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Allies In Cybersecurity :
How Mailprotector
EMPOWERS
IT Partners
David Setzer , Founder and CEO of Mailprotector
In today ’ s threat-filled digital landscape , email is the most popular method for conducting phishing attacks — a battle David Setzer , founder and CEO of Mailprotector , has been fighting for over two decades .
David started Mailprotector in 2002 before hackers monetized malware and ransomware . “ Back then , most of the problem was spam ,” he explained . “ You could send a million messages for virtually nothing . In the ’ 90s , viruses were prevalent , but that was more about nefarious programmers trying to prove something .”
David entered the war on cyberattacks after bringing his family ’ s business online in the late 1990s . Realizing other small businesses needed similar resources , he founded Virtual Connect Technologies to build custom extranets .
“ In 2002 , we noticed we were spending a lot of time on email security ,” David said . “ We thought , ‘ What if we put an interface on this and sell it ?’ That was the genesis of Mailprotector .”
Today , Mailprotector designs innovative products to help organizations secure email . “ Mailprotector exists to unleash email as the revolutionary communication tool it was meant to be so that people can use their God-given talents to move our world forward ,” David explained .
Mailprotector ’ s winning formula includes :
Cutting-Edge Products
Mailprotector ’ s product suite includes seven offerings , each designed to address specific email challenges , including :
Bracket : An encryption product that is easier to use and more secure and helps partners generate leads and save margin . Mailprotector holds four patents on this technology .
Shield : Launched in the spring of 2024 , this groundbreaking product applies the concept of zero-trust to email , eliminating unwanted messages like phishing emails . Described as “ noisecanceling headphones for your inbox ,” Shield has already proven highly effective , with David reporting zero phishing messages in his inbox since deploying it internally in October 2023 .
For a decade , David and Mailprotector ’ s CTO explored the ideas that led to Shield . While email was revolutionary in the 1970s on trusted closed networks , the shift to open networks in the 1990s introduced issues as protocols assumed all users were trustworthy . Mailprotector spent two and a half years developing Shield to reverse this assumption , treating all email as potentially malicious .
A Partner-Centric Approach
As a partner-only company , Mailprotector is deeply committed to supporting and empowering managed service providers . “ The Channel is not just about how we market ; it ’ s how we
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