CD&P is latest company to sign up for new email protection services

Hamilton, February 14, 2002 - CCS Group Ltd. is offering Bermuda-based companies a new defense against email threats, and leading international firms like Conyers Dill & Pearman (CD&P) are taking advantage of the service.  Called Big Fish, the service was launched by CCS last month and also provides email delivery back-up, protection against Denial of Service attacks and "mail bombing", as well as comprehensive reporting tools.
 
Last year, virus attacks cost business approximately $13 billion, according to US research firm Computer Economics.  Fighting these viruses is a big problem for organizations, and even the best internal systems can't protect against all attacks.  Unlike most virus protection services that reside on internal networks, Big Fish provides a line of defense to automatically clean and filter email through bandwidth, before it even reaches the company's servers.  CCS has been using the service to filter email internally for five months, and has avoided problems with recent viruses such as the Goner virus, My Party and Magistr.B.  The service is easy, fast and unobtrusive.

More than 15 new virulent viruses and worms are launched every day, said Robert Loxton, chief executive officer of CCS Group.  Big Fish is unlike any other service available in Bermuda, and with the increasing challenges with these viruses and worms affecting all types of businesses, we believe this will be a good solution for many local companies.

With Big Fish, dual layer virus protection is updated every 10 minutes, with an extra layer of protection to guard against virus attacks as soon as the virus is identified, even before a solution is available.  The service requires no premise hardware or software, making installation seamless.  The suite of services available through Big Fish includes: protection from Denial of Service and 'mail bomb' attacks; attachment blocking and filtering; spam filtering; virus protection; store and forward; outbound services; and unmatched  reporting tools.

CD&P is using the service for more than 400 employees worldwide. Like any serious organisation, we are concerned about the security of our networks and want the most effective defense against the many viruses out there today, said Ken Siggins, manager, information technologies for CD&P.  We are also a target for a lot of spam email, which can clog up our mail servers and waste employees time.  The Big Fish solution that CCS is providing has significantly decreased the amount of spam mail we receive, it gives a line of defense before a virus gets anywhere near our systems, and provides back up in case our email systems fail. 

The service is available from CCS for either a monthly flat rate or charged on bandwidth usage.  Comprehensive reporting on the service allows IT managers to monitor activity on their networks and gain insight into the use or abuse of email.

Email security is something that everyone needs today, and this is the easiest and most effective line of defense for a company's email infrastructure, said Loxton.