Email Privacy (or the Lack Thereof)

Presented by John Hurley

Overview

Email and some of its insecurity problems

What can happen when it happens

How to mitigate risk

False Sense of Security

Work Home Phone

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Email's Insecurity Problems

Email is sent in plain text

Email is stored on several external systems

Email is stored on your computer

What is Plain Text Email?

Plain Text - Scenario

What is Plain Text Email?

Secure Mail - Scenario

Mail Delivery

Snail Mail – Scenario 1

Mail Delivery

Snail Mail – Scenario 2

Email Delivery

Chicago Washington DC Houston

Email – Scenario

Traceroute

Email Stored Locally

Email – Scenario

What Happens when it Happens

Access to YOUR world

PGP or GnuPG

PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) / GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard)

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Secure File Collaboration

SSL Secure Socket Layer (128Bit)Data encrypted on server (256Bit)

Data Offsite

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