Secure Email Project

Before starting the project, I really thought it was going to be more difficult--especially since I had no clue how to encrypt messages. However, the instructions helped a lot and I was able to complete it without many obstacles.

Here are the screenshots of my Thunderbird Inbox and Dr. Means' replies:

Images taken by Albert Lopez.

Article Link: http://searchfinancialsecurity.techtarget.com/news/1349375/Wells-Fargo-deploys-Voltage-for-secure-email

Article Summary:

Email security should be a main concern for most businesses—especially financial institutions holding sensitive information. Wells Fargo & Company has certainly made security a priority. An article published by Security Magazine talks about how the company has deployed Voltage Security’s SecureMail. When Wells Fargo began to look for a new security system, user experience was really important because not all customers are technology savvy. One of the benefits of SecureMail is that users do not need to download anything to access it; however, it does require users to use another server to identify information (such as an email address) that will unlock the message.

SecureMail has saved Wells Fargo time and money in sending confidential documents to customers and employees. As a matter of fact, about 20,000 employees and customers were using the program in 2009—this number has only increased since then.  Furthermore, It is believed that Wells Fargo will significantly broaden its deployment to approximately 175,000 users! Overall, I believe that Wells Fargo has taken an important step that will surely attract customers concerned with confidentiality and email security. It is vital that many other businesses do the same, especially since identity theft has become a growing issue.