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How to Tell If Someone Read Your Email: Read Receipts and Web Bugs

January 30, 2024

We’ve all been in this scenario: you send an important email to your boss or a client, and then you wait, stressed out and anxious to know if they received it and their response. Typically, you can request a read receipt when sending the message to confirm the email was received. Another method, HTML web […]

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

January 9, 2024

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 […]

Are Replies to Encrypted Emails also Secure?

December 26, 2023

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 […]

How to Overcome Email Encryption Challenges

July 13, 2023

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. […]

HIPAA-Compliant Email Hosting or Outbound Email Encryption?

January 25, 2022

There are many ways to protect ePHI in email. HIPAA is technology-neutral and doesn’t make specific recommendations for how to protect email communications. This article explains the difference between a HIPAA-compliant email host and an email encryption gateway. These are just two of the options for securing email accounts.