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ESS will no longer support TLS v1.0 and TLS v1.1
by Barracuda Networks
On November 30, 2020, ESS will drop support for TLS v1.0 and v1.1. These are extremely old protocols that have numerous security vulnerabilities. If you are aware of any senders that are still using these protocols, advise them to upgrade. timestamp1589910960001
Thirty Day Reports
by Barracuda Networks
The seven day limit on reports has been removed. You can now generate reports for up to a maximum history of 30 days of data. Reports cover global activity across all domains for which you have mail filtered. Learn more Please note that...timestamp1587426720001
UPDATE - Deprecation enforcement of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 postponed to a later date
by Barracuda Networks
On January 9, 2020, we had posted a notice that ESS would be dropping support for TLS v1.0 and v1.1 on June 1 of this year. Due to the current world crisis, we have temporarily halted the deprecation enforcement of TLS 1.0 and 1.1. This...timestamp1582824240001
ESS dropping support for insecure ciphers
by Barracuda Networks
Barracuda Email Security Service (ESS) no longer supports the following insecure ciphers for Transport Layer Security (TLS). ECDHE-ECDSA-DES-CBC3-SHA [1.0] ECDHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA [1.0] DHE-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA [1.0] AES256-GCM-SHA384 [1.2...timestamp1578608400001
ESS dropping support for older versions of TLS/SSL
by Barracuda Networks
Starting on Jan 16, 2020 (next week), ESS will no longer accept connections on SSL v3. Additionally on Jun 1, we’ll drop support for TLS v1.0 and v1.1. These are extremely old protocols that have lots of security vulnerabilities. This...timestamp1558546320001
Beta for Syslog/SIEM Server Integration
by Barracuda Networks
We are now in the beta phase of syslog/SIEM server integration. With this, you can transfer Message Log data onto your own syslog/SIEM server to monitor, track and troubleshoot message log activity. It provides the benefits of a single...timestamp1554317520001
More Details in Message Headers
by Barracuda Networks
We have rolled out an improvement to our message headers. It is sometimes difficult to identify why a particular message was allowed or blocked. It may take a lot of time to identify the root cause. The Reason Extra will now show more...
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Scanning inside Attachments for Links that Point to Malicious Websites
by Danica Tangri
Essentials now scans for links that are inside documents sent as attachments in emails. Scanning occurs at the time of email delivery, when the email is processed, and not at the time of click. Messages determined to contain malicious...timestamp1533082020001
Block and Quarantine of Encrypted Microsoft Office Documents
by Danica Tangri
You now have the option to reject inbound and outbound encrypted Microsoft Office documents before they reach your end users’ inboxes. If your organization does not expect emails with encrypted attachments, we recommend you turn this...