Spam and virus filtering
SpamTitan Email Security privacy rating
Email filtering service from TitanHQ that blocks spam, phishing and malware with two antivirus engines and sandboxing. It runs as a cloud service or as a self-installed gateway, and works with Microsoft 365 and other mail servers.
Summary
SpamTitan Email Security scores 25 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. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, independent audit, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in Ireland: Not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes; EU member (GDPR). Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+ and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+.
Score 25 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 privacy policy names Google Analytics and remarketing from Google, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
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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 service with no ads, but the privacy policy says remarketing cookies are used to show TitanHQ ads on third-party sites.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published. The website shows an AICPA SOC logo but no report or certificate.
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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 when required by law or valid requests by public authorities.
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No
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?
No published policy on notifying users about data requests.
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+ (110/100+)
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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.