The initial product will use core technology* from First Cyber Security under license, which has been developed over the last four years. This unique product, to begin beta testing during the next quarter will significantly alter how e-mails are perceived, valued, and validated. The solution is based on verifying every link in every e-mail that is considered possibly real.
The process, although not the technology, is relatively straightforward. As e-mails arrive at the company or ISP exchange server the obvious spam e-mails are filtered out, just as many other spam filters do.
This leaves the remaining e-mails which Heracles uniquely analyzes and then visits every link contained within the e-mail to test whether it is a known genuine or dangerous site, and then reports back to the e-mail, adding a validation report, or alternatively rejecting it outright if it contains a fraudulent link.
Therefore no e-mail can reach its intended recipient unless it has been thoroughly validated and tested to not contain any link that can literally lead the recipient astray.
The first version of the software will come in two versions: client-side for Microsoft Outlook 2007 or later and server-side for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. The software will verify all URLs in each received email message and filter emails containing links to fraudulent web sites. In the future, the product will be extended to support other email client and server applications.
* US and European patents pending.
PhatWare and First Cyber Security Principals Form Heracles Research Corporation to Fight Internet Fraud
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and LONDON, United Kingdom – July 23, 2008 - PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, and First Cyber Security Limited, a British internet security technology company, announced today the creation of a new joint venture - Heracles Research Corporation - to further develop technology to fight internet fraud. more...
Email: info@heraclesresearch.com
Phone: 1-415-602-6100
Phone: 1-415-602-6100
