Spam and virus filtering
Darktrace / EMAIL privacy rating
Email security from Darktrace that analyzes copies of inbound, outbound and internal mail with behavioral AI to detect phishing, business email compromise and account takeover. It works with Microsoft 365, Google Workspace and Exchange, as a cloud service or on Darktrace hardware.
Summary
Darktrace / EMAIL scores 31 out of 100 (grade F) on the spam and virus filtering criteria. It meets 2 of 8 criteria: TLS configuration and security headers. It partly meets no ads or data sales and independent audit. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and transparency report. Still needing evidence: tells users about requests. It is based in the United Kingdom: Five Eyes member; GDPR-style data protection law; CLOUD Act data access agreement with the US. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.
Score 31 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
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 website loads Google Tag Manager, and the cookie policy describes targeting cookies used to make advertising more relevant.
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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. The privacy policy says product data is not sold, but website use of Google Analytics may count as a sale under the CCPA.
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Partial
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Darktrace holds ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 27018 certification, but no audit report is public.
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No
Transparency report Weight 2 of 3
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
No transparency report or government request policy is published. The privacy policy only says data may be disclosed to comply with a legal obligation.
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Unknown
Tells users about requests Weight 1 of 3
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
Needs evidence. Add it
Automated tests
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Yes
TLS configuration Weight 2 of 3
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+
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Yes
Security headers Weight 1 of 3
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Grade A+ (100/100+)
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Not tested yet
Modern web standards Weight 1 of 3
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Not tested yet.