Small Business Server has Microsoft Forefront Security Option
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010Yet another component which is not available in the earlier versions of Microsoft Small Business Server package, Microsoft Forefront Security for Microsoft Exchange Server helps protect e-mail from viruses, worms, and spam. Forefront integrates various antivirus engines for layered protection against the latest e-mail-based threats.
The Forefront Online Protection component in the Small Business Server 2008 version includes the following features:
o Forefront Online Security for Small Business Server helps enforce policies set up to comply with corporate policies on e-mail usage and with government regulations.
o Forefront Security removes spam and viruses from e-mail. It includes the finest anti-malware which provide 38 times faster detection than any other detection system.
o Forefront Security’s anti-spam solution is deeply integrated with Exchange which provides a foolproof spam-free solution.
o ForeFront Security Component in the Windows Small Business Server has deeper integration with Microsoft technologies and infrastructure, such as SCOM and PowerShell.
o It has new user interface and easy-to-use console that allows administrators to rapidly identify and respond to security threats.
o It helps the administrators to have an insight in their e-mail environment by using the real time reporting and the Message Trace tool.
o Forefront Online Protection ensures that no e-mail is lost or bounced and it automatically queues up e-mail for up to five days, attempting to deliver the e-mail every 20 minutes.
Without doubt, Forefront Security component is a must have feature if you are using Small Business Server hosting package at your organization. Right?