For many years, Microsoft Outlook has been relied on by a wide range of businesses to distribute files, schedule meetings, and send emails. A company\u2019s reputation and revenue depend on avoiding the loss of valuable assets and private client or customer information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mishandling sensitive information can also result in fines and other penalties for those in industries such as finance, legal, publishing, education, and healthcare that have to comply with data protection laws like HIPAA or GDPR. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With cybersecurity challenges on the rise, email encryption is the industry standard for data protection. Whether you need to send a document password with colleagues or negotiate a confidential client deal, it\u2019s essential to deploy the best Outlook email encryption available to ensure you\u2019re truly safeguarded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Microsoft Outlook\u2019s email encryption services aren\u2019t as secure as you may believe. This is because Outlook encrypts email using S\/MIME (Secure\/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) and Office 365 message encryption, which both rely on the sender and recipient having it enabled<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You may not be protected when emailing a recipient who uses an email platform that doesn\u2019t support S\/MIME or Office 365 message encryption. Free webmail users such as clients on Gmail<\/a>, Yahoo, and iCloud often won\u2019t have the functionality needed for robust email encryption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2019, cyber criminals hacked webmail client Outlook.com<\/a> and gained access to sensitive private information, including email subject lines, folder names, contact lists, and some email content. Using end-to-end encryption<\/a> is the only way to make sure that your Outlook email messages and attachments are entirely secure, both while in transit to your recipient and sitting at rest in an inbox. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To ensure that your emails and attachments are completely secure, your company can switch to a separate encryption email provider. But in this case you would lose all the functionality of Outlook you\u2019ve come to rely on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Instead of hassling with changing email platforms, another more convenient solution is to add a third-party add-in encryption service to Outlook. But you\u2019ll want to make sure you choose a service that doesn\u2019t add significant friction to the email process for both the sender and recipient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Email encryption without a streamlined user experience can require extra inconvenient steps just to send and read an email making it difficult to use. If this is the case, it won\u2019t be consistently applied by employees and others in your organization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When you install Digify\u2019s Outlook encryption add-in, sending secure Outlook emails and attachments is easy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n With Digify\u2019s Outlook encryption add-in, you can encrypt your emails* and attachments without changing your workflow or leaving your inbox. You also don\u2019t have to manually give your recipient a password or have them subscribe to the platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Control access to your email attachment anytime after sending it and choose if your recipient can download or print it. Add a watermark and set your document to self destruct after a specific amount of time. You can also see how many times your document was viewed and for how long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To get started with Digify\u2019s Outlook encryption add-in<\/a> follow these five simple steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\nUsing third-party add-in email encryption services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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