Features

Feature Highlight: Multi-layer Antispam Protection

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server integrates both on-premise software and hosted spam filtering services to provide a multi-layered defense against the ever-increasing influx of spam. Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server also draws on multiple antispam technologies to provide comprehensive protection against constantly evolving spammer tactics.

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server:

Protects Exchange 2010 and 2007 through aggregated reputation services and SmartScreen filtering technology from Microsoft. These are enhanced with highly accurate spam-filtering technology from industry-leading partner Cloudmark.
Offers built-in integration with Forefront Online Protection for Exchange*, a hosted filtering service that enables customers to block spam before it ever reaches their networks. From a single management console, customers can provision, configure, and report on Forefront Online Protection for Exchange reputation and connection filtering for an even stronger barrier against spam.

* Note that customers who purchase the Forefront Protection Suite, Exchange Enterprise CAL, or Enterprise CAL Suite have rights to use both Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server and Forefront Online Protection for Exchange.

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Detailed Feature List

Comprehensive Protection

Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server combines real-time antivirus, antispyware, antispam, and content filtering in a single solution to provide fast and effective detection of viruses, spam, and spyware. Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange 2010 environments are both supported by Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server.

Feature	Description
Stop malware faster with multi-engine scanning	Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is the only leading e-mail protection product that offers multiple scanning engines in a single solution. Multiple engine scanning is important because even though virtually every business (97 percent) has antivirus and firewall protection, half of them (50 percent) experienced virus infections (CSI/FBI 2008 Survey). That’s because when new threats are discovered, the time it takes for scan engine vendors to release antivirus signatures to detect them varies greatly—in some cases by days or weeks! Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server engine set is proven to promote faster detection rates of new threats than single-engine solutions (AV-Test.org). Administrators can run up to five scan engines simultaneously and in different combinations at Edge, Hub, and Mailbox servers.
Provides premium antispam protection	Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server builds on the basic antispam functionality included in Exchange 2010 to provide a 99 percent detection rate with less than 1 in 250,000 false positives (West Coast Labs). Its premium antispam technologies include a Forefront DNS block list aggregated from multiple providers, anti-backspatter protocol filtering, and integration of the Cloudmark content filtering engine. Forefront Protection 2010 also integrates with Forefront Online Protection for Exchange to allow organizations to provide multiple layers of defense against the constantly growing influx of spam from a single, centralized console.
Block dangerous attachments	Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server includes configurable file filtering rules that help administrators eliminate file types known for carrying viruses (for example,.exe) or opening organizations to legal exposure (for example,.mp3). It can identify threatening files even if the file extension has been changed. Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server can also unpack and selectively repack compressed files, such as.zip, after removing out-of-policy documents.
Prevent Data Theft	Keyword filtering in Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server prevents the upload or download of out-of-policy content, from confidential files to inappropriate language, thereby helping to reduce company liability. Administrators can configure keyword filters to scan within most Office documents as well as use pre-defined rules to automatically block profane and discriminatory terms in e-mail.
Eliminate single points of failure	The diversity of antivirus engines protects against a single point of failure. Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server manages these engines so that if one engine fails or goes offline to update, other engines continue to protect the IT environment without slowing mail delivery.

Integrated Security

Feature	Description
Maximize detection without compromising performance	Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server enables administrators to balance the security and performance needs of their specific environments. These administrator settings manage the number of selected engines used at any one time, dynamically choosing the most up-to-date and effective engines for each scan. Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server maximizes performance through in-memory scanning which is much more efficient than such traditional techniques as spooling to disk. It also uses multi-threaded scanning to increase throughput by enabling the software to analyze many document uploads or downloads simultaneously.
Optimize antivirus scanning on Exchange servers	Using the latest transport agents and virus scanning API technologies of Exchange Server 2010, Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server provides compatibility, stability and optimal scanning performance.
Get one-click provisioning for hosted filtering services	Because Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server is integrated with Forefront Online Protection for Exchange, administrators can add hosted spam and virus filtering to their messaging security mix with the single click of a button. Administrators can manage common policies, quarantine management, and reporting for both products from the same management console.

Simplified Management

Feature	Description
Messaging Security Dashboard	The new Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange administrator console provides an at-a-glance view of all messaging security detection statistics and health data.
Automate download and distribution of signature updates	Through its Rapid Update Process, Microsoft monitors all scan-engine vendor Web sites for updates. It downloads and validates new engine versions and signatures as they become available and then posts them online for Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server to download and install automatically. Once properly configured, no administrator involvement is needed to keep all engines and signatures current.
Extend manageability	The Windows PowerShell interface in Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server gives administrators the flexibility to create new scripts to manage and configure messaging security.
Monitor collaboration security health	A management pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 enables administrators to monitor the health of Forefront Protection 2010 for Exchange Server as part of enterprise-wide operational management practices.

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