FTPplanet.com Blog

« SFTP for Secure File Transfer | Main | Backing up Web Site Files »

June 06, 2007

Email Risks

I find myself blogging a lot about security these days. My posts usually focus on securing files and data by using the built-in encryption found in SSL or SSH transfer protocol.

Truth is, there are pitfalls associated with everyday email usage as well. Here's a great blog post on www.EmailTide.com that highlights a few examples of personal information being leaked in email, including human error and identity theft.

The EmailTide blog post ends with a GREAT question:
"Why does it always take the occurrence of a serious incident before businesses take action? Companies should actively protect themselves and their employees from such mistakes.... The costs associated with one single error can easily outweigh the cost of a preventative solution."

Posted by Hugh Garber at June 6, 2007 07:07 AM digg this add to del.icio.us add to My Web Furl this page

Trackback Pings

TrackBack URL for this entry:
http://www.ftpplanet.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.cgi/585

Comments

Post a comment

Name:

Email Address:

URL:
Remember Me? YesNo

Comments: