Propagation protection of email within a network
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1. A computerized method for propagation protection of email traffic within a network, the method comprising:
- repeatedly storing, by a network appliance, received portions of data associated with email in a buffer associated with an email message until an end of message indicator is received for the email message or a predefined number of bytes have been stored in the buffer before the end of message indicator is received; and
preventing at least a final portion of data associated with the email message from being transmitted from the network appliance until a threat determination is made.
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Abstract
Described are methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for propagation protection within a network. A network appliance repeatedly stores received portions of data associated with email in a buffer associated with an email message until an end of message indicator is received for the email message or a predefined number of bytes have been stored in the buffer before the end of message indicator is received. At least a final portion of data associated with the email message is prevented from being transmitted from the network appliance until a threat determination is made.
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21 Claims
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1. A computerized method for propagation protection of email traffic within a network, the method comprising:
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repeatedly storing, by a network appliance, received portions of data associated with email in a buffer associated with an email message until an end of message indicator is received for the email message or a predefined number of bytes have been stored in the buffer before the end of message indicator is received; and
preventing at least a final portion of data associated with the email message from being transmitted from the network appliance until a threat determination is made. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A network appliance for propagation protection of email traffic within a network, the network appliance comprising:
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a network interface card configured to act as a bridge between a first portion of the network and a second portion of the network; and
a data analyzer module configured to repeatedly store portions of data received from the first portion of the network and associated with email in a buffer associated with an email message until an end of message indicator is received for the email message or a predefined number of bytes have been stored in the buffer before the end of message indicator is received, and prevent at least a final portion of data associated with the email message from being transmitted to the second portion of the network until a threat determination is made. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in an information carrier, for propagation protection of email traffic within a network, the computer program product including instructions being operable to cause data processing apparatus to:
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repeatedly store, by a network appliance, received portions of data associated with email in a buffer associated with an email message until an end of message indicator is received for the email message or a predefined number of bytes have been stored in the buffer before the end of message indicator is received; and
prevent at least a final portion of data associated with the email message from being transmitted from the network appliance until a threat determination is made.
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