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What are the most important email security protocols?

By Peter Loshin 13 Oct 2023

Email was designed without security considerations. Email security protocols, including SMPTS, SPF and S/MIME, add mechanisms to keep messaging safe from threats. Read More

How to mitigate the Efail flaws in OpenPGP and S/MIME

By Michael Cobb 16 Aug 2018

Efail exploits vulnerabilities in the OpenPGP and S/MIME standards to reveal the plaintext in encrypted emails. Learn more about the Efail vulnerabilities from expert Michael Cobb. Read More

Efail flaws highlight risky implementations of PGP and S/MIME

By Michael Heller 14 May 2018

The messy disclosure of the Efail flaws raised questions about the security of email encryption, while experts said S/MIME may be more at risk than some PGP implementations. Read More

RSA and other crypto systems vulnerable to side-channel attack

By Cliff Saran 03 Oct 2023

A researcher has found that a flaw in RSA is still vulnerable – a quarter of a century after it was first discovered Read More

Microsoft delivers light December Patch Tuesday for admins

By Tom Walat 12 Dec 2023

IT operations teams should prioritize deploying the Windows cumulative update to dispatch a critical MSHTML bug affecting Microsoft Outlook. Read More

Risk & Repeat: Breaking down the Efail flaws

By Rob Wright 24 May 2018

In this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, SearchSecurity editors discuss the Efail vulnerabilities in PGP and S/Mime protocols, as well as the rocky disclosure process for the flaws. Read More

How to send secure email attachments

By Michael Heller, Michael Cobb 05 Aug 2020

Sending sensitive information in attachments is inherently unsafe, and the main way to secure them -- encryption -- can be implemented inconsistently, negating security benefits. Read More

How DKIM records reduce email spoofing, phishing and spam

By Peter Loshin 20 Sep 2022

Learn how implementing DomainKeys Identified Mail helps protect against phishing, spam and email forgery by digitally signing outgoing messages. Read More

What are the top secure data transmission methods?

30 Sep 2020

Safe information transfer is a must for modern organizations, but not all secure data transmission methods are equal. Explore your secure data transfer options in this tip. Read More

Symmetric vs. asymmetric encryption: What's the difference?

By Michael Cobb 22 Jul 2022

Explore the differences between symmetric vs. asymmetric encryption, including how they work and common algorithms, as well as their pros and cons. Read More