Fundamentally, here lies the problem:  The bad guys need the good guys to behave in a certain way.  The good guys want and need to be able to do their jobs, and in doing so, they need to be able to click on links.

No matter how much you train staff, the product features offered by your email security provider are king.  The more you have, the better you’ll fare.  Sometimes that can come at a price many can’t afford due to the nature of licensing options.

Security features that take the people out of the risk

We’ve put together a list of the most essential email security features you should consider when selecting an email security solution. We then looked at the 10 leading email security providers to see how they stacked up against our list.

Lack of standardised assessment on ‘Detection Rates’

We wanted to use ‘Detection Rates’ to qualify providers, but there’s no standardised assessment method available and using VBspam testing scores didn’t work, because some providers haven’t tested since 2018. Also, some leading providers use their own testing/assessment reports, but we couldn’t validate them or ensure impartiality across all providers.

Benchmark for this assessment

We’ve taken Computing Magazine’s criteria used for judging their ‘2020 Computing Best Email Security Solution’ category.

Here are the 15 essential features they think you need to consider:

Free Download: Comparison Chart

See how the 10 leading providers stack up against these features in our at-a-glance comparison chart.

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Price

Once you’ve compared features, you’ll need to think about cost and what you get for your money. Many features don’t come as standard and the bill can rise considerably, so we’ve prepared the following chart to help you choose the best balance of features and cost.