Why You Should Secure Your Email?

Normal email is fast and easy but the information on it is sent on it is unencrypted. This is like sending a postcard without an envelope, the postman, or anyone who find it along the way can read what is written on it. The popularity of email also makes it less secure.

Emails will traverse several networks and possible several counties before arriving at the recipient’s inbox. Even if both the sender and recipient have encrypted mail servers, you still have no idea who has seen it in the meantime as it was not encrypted while in transit. This means that anyone could have read or even altered the contents of the email.

Many governments (including the UK and US) scrape all the data from unencrypted emails as standard. Email will also occasionally disappear in transit, perhaps due to a faulty server it has traversed through on its way.

As standard, you should consider email unsecure and not send sensitive information in emails if other, encrypted channels are available.

A solution is to use end-to-end encryption on your emails. An end-to-end encrypted email is always encrypted on both the sender’s side and the recipient’s side as well during transit. 

By using software like Mimecast you can send emails containing sensitive data without worrying about who is reading the email on its way. Sending an encrypted email with Mimecast is as simple as clicking the “send secure” option instead of just “send”. Mimecast also offers you very granular controls for your email which adds functionality not found in traditional mail clients, including read receipts and enforceable expiration dates on emails for added security.

If email is vital to your business and are looking for ways to make it more secure. Carden IT Services LLC can help you to email security through end-to-end encryption software. We have various options available for businesses including Mimecast.