Seven keys for complete message security
August 03, 2006
Bert Latamore
Both e-mail messages and attachments containing sensitive information must be encrypted during transmission and on e-mail servers, particularly when they are sent outside the corporate firewalls, Dunbar says. Doing that isn't easy, however, and the traditional approach of public-key encryption (PKI) can prove cumbersome and expensive to manage.
1. Administration
2. Ease of use
3. Protection on the server
4. Searchability
5. Encryption schema strength
6. Attachments
7. Visibility
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/
Both e-mail messages and attachments containing sensitive information must be encrypted during transmission and on e-mail servers, particularly when they are sent outside the corporate firewalls, Dunbar says. Doing that isn't easy, however, and the traditional approach of public-key encryption (PKI) can prove cumbersome and expensive to manage.
1. Administration
2. Ease of use
3. Protection on the server
4. Searchability
5. Encryption schema strength
6. Attachments
7. Visibility
Source: http://www.computerworld.com/