Sunday, 16 September, 2007

Is Your E-mail Really Safe?

When you send e-mails, do you feel that they are really safe? Do you believe that you have the best security system installed on your computer? Most likely not.

When you send e-mails, hackers can intercept them at any time. It actually is quite easy for them to intercept it, so your sensitive data can become mainstream on the Internet. One way to stop this from happening is to use PGP (Pretty Good Program) encryption software. I would only recommend using this for e-mails that are of a very sensitive nature.

You can download this software on a trial basis for 30 days, then you would either purchase a license for it or it would stop functioning all together. It basically makes sure that your e-mails are secure, to the point where it would be nearly impossible for a hacker to break into it and read the contents.

Another way to communicate sensitive information would be through a phone call, but that might cost money, if it's a long-distance call, but is much more secure.

If you have any questions, suggestions or comments, please feel free to click on the "comments" link below and leave some feedback.

Until next time,

Take care - of your clutter!







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