Sophos Email Appliances
Block spam and malware, and prevent data loss
Overview:
Sophos Email Appliances, part of Sophos Email Security
and Data Protection, secure the mail gateway from spam,
phishing, viruses, spyware and other malware, and employ
content filtering and encryption to prevent the loss
of confidential or sensitive information via email.
Built on an intelligent managed appliance platform,
powered by SophosLabs proactive protection and backed
by Sophos’s unrivaled 24/7 support, Sophos Email Appliances
deliver complete gateway security with less effort and
greater peace of mind.
Key Benefits
- Unique all-in-one integrated threat and data protection at the mail gateway
- Effectively blocks over 99% of spam* at the mail gateway with unique technologies like Sophos Live Anti- Spam real-time lookups
- SPX Email Encryption provides the best user experience in the industry with the least administrative burden
- DLP with hundreds of included PII and sensitive data definitions maintained by SophosLabs takes the guess work out of data protection
- Updates automatically every few minutes with the latest protection from SophosLabs™, a global network of threat analysis centers
- Provides at-a-glance views of system performance via a web-based dashboard
- Simplifies administration via a “3-clicks-to-anywhere” management console
- Includes remote “heartbeat” monitoring and on-demand remote assistance
- Eliminates the need for additional storage, with a large onboard message quarantine
- Reduces help desk administration through end to end message tracking
- Ensures maximum availability with built-in diagnostics and system redundancy
- Provides on-demand remote assistance via reverse-tunnel SSH connection
- Includes 24x7 support for the duration of the license and Sophos can be contacted for one-to-one assistance at any time
What's New:
SPX encryption
With new branding and password options including self-help password recovery
Data Loss Prevention
Integrated with Sophos endpoint products and email appliance for no additional cost
New ES100 Appliance
Email and data protection for organizations under 100 users
Features & Benefits:
Proactive protection against spam, malware, phishing and other email-borne threats
- Sender Genotype protects against known and unknown spam sources, effectively eliminating up to 90 percent of spam before scanning.
- Behavioral Genotype Protection provides unique built-in intrusion prevention technology for the gateway. It detects new threats before code even begins to execute, proactively protecting against zero-day malware.
- A range of anti-spam techniques including obfuscation detection, URL tracking, heuristics, and content fingerprinting eliminates more than 99 percent of spam.
- A comprehensive real-time system protects against the latest spam campaigns with Sophos SXL technology.
Simple, effective data protection
- Sophos Email Appliances scan outbound messages for sensitive keywords, expressions and attached file types to prevent data leakage.
- SPX encryption provides a truly unique solution to the issue of affordable, simple, but highly effective email encryption, providing a clean end-user experience with zero client requirements. Sophos Email Appliances also support TLS encryption and integrate easily with the SafeGuard MailGateway or any other third-party gateway encryption solution.
Managed Appliances: the future of email administration
- Sophos Email Appliances efficiently remove or automate most regular maintenance tasks, freeing time and resources.
- Remote “heartbeat” monitoring by the Sophos Network Operations Centre ensures that every Sophos Email Appliance is online and up-to-date, keeping the gateway safe from zero-day attacks.
- Exception-driven alerting and automatic capacity optimisation combine to deliver dependable and hassle-free gateway security.
- On-demand remote assistance available 24/7 enables quicker, more reliable support.
ES5000 (ES8000 is identical) and ES1000: fully integrated email gateway protection from Sophos
Time-saving management console
- A web-based console and powerful dashboard allow easy system navigation and reduce administrative effort, while allowing more effective and strategic management of the email gateway.
- Wizard-based policy configuration for inbound and outbound email keeps unwanted content out, and private content in.
- End-to-end message forensics enable message logs and the quarantine to be searched, saving time spent tracking lost, misplaced or dropped emails.
- One-click clustering means that up to 10 appliances can be managed from a single console.
High system availability
- Automatic quarantine and log backups ensure onboard storage capacity.
- Includes onboard redundant hard disks and power supply (not ES1100).
- Two-unit failover capability (active/passive) is provided.
- Email processing, reporting, FTP configuration back-up, directory services synchronization and end-user quarantines will continue normally even if a clustered appliance fails.
Industry-leading expertise 24x7
- SophosLabs™, our global network of threat analysis centers, provides a rapid response to emerging and evolving threats, while our highly acclaimed customer support operates 24x7.
Languages supported
- End-user interface and email digest: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Swedish.
- Management console: English.
Technical Specifications:
| ES100 | ES1100 | ES5000 | ES8000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Message capacity | Up to 95,000/hour | Up to 200,000/hour | Up to 380,000/hour | Up to 550,000/hour |
| Hardware | ||||
| Processor | ULV Dual core | Dual core | Quad core | Quad core |
| Hard drive | 250 GB SATA | 250 GB SATA | 2 hot-swap 160 GB SAS (RAID 1) | 2 hot-swap 300 GB SAS (RAID 1) |
| Power supply | 200W 100-240V AC | 260W 100-240V AC | 2 hot-swap 920W 100-240V AC | 2 hot-swap 920W 100-240V AC |
| Mounting | 1U rack-mountable | 1U rack-mountable | 1U rack-mountable | 1U rack-mountable |
| Dimensions | 17.2 x 1.7 x 9.8 (427 x 43 x 249 mm) |
16.8 x
1.7 x 14.0 in (427 x 43 x 356 mm) |
17.0 x
1.7 x 25.6 in (432 x 43 x 650 mm) |
17.0 x
1.7 x 25.6 in (432 x 43 x 650 mm) |
| Weight | 10 lbs/4.5 kg | 26lbs/11.8 kg | 45 lbs/20.5 kg | 45 lbs/20.5 kg |
| Regulatory/safety certifications | UL 60950, CE, FCC PART 15, VCCI, C-TICK, TUV-GS, SABS, RoHS, WEEE | |||
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Documentation:
Sophos Email Appliances Data Sheet (.PDF)
Sophos SPX Encryption Data Sheet (.PDF)