SAN DIEGO, CA--(Marketwire - August 6, 2007) -
St.
Bernard Software, Inc. (
OTCBB:
SBSW), a global provider of security
appliances and on-demand solutions, including secure content management,
archiving and collaboration, today announced that its on-demand email
filtering solution,
LivePrism, blocked two-thirds of its customers' incoming email in July based
solely on sender reputation without having to analyze the message content.
This provides an increased level of protection against evolving threats
such as image spam and PDF spam. In total, St. Bernard blocked 89 per cent
of customers' incoming email for being spam or virus infected.
St. Bernard's partner Commtouch released its 'Email Threats Trend Report'
for the second quarter of 2007, based on the company's real-time analysis
of billions of e-mail messages globally each week. Highlights of this
report included:
-- Spam with PDF attachments emerged as spammers' newest technique for
avoiding detection at the end of the second quarter of 2007.
-- During one massive attack, PDF-spam comprised 10-15 per cent of global
spam messages during a 24-hour period, increasing overall global spam
traffic by 30-40 per cent.(1)
"The popularity and frequent use of PDFs for legitimate business
communications makes it difficult for traditional spam filters to
effectively block these messages," said Andrew Lochart, vice president of
marketing at St. Bernard. "The ability of St. Bernard's LivePrism to block
these spam tactics without having to rely on message content analysis helps
provide our customers the protection they need."
About St. Bernard
St. Bernard Software, Inc. (
OTCBB:
SBSW) is a global provider of security
appliances and hosted solutions, including secure content management,
archiving and collaboration. The company's award-winning products deliver
innovative security solutions that offer the best combination of
ease-of-use, performance and value.
Established in 1995 with headquarters in San Diego, CA and international
offices in the United Kingdom, Australia and the Netherlands, St. Bernard
sells and supports its products directly and through solution partners
worldwide. For more information, please visit
www.stbernard.com.
©2007 St. Bernard Software, Inc. All rights reserved. The St. Bernard
Software logo, LivePrism, iPrism, iGuard and Open File Manager are
trademarks of St. Bernard Software, Inc. All other trademarks and
registered trademarks are hereby acknowledged.
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(1) Commtouch Q2 2007 Email Threats Trends Report
Contact Information: Media contacts:
Lorrie Hunsaker
St. Bernard
(858) 524-2041