5 Issues – Enterprise Email Security
Overview ● Email is the most popular method of communication – almost the lifeline of any organization. It took over letter-writing and fax machines within no time because of its efficiency and ability to incite a quick response in urgent situations. However, with time, organizations have started noticing the security gaps created by emails.
OVERVIEW
● Studies have shown that about 93% of the time, emails have been the root cause of the significant data breaches in large organizations. ● What are the main issues that stand in the way of you as an organization to provide complete email security? Read ahead to understand. 2
5 Issues - Enterprise Email Security 1.Recipients gaining unhinged access to sensitive data after it leaves the sender’s outbox
5 ISSUES ENTERPRISE EMAIL SECURITY
Enterprises often complain that they cannot control what happens to the email after exiting their email server. One of their common concerns is that sensitive information may find its way out into the wrong hands. 2. Saving the emails till long after the association with the participants has ended Many of us are guilty of this practice. We tend to save information and documents in our inboxes, either professional or personal. While it may be okay on a personal level, these actions are likely to have disastrous results. It may lead to malicious use of information.
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5 Issues - Enterprise Email Security 3. Using “other” devices to view and respond to emails
5 ISSUES ENTERPRISE EMAIL SECURITY
Organizations are often concerned that a document protected by onpremise security protocols may not be as secure when accessed using other devices like a home computer or mobile devices. 4. Trusting the users to decide the sensitivity levels of outgoing information One’s meat is another’s poison. Data that is sensitive for one group of users may not be as significant for some others. But the fundamental truth is that all data is sensitive. Then who gets to decide the sensitivity level of each type of data? 4
5 Issues - Enterprise Email Security 5. Detecting a data breach caused by an email but no evidence to prove it
5 ISSUES ENTERPRISE EMAIL SECURITY
Consider an unfortunate situation when you find that your organization has undergone a data breach. A thorough investigation reveals the source of the data breach to be an email opened by an unauthorized user. But, all of this is of no use because you do not have the proper evidence against the guilty party. Conclusion Emails, vulnerable as they may be, are the lifelines of any organization. They enable a quick and smooth exchange of data within and outside an organization. They are also responsible for upholding or destroying the reputation of an organization. That is why an organization must develop strict policies to ensure total email security.
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