Category: HIPAA Email Compliance

Using Email for Online Faxing? It Must Be HIPAA-Compliant

September 30, 2019

Many businesses use email and more recent forms of communication wherever they can, but there are still a number of use cases where organizations rely on the humble fax machine. These include legal discovery, sending medical records and a range of situations where a paper trail is important. In certain circumstances, faxing can be an […]

A Brief Guide to HIPAA Compliant SMTP Relaying

August 10, 2018

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is a way in which email travels across the internet with SMTP relaying. An SMTP relay is a mail server that passes on your email message to another server that can transfer your message to the intended recipient. Email providers like Gmail own and manage SMTP servers; some allow you […]

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 […]