Investigating email privacy and authentication concerns

- Cyber attacks have been propagating the news.…Reports surfaced on malware destroying files,…attackers stealing terabytes of sensitive information…and personnel data, and emails being compromised.…Stealing company information and trade secrets…is a well known challenge…that businesses strive to protect against,…and it goes undetected,…as many times companies do not notice…any abnormal network activity.…The most common type of business…and personal communication is email,…yet it is also the least secure,…as email was not designed to be private.…

Plain email is transmitted via…Simple Mail Transport Protocol, in MIME format.…MIME is Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions.…This was developed to overcome some…of the limitations of plain email.…We have alternatives for sending mail in plain text.…Secure MIME is a widely accepted technique.…This allows us to encrypt email and provide confidentiality,…and can provide digitally signed emails.…

When using Secure MIME with an email message,…it helps reassure recipients that the message…