It’s pretty safe to say that businesses (and probably a majority of people) can’t live without email.  It is used constantly on a daily basis to the point where it is one of our primary channels of communication.  Even though email has allowed us to do so much, one really needs to consider the security flaws behind it.  A majority of malware uses email as a primary propagation mechanism because of its flawed security architecture.  While there are various security solutions that you can use to help protect your email, there is one thing that stands above the rest when it comes to email security: education.

Reg Guide Email is no longer an option in the business environment. Like many technologies that have grown by individual demand rather than organisational imposition, email crept up on corporations by stealth, becoming an essential tool before anyone cared to notice.

Which is a shame, because it’s pretty rubbish really - in security terms, at least. Email is the IT equivalent of the ferret – useful in its place but never quite to be trusted, capable of the unexpected even when treated with respect. Email was invented at a time when computers existed in closed environments, and it has thus far proved itself ill-prepared to cope with the brave, new yet dangerous, interconnected world.[more]

Tags: Computer Protection