Email Security

Posted By: Tenai HensleyPosted on

Businesses often collect customer information and exchange emails containing private information with customers, including details such as names, addresses, phone numbers, bank account details, and credit card numbers. The problem is that many companies conduct business through unsecured email.

If someone intercepts your email they can steal your personal and financial data, and that stolen data can be used by the criminals for online purchasing or total identity theft.

A few years ago, payment card information was stolen from an unknown number of Target customers starting on the busy Black Friday weekend. The breach involved nearly all of Target’s 1,797 stores in the United States. At least 1 million payment cards were thought to have been stolen before Target uncovered the operation, but that the number could be significantly higher. These types of intrusions should cause small business owners to think seriously about email security.

What can you do?

One of the easiest options is email encryption. Email encryption offers you an extra layer of security, as the data inside the email is secured and cannot be opened or read by anyone who is not
authorized to do so.

The software is available today from Axigent and it is a good investment as it offers the protection your business needs. Host-based encryption software is where you set up an email domain on the server of the data encryption company to provide your business the needed security. This method can also be used to guard your system against spam, viruses, and even phishing attacks.

This is a great way to keep virus attachments away from your system and it also prevents hackers from getting into your system and then sending out spam. It can also help to prevent hackers sending phishing emails from your domain.

Encryption software is definitely worth considering for your business as it can keep your emails secure and also save you money by preventing the theft of your data. Contact Axigent today for more information on securing your email system!