Marshal8e6 launches secure email service

Marshal8e6 is touting much tighter email security

Web and email security vendor Marshal8e6 has launched a new service designed to allow organisations to send secure emails to anyone in the world, without the need for certificate or key exchanges.

MailMarshal SendSecure is a new hosted service delivered in partnership with email encryption services provider ZixCorp, and is an extension of the firm's MailMarshal SMTP offering and policy engines.

Customers do not need to install any hardware or software, and there is no costly maintenance of encryption keys or certificates, according to Marshal8e6.

"Within MailMarshal's policy engine, organisations can choose to allow end users to select messages to be encrypted, or allow the policy engine to determine if the contents of an email message warrant it to be encrypted," said Bradley Anstis, director of technology strategy at Marshal8e6.

"Combining MailMarshal's granular policy engine with SendSecure's easy delivery allows organisations to implement an intelligent email encryption solution that does not rely on the user's encryption decision."

The service will be particularly useful for organisations that deal with highly sensitive information in strictly regulated industries, such as healthcare and financial services, said Marshal8e6.

SendSecure is offered as a subscription-based hosted service, and will be available from Marshal8e6's worldwide channel partners.