Simplify Email Security Maintenance

Automate email security to give your IT staff more time to focus on other issues. Cisco Email Security Appliances use some of the industry's most advanced technology to automatically stop spam, viruses, and other anomalies.

Cisco Email Security Appliance Video Data Sheet

Get an overview of the Cisco Email Security Appliances. (Video - 5:06 min)

Features and Capabilities

Cisco Email Security Appliances defend mission-critical email systems at the gateway. The appliances come ready to plug in and install in the right size for your environment.

They are built on the same comprehensive platform that protects the email infrastructures of major Forbes Global 2000 companies. Regardless of the model you choose, you get high-availability email protection against the constant, dynamic, rapidly changing threats affecting email today.

The appliances combine best-in-class technologies to prevent and respond to multilevel threats. Capabilities include:

Spam protection
Malware and targeted attack
Data loss prevention (DLP)
Email encryption
Tracking and reporting tools

Cisco offers a choice of features and functionality available on appliance-based, cloud-based, hybrid, or managed solutions. Choose a custom Cisco Email Security solution that meets your business needs now, and scale the solution easily as your needs change.

Specifications at a Glance


Appliance	Number of users per appliance*	Description
Cisco X1070	Up to 20,000	High-performance, comprehensive security at the network gateway for service providers and large-scale enterprise email systems.
Cisco C670	10,000+	The same X1070 email security features and functionality for mid-sized organizations.
Cisco C370**	Up to 10,000	Email security for small-to-midsized organizations and branches with 1,000 to 10,000 users.
Cisco C170	Up to 2,000	Cost-effective email security designed for small businesses, branch offices, and organizations with fewer than 2,000 users.
* Please confirm sizing guidance considering peak mail flow rates and average message size with a Cisco content security specialist to help ensure your solution will meet your current and projected needs. ** The Cisco C370D is another version of this model that provides optimal email deliverability with identity and reputation protection, delivering up to 800,000 messages per hour for authenticated email, investor updates, and marketing newsletters.