Cisco Email Threat Defense
Cisco Email Threat Defense provides essential protection against advanced email-borne threats, ensuring your business communications remain secure and operational.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Coverage for sophisticated phishing, malware, and ransomware delivered via email.
- Continuous Monitoring: Protection against evolving threats with up-to-date threat intelligence.
- Policy Enforcement: Entitlement to configure and enforce email security policies across your organization.
- Incident Response Support: Access to tools and information to help manage and respond to email security incidents.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Cisco Email Threat Defense is a subscription-based platform license designed to safeguard business email communications. It offers advanced protection against a wide spectrum of email-borne threats, including phishing, malware, and ransomware, ensuring the integrity and security of your daily operations.
This solution is ideal for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who need to secure their organization's email infrastructure. It integrates with existing email platforms to provide a critical layer of defense, reducing the risk of business disruption and data compromise.
- Advanced Threat Protection: Defends against sophisticated phishing, malware, and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
- URL and Attachment Analysis: Scans links and attachments in real-time to block malicious content before it reaches users.
- Policy Management: Enables granular control over email security policies to align with business requirements.
- Threat Intelligence Integration: Leverages Cisco's global threat intelligence to stay ahead of emerging threats.
- Reporting and Analytics: Provides insights into email traffic, threats detected, and security posture.
This essential email security subscription empowers SMB and mid-market teams to defend against modern cyber threats without the complexity of enterprise-level infrastructure.
What This Enables
Defend against advanced phishing and BEC attacks
Enable teams to identify and block sophisticated phishing attempts and business email compromise schemes. Streamline the process of protecting sensitive company data and financial information from social engineering tactics.
cloud-hosted email, on-premises email servers, hybrid email environments, managed IT services
Block malware and ransomware via email
Automate the scanning and blocking of malicious attachments and links within emails. Protect endpoints and critical business data from infection by ransomware and other malware threats.
endpoint security integration, network security infrastructure, data loss prevention, business continuity planning
Enhance email security policy enforcement
Streamline the configuration and enforcement of granular email security policies across the organization. Ensure compliance with internal security standards and external regulatory requirements.
regulatory compliance management, IT governance frameworks, centralized security management, user access controls
Key Features
Advanced Threat Detection Engine
Identifies and neutralizes sophisticated email threats that bypass traditional filters, protecting your business from costly attacks.
Real-time URL and Attachment Scanning
Prevents users from accessing malicious links or opening infected attachments, stopping threats before they can impact your network.
Business Email Compromise (BEC) Protection
Detects and blocks impersonation and social engineering tactics used in BEC attacks, safeguarding financial transactions and sensitive data.
Cloud-based Threat Intelligence
Continuously updated with global threat data, ensuring protection against the latest and emerging email-borne threats.
Policy Configuration and Management
Allows IT teams to tailor security settings to specific business needs and enforce consistent protection across all users.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require stringent security to protect sensitive customer data and comply with regulations like GLBA and PCI DSS, making advanced email threat defense critical.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must safeguard protected health information (PHI) and comply with HIPAA, where email security is a key component to prevent breaches and ensure patient privacy.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly confidential client information and are prime targets for attacks aimed at data theft or disruption, necessitating robust email security.
Retail & Hospitality
These sectors process significant customer data and financial transactions, making them vulnerable to phishing and BEC attacks that could compromise customer trust and lead to financial loss.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of email threats does this solution protect against?
This solution protects against a wide range of email threats including phishing, spear-phishing, business email compromise (BEC), malware, ransomware, and spam.
How does this integrate with my existing email system?
Cisco Email Threat Defense is designed to integrate with common email platforms, providing an additional layer of security. Specific integration details will be confirmed during the purchase process.
Is this a one-time purchase or a subscription?
This is a subscription-based licensing model, providing continuous updates and access to the latest threat intelligence and features throughout the term of your subscription.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Low — self-service
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.