Spam and virus filtering
Cisco Secure Email privacy rating
Cisco's email security products, including Secure Email Gateway, Secure Email Cloud Gateway and Secure Email Threat Defense. They filter spam, phishing and malware with Cisco Talos threat data, as a cloud or on-premises gateway or by API for Microsoft 365.
Summary
Cisco Secure Email scores 10 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It partly meets no ads or data sales. It does not meet open source and no trackers or telemetry. Still needing evidence: independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.
Score 10 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The Cisco privacy statement describes cookies, pixels and tags on its websites, and third-party partners that use them for interest-based advertising.
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Partial
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Paid business service with no ads, and Cisco states it does not sell personal data, but it works with third parties on interest-based advertising.
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Unknown
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Needs evidence. Add it