January 9th, 2024

Is the Email Encrypted? How to Tell if an Email is Transmitted Using TLS

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 […]

January 2nd, 2024

5 Healthcare Marketing Trends for 2024

Happy New Year! A new year brings new challenges and opportunities for marketers to take their strategy to the next level. Here are some healthcare marketing trends you should consider adopting to prosper in 2024.   Email Deliverability  Thanks to Google and Yahoo, significant changes are coming for email marketers in the first quarter of […]

December 26th, 2023

Are Replies to Encrypted Emails also Secure?

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 […]

December 19th, 2023

Preventing Email Forgery Part Three: DMARC

In our previous two posts in this series, we examined how SPF and DKIM can help limit forged email messages by looking at the IP address and validating if the message was sent from an approved source based on digitally signed messages. We found that while SPF and DKIM can effectively prevent email fraud and […]

December 19th, 2023

Preventing Email Forgery Part Two: DKIM

In our next post in this series, we look at another way to prevent forged email: DKIM. By using encryption techniques and digital signatures, the sender’s servers can transparently “sign “a message so that you can verify the source and ensure the message has not been modified. DKIM works together with SPF to stop fraud […]