Software believed to be used by IT Security in some Government Agencies in contravention of the Telecommunications (Interception) Act: - The amendments to the Act came into effect on 13 June 2006

 

Does Customs use this product or something similar?

COA Comment: The COA policy is that every facility should be used to catch Criminals i.e. those who seek to gain unlawful benefits and who cause harm the community.    

 But software such as Mimesweeper is now being used more and more to stop Public Servants voicing concerns about Agency conduct or Government policies. This is a total misuse of the product and it prejudices the acceptance of such products being used by an Agency. The product promotion material below gives some cause for concern if the product is misused by senior bureaucrats in their own interest..

MIMEsweeper™ for Exchange
The simple solution to internal email security

http://www.mimesweeper.com/products/msw/exchange/default.aspx

MIMEsweeper for Exchange stops the circulation of inappropriate content moving between offices, departments and employees. It simplifies content security, blocking viruses, inappropriate language, illegal files and confidential information as it moves through Exchange mail servers.

The product is available as a standalone internal email solution or as an add-on to MIMEsweeper for SMTP called EXCHANGEmanager – so you can manage policies and generate reports for internal and external email together from a single interface.

Compliance made easy – with full audit trails, disclaimer management, archiving, alerts and notifications.

Web-based management & reporting – intuitive web-based management with full reports on all key metrics.

Granular policy support – create detailed rules for specific users, groups, file types, sizes, extensions, address formulas, etc. Set a policy for alerts, notifications, audit trail, archiving and blocking.

COA NOTE: (Management can and do block or divert emails to or from specific senders or recipients for no legitimate purpose other than their personal political self interest).

Cluster Aware
Consolidating data to simplify management and reporting in even the most extensive Exchange environments

Comprehensive security, simplified – protection against all threats but extremely simple to deploy, configure, manage and maintain.

Ready to scale – no limit to user numbers; deploy on one machine in distributed configurations with load balancing and fault tolerance.

Standalone or integrated
MIMEsweeper for Exchange is available as a standalone solution for internal mail only or as a plug-in to MIMEsweeper for SMTP, called EXCHANGEmanager, for integrated external/internal content security.

Third party anti-virus support – integrates easily with your chosen anti-virus solution or combines multiple scanners.