SMTP TLS encryption is popular because it provides adequate data protection without creating a complicated user experience for email recipients. Sometimes, though, the experience is too seamless, and recipients may wonder if the message was protected at all. Luckily, there is a way to tell if an email was encrypted using TLS. To see if […]
Sending HIPAA-compliant emails is easy when you use an encryption solution like LuxSci. But what happens when someone replies to an encrypted message? Are the replies also secure? This is primarily a concern when using SMTP TLS as a secure means of email delivery. This article will explain how messages are sent securely, how replies […]
If your business transmits sensitive information via email, encryption is often required to meet compliance standards. However, if encryption is difficult to use, employees and recipients alike may avoid secure channels and communicate sensitive information insecurely. Email encryption technology must be intuitive for employees to use and easy for recipients to decrypt to encourage adoption. […]
We have long held that leaving it to each sender/employee to properly enable encryption for each sensitive message (a.k.a “Opt In Encryption”) is too risky. Why? Any mistake or oversight immediately equals a breach and liability. Instead, LuxSci has always promoted use of “Opt Out Encryption,” in which the account default is to encrypt everything unless […]
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 […]
