Science & Technology
Science and Technology
Science and Technology
Mon, February 9, 2009
Teachers Credit Union Uses McAfee Email Gateway to Safeguard Information Withdrawals
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE) today announced that Teachers Credit Union, the largest credit union in Indiana, has deployed McAfee® Email Gateway appliance (formerly IronMail) to protect sensitive information and help eliminate viruses, spam, and malware before it reaches users. TCU selected McAfee Email Gateway device because of its best-in-class functionality, its track record in catching and eliminating spam, and its ability to secure outbound email to prevent data leakage.
Keeping depositors' money safe is not the only thing that banks and credit unions have to be concerned about. Keeping data safe from leakage, viruses, malware and spam is an even greater challenge. To meet that challenge, TCU's Network Engineer Robert Boenne sought out to replace an older system that was not able to keep up with TCU's growth.
"The McAfee Email Gateway appliance works with minimal human intervention, which frees up valuable IT staff time," said Boenne. "We have greater piece of mind knowing that the product is constantly working in the background to make sure our mail environment is safe."
"The financial services industry has to handle security on many different fronts, perhaps more than any other industry," said Ken Rutsky, vice president of product marketing for McAfee. "But with today's economic crunch it's not enough to provide security; it's got to be cost effective. The McAfee Email Gateway appliance delivers integrated capabilities and ease of administration that lowers the total cost of protection. Built on our TrustedSource™ reputation service, we are able to keep ever-changing cyber threats at bay without any customer management."
TrustedSource, a multi-protocol, reputation-based technology assigns reputation scores to Internet hosts, senders, domains, URLs and messages based on behavior, much like a credit bureau assigns credit ratings to consumers.
"My opinion of TrustedSource is that it is the single most important technology McAfee has on the device," said Boenne. "The appliance itself delivers tremendous benefits, and the addition of TrustedSource adds a whole new dimension of possibilities."
Fighting inbound threats is only half the battle, however, and securing outbound email to prevent data leakage was of equal importance to the Indiana credit union. When its employees communicate confidential information to vendors or credit union members, TCU has to pay attention to outbound security as well. These emails must be encrypted, or sent in a secure manner, and the McAfee Email Gateway appliance gives TCU the necessary tools to enforce secure outbound email.
The McAfee Email Gateway appliance provides total email protection, delivering integrated inbound protection from email-borne threats, outbound protection from data leakage and administrative empowerment for email administrators. The McAfee Email Gateway appliance, combines local information from the network with TrustedSource global intelligence, to provide the most complete protection against spam, inbound threats and malware.
About Teachers Credit Union
TCU now has 37 locations throughout the state of Indiana and into southern Michigan. In 1931, a small group of teachers pooled their savings to lend to others in need of credit. From these humble beginnings, TCU has grown to become Indiana's largest Credit Union with over $1.8 billion in assets with branches throughout the state of Indiana and Michigan. TCU not only offers traditional financial services to its members, but non-traditional services such as Travel and Insurance.
About McAfee, Inc.
McAfee, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee is relentlessly committed to tackling the world's toughest security challenges. The company delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems and networks around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the web more securely. Backed by an award-winning research team, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. [ http://www.mcafee.com ]
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