GFI Software

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Not to be confused with Russian-Urkaine Game Factory Interactive Ltd. (GFI)

GFI Software

Founded	1992
Headquarters	San Gwann, Malta
Key people	Walter Scott III, CEO
Industry	Computer security
Website	http://www.gfi.com

GFI Software is a developer of Web & Mail security, Networking & Security and Archiving & Fax computer software founded in 1992. Its products include software for filtering spam and viruses from e-mail as well as for monitoring and scanning networks for security purposes.

Contents 1 Types of Products 1.1 Archiving & Fax solutions 1.2 Web & Mail Security solutions 1.3 Networking & Security solutions 2 See also 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Types of Products

GFI provides software security solutions to small and medium enterprises in 3 categories:

[edit] Archiving & Fax solutions

• GFI FAXmaker^[1] route faxes directly to the user’s mailbox with DID, MSN & Line routing. It integrates with Exchange Server, Lotus Notes and popular SMTP servers, allowing users to send and receive faxes and SMS/text messages directly from their email client. It has won the Windows IT Pro Magazine Readers’ Choice Award for 3 years running.
• GFI MailArchiver^[2] for Exchange enables corporations to archive all internal and external email into one or multiple databases, heavily reducing reliance on .pst files. Users can retrieve past emails through a OneClick Restore process via a web-based search interface. It also aids organisations to meet the requirements of email retention policies and fulfil regulatory email storage requirements such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

[edit] Web & Mail Security solutions

• GFI Mail Essentials^[3] can function as an anti-spam for Exchange, anti-phishing and email management tool. It has over 99% spam detection rate using Bayesian filtering and other methods – no configuration required, very low false positives through its automatic whitelist, and the ability to automatically adapt to email environments to constantly tune and improve spam detection.
• GFI Mail Security^[4] protects networks against email viruses, exploits, trojan horses, malware and other malicious executables with multiple virus engines.
• GFI WebMonitor^[5] provides real-time HTTP/FTP monitoring of web browsing and downloading habits, anti-virus & user access control like blocking access to adult or porn sites or blocking the use of instant messenger programs.

[edit] Networking & Security solutions

• GFI LANguard^[6] scans, detects, assesses and remediates any security vulnerabilities of a network. With a single console and extensive reporting functionality, it can deal with the three pillars of vulnerability management, namely: network and port scanning, patch management and network auditing.
• GFI EventsManager^[7] monitor and log network users habits to meet the objectives of:
  • Information system and network security ^[8]
  • System health monitoring ^[9]
  • Legal and regulatory compliance (SOX, PCI DSS, HIPAA) ^[10]
  • Forensic investigations ^[11]
• GFI EndpointSecurity^[12] controls network access of portable storage devices and drives, such as USB drives, iPods and PDAs to prevent identity theft and the threat of employees either introducing viruses, Trojans, illegal software to the network or copying confidential company information.
• GFI Network Server Monitor^[13] scans the network for failures or irregularities automatically. It can identify issues and fix unexpected network conditions before users (or managers) report them to network administrators.

[edit] See also

• Information security policies

[edit] References

1. ^ http://GFI.com/faxmaker/ GFI FAXmaker
2. ^ http://GFI.com/mailarchiver/ GFI MailArchiver
3. ^ http://GFI.com/mes/ GFI MailEssentials
4. ^ http://GFI.com/mailsecurity GFI MailSecurity
5. ^ http://GFI.com/webmon/ GFI WebMonitor
6. ^ http://GFI.com/lannetscan GFI LANGuard
7. ^ http://GFI.com/eventsmanager GFI EventsManager
8. ^ http://GFI.com/eventsmanager/esmsecurity.htm>
9. ^ http://GFI.com/eventsmanager/esmhealthmonitor.htm
10. ^ http://GFI.com/eventsmanager/esmcompliance.htm
11. ^ http://GFI.com/eventsmanager/esmforensics.htm
12. ^ http://GFI.com/endpointsecurity/ GFI EndPointSecurity
13. ^ http://GFI.com/nsm/ GFI Network Server Monitor

[edit] External links

• GFI Software
• GFI Software Hong Kong
• GFI Software Baltics