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SSL versus TLS: What is the differenc?
May 12, 2018 • By Erik Kangas

SSL versus TLS – What’s the difference?

SSL versus TLS TLS (Transport Layer Security) and SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) are protocols that provide data encryption and authentication between applications and servers when that data is sent across an insecure network. The terms SSL and TLS are often used interchangeably or in conjunction with...
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What is TLS email not HIPAA compliant?
May 1, 2018 • By Erik Kangas

When can sending TLS-Secured Email be NOT HIPAA Compliant?

In a question recently submitted to “Ask Erik,” John asked: “How does sending a TLS-encrypted email sometimes become non-compliant?  Lets says I send an email from my Office 365 Business account to a gmail.com account which both support TLS encryption.  Is it because I do not...
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February 22, 2018 • By Erik Kangas

Thinking about Managing Email In-House? Think Again…

One standard alternative to email outsourcing is to setup and manage your own email servers “in house”. While in some cases this may seem less expensive than outsourcing, you might not realize all of the features you sacrifice or all of the hidden costs that you incur if you want to do...
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