The first AI-powered invisible forensic watermarking solution and the leading enterprise email intelligence platform team up to ensure email privacy and combat rising insider leaks
KIRKLAND, Wash., March 18, 2025 — EchoMark, the first AI-powered invisible forensic watermarking solution to combat internal information theft, announced today a new partnership with PoliteMail, a leader in well-designed corporate communications and Outlook email engagement analytics. Together, PoliteMail and EchoMark elevate internal communication with measurable impact — empowering enterprises to communicate with confidence.
EchoMark enhances the confidentiality of internal email communications measured using PoliteMail by automatically adding invisible forensic watermarks individualized for each recipient. If an email is leaked through a forward, copied snippet, printout, photo of a computer screen, or manually re-typed, the source of that leak is quickly identified.
With insider leaks on the rise, their financial impact is growing as well. According to the Ponemon Institute's latest report, the total average annual cost of insider incidents in 2024 has risen to $17.4 million, up from $16.2 million in 2023.
“Internal communication is vital to a healthy organization. At the same time, insider leaks within organizations are on the rise and these leaks damage reputations, impair team morale, and inform competitive institutions,” said Troy Batterberry, co-founder and CEO, EchoMark. “PoliteMail is a popular and effective way for leaders to communicate within their organization. With EchoMark integration, we empower leaders to communicate with confidence.”
"Modern organizations seek to communicate more transparently with employees and want to feel secure and confident those messages will remain private,” said Michael DesRochers, founder and managing director of PoliteMail. “By integrating EchoMark’s watermarking technology, we are helping increase confidentiality while keeping employees fully informed and engaged.”
PoliteMail is recognized as a leader in internal communications, helping organizations communicate more effectively using Microsoft 365 by providing meaningful metrics and industry benchmarks for reach, readership, and engagement.
EchoMark is used by a rapidly growing number of commercial enterprises, government organizations, and nonprofits to help restore organizational privacy and safeguard sensitive communications. To learn more about EchoMark, visit https://www.echomark.com.
About EchoMark
EchoMark is a Software-as-a-Service solution that safeguards information while promoting trust and enabling intentional communications and collaboration for any enterprise, SMB, or individual. EchoMark utilizes AI, computer vision, and LLMs to provide the ultimate defense against information theft and is the most secure way to keep private information private. EchoMark is backed by Craft Ventures and was co-founded in 2022 by Troy Batterberry, who has over 30 years of experience in senior roles at Microsoft, Sony, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
About PoliteMail
PoliteMail is an enterprise email intelligence platform for Outlook and Microsoft 365. PoliteMail helps corporate communications and HR teams measure and improve employee email engagement. Twenty-three percent of America’s largest employers trust PoliteMail to deliver the tools and analytics required to accurately measure, effectively manage and objectively improve employee email communications. PoliteMail adds measurement, responsive design, employee feedback, and list management tools into Microsoft Outlook to align communications efforts with better business outcomes. For more information, visit www.politemail.com.
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