Tag: encryption

HIPAA Compliant Infrastructure Requirements

December 1, 2024

If you are building a new environment that must comply with HIPAA, you may be surprised to find that the HIPAA compliant infrastructure requirements do not require the use of any specific technology. This provides a lot of flexibility for developers and architects but can also introduce risk if you are unfamiliar with the compliance […]

New Feature: Secure Email Tagline

June 23, 2022

LuxSci is introducing a new email tagline feature to inform recipients that email messages are secured. This helps build trust and increase confidence with less tech-savvy recipients who do not understand how email encryption works. TLS Encryption TLS encryption is now widely supported by the most popular email providers. As a result, more organizations are […]

Email Encryption Options: SMTP TLS vs PGP vs S/MIME vs Portal Pickup

May 29, 2017

While messaging apps may have become more popular over the last ten or so years, email remains an essential method of communication, particularly for businesses. Despite its widespread use, there are many security problems associated with regular email: Message Tampering False messages are a significant threat, particularly regarding business and legal issues. Imagine someone else […]

Do I need to Buy an SSL Certificate to use Secure Email?

September 23, 2013

Our sales staff have been asked this question countless times.  It is a natural assumption that because SSL and TLS encryption of email (and web sites) requires use of an “SSL certificate”, that one must buy an SSL certificate in order to use such a service.  Fortunately, the answer is always You do not need to buy your […]

Ensuring all data is encrypted at rest with LuxSci

May 10, 2013

Email and other data are either being “transmitted” or “processed” or are “at rest.” I.e., it is moving from one computer to another, stored/at rest on a computer, or preparing to be transmitted or stored. While most types of compliance regulation, such as HIPAA, specifically require that data be transmitted securely, not all regulations require […]