meet a client’s security needs for the first time after a serious breach or problem has occurred. Is your company safe?

Business IT has considerable experience in the building and maintaining of security infrastructures. We can assess your risk, recommend, implement and test a tailored solution. A Service Level Agreement with Business IT will ensure your network security is adequately maintained and you are covered for the cost of unexpected or emergency maintenance.

• Firewalls
• Static and Dynamic Packet Filtering
• Intrusion Detection
• Encryption
• VPN
• Virus Protection & Malware
• Secondary Data Back-Up
• Access Control

Ask yourself or your office manager the following questions to ascertain whether your company needs a network security evaluation. One ‘NO’ is all it takes to makes you vulnerable.

1. Are security options in the operating system activated?
2. Are there precautions to prevent spyware?
3. Is there a management initiative to create a security?
4. Are there any instructions for bringing outside software/data into the organisation?
5. Are security-related patches from developers and/or vendors implemented as soon as possible?
6. Is critical software backed up and stored in another safe place?
7. Is critical software protected by checksums?
8. Are there any routines to handle missing media?
9. Is the network administrator access restricted?
10. Is there a routine for the administration of the firewall?
11. Is access to communication ports for service protected?
12. Are there routines for employees who leave?
13. Is there a contingency plan for system recovery after an accident?

Security shouldn’t be an afterthought - Business IT can provide the latest security solutions for you, including:

• CCTV & Digital Video Recording Solutions
• Alarm Installation and Alterations
• Alarm Monitoring
• Intruder Detection Systems
• Access Control Solutions

• POS (Point of Sale) Integration
• Statistical Marketing
• Door Access Management
• Covert Operations

Content Security Solution

Email is an essential communication tool for all businesses today. However, it also creates serious security and productivity issues, providing an entry point for spam, non-business content and malicious code as well as other Internet attacks. According to the latest reports Spam has increased over 250% over the last 12 months.

To combat this spam and security epidemic, Business IT provides an inexpensive solution for small to medium sized businesses using MailMarshal content security software.

When using the Business IT MailMarshal content filtering solution, many security specific features such as SpamCensor, an advanced anti-spam engine will dramatically improve productivity by shielding employees from unwanted, non-business related emails and remove the responsibility from end users to manage virus and other security threats. Content security filtering is performed on Business IT’s servers you no longer have to pay for the bandwidth that is associated with the delivery of the un-wanted content.

Business IT currently subscribes to both of New Zealand’s major ISP providers (Telecom and Telstra) to allow for redundancy of internet connectivity, in the event of a connection loss on your businesses internet connection, email will be queued for up to 48 hours and forwarded once your connection is restored. Using this method not only are you benefiting from redundant connections, but the content security filtering is performed on Business IT’s servers so you no longer have to pay for the bandwidth that is associated with the delivery of the un-wanted content.

MailMarshal™ - The most powerful, feature-rich anti-spam and email security solution available.

MailMarshal™ SMTP is a fast, easy-to-use external email security solution that ensures a safe and productive working environment by enforcing organisational Acceptable Use Policies and protecting against spam viruses.

MailMarshal for SMTP works with any SMTP mail system, including Microsoft Exchange, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Domino, Sendmail and Linux mail servers to scrutinize all components of an email message, including text, attachments and embedded content.

Transparent to end users, MailMarshal for SMTP provides organisations with the solution they need to manage email content, fight spam, secure their email infrastructure and enforce Acceptable Use Policies with little or no disruption of business activities.

• Reduces security exposure - Scrutinises all incoming messages to protect the company and the network from spam and inappropriate use. Only authorised information is allowed to enter the network, while annoying and potentially harmful messages are blocked on Business IT Servers.
• Improves efficiency - Increases employee productivity and conserves valuable network bandwidth and server resources by fighting spam. Spam can be classified by type, eliminating the need to review and manage known spam messages. Furthermore, users are empowered to review their own quarantined email using an intuitive web-based interface, saving additional time by not having to contact Help Desk resources for assistance.
• Strengthens system availability and performance by ensuring network continuity and blocking spam, viruses, malicious code and potentially dangerous attachment types. MailMarshal for SMTP manages bandwidth resources to ensure normal business operations are not impaired by oversized email, spam attacks or unscheduled demand
• Protects your reputation by offering unsurpassed protection to your network. Security breaches convey a negative message about your organization. By preventing such breaches, Marshal's Content Security solution saves you the time, hassle and resources often necessary to repair the damage done to your company's image
• Adapts to corporate Acceptable Use Policy - Flexible enough to accommodate the most complex of corporate email policies, MailMarshal for SMTP can support a full range of rule options to apply different policies to individuals, groups or the entire organization.

In turn, SpamCensor is a heuristic filter whose mechanisms are based on:

• An analysis of e-mail headers, including anomalies such as: lacking ‘To:’ or ‘From:’ positions, spaces in disallowed places or particular information on the tool which had been used for sending the mail,
• An analysis of the message’s content and comparing it with a model database in search for phrases such as: $$$ or s c a t t e r e d text. The analysis covers plain text, HTML and URLs. An analysis of the structure of the message – its size and arrangement are investigated.
• A DNS analysis – addresses of spammers not included in blacklists are checked with the use of DNS lookup

Combining these methods provides you with a general image of the parcel. The image is a basis for determining whether the parcel should be classified as ordinary mail or treated like spam.