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PixAlert releases ImageGuard MailAssessor to detect inappropriate images on corporate email
June 2008 by Marc Jacob
Following a rise in the levels of risk it discovers when scanning
enterprise email systems for inappropriate images, specialist
risk-mitigation software vendor PixAlert has released ImageGuard(tm)
MailAssessor, a free downloadable tool which allows companies to rapidly check for potential image risk in their email systems. It’s widely
recognised that outbound e-mailing of inappropriate content damages
company reputations and brand equity, while internal distribution can
undermine employee welfare and productivity.
ImageGuard MailAssessor is designed specifically for enterprise email
systems and can scan email accounts unobtrusively without the need to
install any software on the email server. The software works with
Microsoft Exchange(r), Lotus Notes(r) and Novell Groupwise(r) and will
scan embedded images, compressed files and email attachments held on
email servers.
The software reports on both known and suspect images and will identify
email domains to which inappropriate images have been sent using a
corporate email account. Known images are reported by severity and
description.
During the past year, PixAlert saw a rise in the volumes of
Inappropriate Images both stored & circulated within the enterprise and
beyond it to external parties. Pornographic or inappropriate material
was found on 29% of PCs in 2007, up from 25% in 2006 and in 14% of
e-mail accounts, up from 12% in 2006.
