e-Why, What & How · 2018-10-05

Some help in making your email account more secure – e-Why, What & How

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Waking up (literally & metaphorically) to news on database breach has become a routine of late. While it all unfolds & the affected platform effects investigation into the entire fiasco, the first thought that crosses your mind is, “Is my account secure enough?” And when most of our business deals & communications are channeled via emails, they invariably become the most vulnerable Online commodity.

Moreover, major email service providers, free or private, claim to offer fortified, privacy-focused, end-to-end encrypted service. However, in today’s hack-prone Online world, you are only lucky till the day data from your “secure” email account is not compromised.

Here are some of our articles that may further assist you in securing your account.

5 tips for better email security: Even the most sophisticated cyber attacks can begin with a relatively simple email compromise. With this in mind, here are some of our simple tips to help make your email more secure, without the need to set up a private email server.

5 encrypted email services worth checking out : Is that email you just sent out secure? Or will someone not in the loop gain access to it? Keeping your email away from prying eyes on the Web is very important these days.

Sense a data spill? Firefox Monitor will help you sniff it out : Users can check out Firefox Monitor to see if they’ve been part of a data breach & sign up to be notified if they’ve been affected in future data leak.

ROPEMAKER: Email security weakness – vulnerability or application misuse? : Most people live under the assumption that email is immutable once delivered, like a physical letter. A new email exploit, dubbed ROPEMAKER by Mimecast’s research team, however, turns that assumption on its head.

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