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• getting proactive
  The big point here is that this incident is a catalyst for proving the necessity for protecting mobile information, be it on a laptop, USB device or email. Data in transit is always at risk of being intercepted and stolen, and if that is important to you, then you and your agency/company must be proactice in protection valuable information. Easy solution are available and often free to try, like Taceo. http://www.essentialsecurity.com/products.htm

  July 13, 2006

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• getting proactive
  The big point here is that this incident is a catalyst for proving the necessity for protecting mobile information, be it on a laptop, USB device or email. Data in transit is always at risk of being intercepted and stolen, and if that is important to you, then you and your agency/company must be proactice in protection valuable information. Easy solution are available and often free to try, like Taceo. http://www.essentialsecurity.com/products.htm

  July 13, 2006

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• number will go down
  This number will go down, too, as more people upgrade to newer versions of MS and Adobe products, that are much harder to install without a proper license.

  June 21, 2006

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• number will go down
  This number will go down, too, as more people upgrade to newer versions of MS and Adobe products, that are much harder to install without a proper license.

  June 21, 2006

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• ... or smarter email
  If PayPal really wanted to make identifying them as the legitimate company from phishing scams, they would make the step to email that authenticates. Yes, it would mean customers would have to install the software to access the email, but there are simple solutions available that make downloading no more difficult than getting an IM account. PayPal themselves would only have to buy licenses for them to send the emails, customers access them for free. Secure, authenticated, and inexpensive.
  
  I think it's time for companies like PayPal, Ebay and your average credit card company to start requiring this from the customers, for their own protection.
  
  http://www.essentialsecurity.com/

  June 20, 2006

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• encryption on both ends
  Websites getting bot attacks should try html encryption, which would prevent actual source code from being viewed, particularly email addresses.
  
  For your computer, shielding your sensitive information from unauthorized access is the safe bet. Using a combination of encryption and usage control over files and email should be a part of your firewall security practice.
  http://www.essentialsecurity.com/products.htm

  June 16, 2006

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• depending on public apathy
  The danger of "putting off" any real questioning is that the public has a short term attention span, which is what I think our politicians are counting on. Careful, something such as a military invasion in some middle east country will pull our focus, and another piece of privacy-removing legislature will silently pass in Congress.
  
  If you care about your communication privacy, use email for your communications that has security encryption. That way, even your ISP can't read it.
  http://www.essentialsecurity.com/products.htm

  June 7, 2006

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• all of them lack outbound email security
  And what about the risks of unprotected outbound email? There doesn't seem to be a choice in any of these packages to give a consumer the option to protect their outgong email. Surprising, considering the known issues that come with email snooping and interception, not to mention accidental(?) forwarding of company IP.
  
  http://www.essentialsecurity.com/
  http://www.essentialsecurity.com/Documents/article9.htm

  June 7, 2006

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• all of them lack outbound email security
  And what about the risks of unprotected outbound email? There doesn't seem to be a choice in any of these packages to give a consumer the option to protect their outgong email. Surprising, considering the known issues that come with email snooping and interception, not to mention accidental(?) forwarding of company IP.
  
  http://www.essentialsecurity.com/
  http://www.essentialsecurity.com/Documents/article9.htm

  June 7, 2006

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• employees will feel like they are in a mousecage
  The problem with the practice of email snooping on employees is it gives out the message that you don't trust them. Not the best work environment climate... an alternative could be to use email software that sets usage controls (a combination of encryption, access control and rights management) to prevent the mishandling of sensitive information. Given the alternative of A)having to hire someone to watchdog employees and B)having disgruntled employees who resent the practice, it's worth a look. http://www.essentialsecurity.com/products.htm

  June 5, 2006

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