Tuning Symantec Brightmail AntiSpam on UltraSPARC T1 and T2 Processor-Powered Servers

Overview

Electronic mail is a business-critical function in virtually every enterprise, and it is also one that is under constant attack. Well-known viruses such as Melissa, and worms like SoBig have propagated through email and have disrupted user PCs and corporate networks worldwide. Fraudulent email messages find their ways into inboxes and tempt unsuspecting users into divulging personal information at phishing sites. As companies recognize that their intellectual property can easily leave their premises through email messages, filtering outbound and internal messages is becoming as important as protecting an organization from incoming traffic.