Met Police protects itself against spam

New systems aim to cut spam by 98 per cent

The Metropolitan Police Service is upgrading its secure external gateway to cope with increasing volumes of spam.

The upgrade will include procurement of a security solution to improve its email content filtering, anti-virus and anti-spam facilities for all Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) email addresses.

The force needs to meet the demands of increasing email traffic and to provide a more resilient and secure interface with external networks.

A spokesperson for the MPS said: ‘Like any large organisation, we are subject to rising levels of spam,’ a spokesperson at MPS said.

‘The long-term benefits include more than a 98 per cent reduction in spam.

'The system will consolidate existing email content filtering services providing the end user with a seamless and an invisible means of blocking spam.’

The force will be able to increase email capacity and enhanced functionality through a reduction in spam and ensure computer systems are not infected by malicious codes.

The project will involve deployment of a dedicated appliance or software on a standard hardware platform.

The MPS expects to award the contract for the project by October 2006.

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