We all know that regular email is insecure; however, it may surprise you to learn just how insecure it really is. For example, did you know that messages you deleted years ago may be on servers halfway around the world? Or that your messages can sometimes be read and modified in transit, even before they […]
If you are building a new environment that must comply with HIPAA, you may be surprised to find that the HIPAA compliant infrastructure requirements do not require the use of any specific technology. This provides a lot of flexibility for developers and architects but can also introduce risk if you are unfamiliar with the compliance […]
S/MIME is a popular technology for end-to-end email encryption and is analogous to PGP in the way that it works. It is commonly available in most modern email programs and in many server-side email encryption services, including LuxSci. Peole are used to thinking about Internet security and encryption in terms of web site security. For […]
Email sometimes seems like magic because of how quickly messages are transmitted across the internet. While the rapid delivery speeds justify this presumption, a lot must happen for an email to reach you. Email sending relies on a protocol called the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to make its way across the internet to your recipient’s […]
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 […]
