Anti-Spam & Email Security Software Blade

This Software Blade Specific security solution (module): (1) On a Security Gateway, each Software Blade inspects specific characteristics of the traffic (2) On a Management Server, each Software Blade enables different management capabilities. enforces Anti-Spam Check Point Software Blade on a Security Gateway that provides comprehensive protection for email inspection. Synonym: Anti-Spam & Email Security. Acronyms: AS, ASPAM.:

• Based on content fingerprint - Identifies spam by analyzing known and emerging distribution patterns. By avoiding a search for keywords and phrases that might classify a legitimate email as spam and instead focusing on other message characteristics, this solution offers a high spam detection rate with a low number of false positives.

• Based on IP Reputation - Blocks known spammers.

• Based on user defined IP addresses and Sender / Domains - Blocks senders identified by either name, domain, or IP address.

You can configure:

• Directional scanning for SMTP traffic

• Directional scanning for POP3 traffic

• Network exceptions

• List of allowed email senders

For more information, see:

• R81 Threat Prevention Administration Guide

• SmartDashboard Legacy Check Point GUI client used to create and manage the security settings in versions R77.30 and lower. In versions R80.X and higher is still used to configure specific legacy settings. built-in help