MetaDefender Email Gateway Security

On-premises email security protection for critical infrastructure organizations to defend against phishing, malware and exploits.

MetaDefender Email Gateway Security is OPSWAT’s email security solution for preventing email-borne attacks such as phishing, malware and exploits that bypass traditional defenses. Powered by Metascan™, Deep CDR™ Technology, Proactive DLP and Adaptive Sandbox, it detects and sanitizes attachments, including encrypted content, while supporting compliance in on-premises and air-gapped critical infrastructure environments.

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How It Works

Email Defense Layers

Our advanced threat protection via MTA & Transport Rules goes beyond traditional defenses, using sophisticated, multi-layered security techniques to detect and neutralize threats before they ever reach your inbox.

Solution Package & Capabilities

Maximize Your Email Security

Gain advanced capabilities that close your security gaps and bolster your overall protection.

Zero-Day Malware Prevention

Effectively eliminate zero-day targeted attacks by relying on prevention rather than detection

Advanced Threat Prevention

Real-time detection of malicious content and unknown threats in attachments

Data Loss Prevention

Ensure compliance with PCI and other regulations for emails, including protection of PII data within companies

Unsolicited Emails

Protect users from social engineering attacks before they reach users, ensuring IT can rely less on user awareness & training

Threat Analysis

Increase the detection rate of unknown threats with unique dynamic analysis technology

Real-Time Anti-Phishing

Reduce accidental threat engagement by uncovering potential phishing attacks at multiple stages before they  reach users

Attachment Sanitization

Protect business productivity files by removing document-based threats from attachments

Zero-Day Malware Prevention
Effectively eliminate zero-day targeted attacks by relying on prevention rather than detection
Advanced Threat Prevention
Real-time detection of malicious content and unknown threats in attachments
Data Loss Prevention
Ensure compliance with PCI and other regulations for emails, including protection of PII data within companies
Unsolicited Emails
Protect users from social engineering attacks before they reach users, ensuring IT can rely less on user awareness & training
Threat Analysis
Increase the detection rate of unknown threats with unique dynamic analysis technology
Real-Time Anti-Phishing
Reduce accidental threat engagement by uncovering potential phishing attacks at multiple stages before they  reach users
Attachment Sanitization
Protect business productivity files by removing document-based threats from attachments

Benefits & Technologies

Increase the effectiveness of malware detection to provide advanced email protection from internal and external threats.

Reduce the Window of Vulnerability (WoV) against malware, effectively preventing malware outbreaks

Technology	MetaDefender Email Security	Other Email Security Vendors
Known & Zero-day Malware Protection: Multiscanning Includes up to 30 anti-malware engines, machine learning & heuristics
Unknown & Zero-day Exploit Prevention: Deep CDR™ Technology Supports 170+ file types
Credential Harvesting & Phishing Protection: Real-Time Anti-Phishing Time-of-click analysis referencing 30+ online sources
Unknown Malware Protection: Real-Time Adaptive Sandbox Dynamically detect malicious behavior inline
Decrypt Password Protected Attachments Interactive Password Archive decryption

“Because we deployed Deep CDR™ Technology into the email channel, they [the bank] are very confident to say that there is almost a 95% reduction of malware from the email channel.”

Lambert Lin

Information Security Consultant

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