Retarus Email Security: Comprehensive, Reliable, European Excellence

Secure your emails without compromise. GDPR-compliant, advanced, modular cybersecurity for complete protection.

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Security to Meet High Standards

Protect your email communication with our multi-award-winning threat detection and enhance security with an additional security layer.

Scalable and Easy to Integrate

Perfect for complex and hybrid IT environments. Our solutions integrate seamlessly into your existing email systems as a gateway or ICES connector.

Full Control, Total Transparency

Customized add-ons facilitate traffic management and compliance. Monitor all your email processes and data from one central hub.

Scale with Your Needs

Strengthen your cybersecurity now and easily add continuity, archiving, encryption, or routing later, tailored to your evolving needs.

Secure Email Market Quadrant, 2025*

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Email Solutions Offering
Email Network Diagramm

Email Security and Management

Secure Email Gateway

Advanced Threat Protection

AI-based Sandboxing

Postdelivery Protection

Email Security API

Email Security API

Third Party Integrations

Email Infrastructure

Transactional Email

Policy Engine

Routing and Rewriting

Email Compliance

Email Archiving

Email Encryption

Email Continuity

Secure Email Gateway

Microsoft 365

Planned: Google Workspace

VPN, TLS

Secure Email Gateway

Microsoft 365

Planned: Google Workspace

VPN, TLS

Security Solutions for Regulated Sectors

Rely on secure email communication, transparency and compliance. Our solutions are tried and tested in regulated sectors, such as healthcare, pharmaceutical, finance and key primary and secondary industries. With in-depth expertise and experience gained from many successful projects.

Mid-sized Companies, Global Goals

A wide range of leading mid-sized companies from various industries rely on us. With local representation in Europe, North America and Asia, we secure your global communications and offer close collaboration and long-term prospects.

Multinational Enterprises

Multinational corporations benefit from our audit-ready data centers, transparent processes, and project-based implementation. Our solutions flexibly integrate into complex infrastructures – providing local processing and giving you full control over your data and workflows.

System Integrators and Vars

Our channel partners benefit from an experienced manufacturer of email security, management and messaging solutions. We offer direct access, dedicated support experts and flexible models for integration scenarios, project partnering or white-label models on the global stage.

Customer Ratings and Reviews

“Our mail users have no troubles with using the processes related to Retarus. Releasing spam, maintaining personal black- and whitelists and understanding the need of an antispam/antimalware protection.”

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“In Retarus we have found a dependable partner for our email communications. Thanks to their reliable and innovative solutions, we are very well protected against any threats, both now and in the future.”

Read customer story Stefan Hopf, Head of Messaging and Collaboration, Continental AG

“Retarus Email Security is highly reliable and provides excellent detection rates.”

Read customer story Kurt Walther, Director Global IT and Business Intelligence, Puma AG

“Retarus is now so established at medbo that we simply think of you first whenever it comes to email. We get the impression that you all know what you’re doing.”

Read customer story Jürgen Schmalzbauer, Data Center Manager, medbo

“In a few words : The service works fine. It's easy to maintain and nearly self explaining. Our users are very pleased with Retarus. ”

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One Solution, Two Deployment Models

Secure Email Gateway

Protect your email accounts reliably from spam, malware and phishing attacks with Retarus Secure Email Gateway – no matter where or by whom they are hosted.

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Email Security Connector

Integrate Retarus Email Security seamlessly into cloud platforms such as Microsoft 365 using an ICES approach – for additional, efficient protection.

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Complete Protection: Our Email Security Features.

Advanced Threat Protection

Multi-layered defense against advanced threats. Our parallel security engines detect viruses, phishing attempts, malicious URLs, and executive impersonation attacks before they reach your inbox.

AI-Powered Sandboxing

Leading European technology featuring both static and dynamic analysis. Advanced machine learning and behavioral analysis catch threats that traditional scanners miss.

Post-Delivery Protection

Continuous protection beyond delivery. Our patented technology can automatically withdraw malicious emails from inboxes, even after they have been delivered successfully.

Email Continuity

Stay productive without interruption with our failover service, even if your own email infrastructure is unavailable.

Add-ons for Compliance and Email Management

Email Encryption

Email encryption as easy as email itself – secure, user-friendly, fit for everyday business.

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Email Archive

Archive your emails in real time – legally compliant, searchable, available for up to ten years.

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Policy Engine

Smart routing for smarter workflows: Control, analyze and forward emails even before delivery to your systems.

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Retarus Email Security: The European Advantage

Full-Service Cloud Offering

Email without boundaries between workplace, infrastructure or applications. Flexible enough to add solutions anytime based on your specific needs and budget requirements.

Truly European, No Compromises

Headquartered in the EU, we guarantee legally compliant, local data processing – without access by non-European authorities, without "kill switch", without compromises.

Enterprise Expertise Since 1992

With over 30 years of experience, we are among the pioneers of email security. Leverage our expertise – also for complex challenges around your email infrastructure.

Real People, Real Support

Direct line instead of a call center. Dedicated contacts and qualified support experts in your local national language – reliable, available, committed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What differentiates Retarus from other email security providers?

End-to-end email security, European-engineered: We combine advanced threat protection with true data sovereignty, offering a comprehensive modular portfolio for the entire email ecosystem.

Can the solution be integrated into my existing infrastructure?

Yes, our solutions can be integrated seamlessly into existing systems, such as Microsoft 365, using an ICES approach. Companies operating complex and hybrid infrastructures especially benefit from our exceptional flexibility. The solution is also available as a secure email gateway via MX record.

What does “modular” mean in practical terms?

Start out with the services you require – for instance, email security – and add modules such as continuity, encryption, archiving or policy engine later to meet your changing needs. All components are optimally interoperable and can be activated as required at the user account level (e.g., for specific departments or locations).

Which support options does Retarus offer?

At Retarus you speak to real people – dedicated local representatives and technical support directly from our engineers. No call centers or waiting on hold. When it comes to channel scenarios, we exclusively work with established, experienced channel partners.

What is Retarus’ approach when it comes to sustainability?

Sustainability is deeply rooted in our corporate strategy. We invest in energy-efficient data centers, low-emission infrastructure and continuous optimization of our processes – for sustainable IT security with corporate responsibility and accountability. Find out more here.