InetSolution started life developing online banking systems and software for financial institutions over 13 years ago. Our work required that our clients send us highly sensitive data. It was not uncommon for us to receive files containing thousands of bank account numbers, customer names and social security numbers. One common method our clients used to send us data was to password protect a zip file and then send one email with the zip attachment and a second email with the password. A… Continue reading
Bankers, CPAs, lawyers, and many other business people still use email to send and receive sensitive information because they are unaware of how the multiplication effect amplifies the risk of exposing sensitive data to theft or accidental release. A typical email today will result in the creation of 13 or more copies of any sensitive data in that email, most of which will be stored using inadequate security practices. Continue reading
Certified Public Accountants handle enormous amounts of sensitive data when working with their business and individual clients, but many CPAs are not aware of the risk that they're subjecting their clients to when they send or receive documents through many common sharing methods today. Continue reading
Security gets a lot of attention in business today, but there are still some common practices that provide people with a false sense of safety when sharing sensitive data and files with others. Review these practices and make sure that everyone in your organization knows that these practices are dangerous and should not be used. Continue reading
InetSolution started life developing online banking systems and software for financial institutions over 13 years ago. Our work required that our clients send us highly sensitive data. It was not uncommon for us to receive files containing thousands of bank account numbers, customer names and social security numbers. One common method our clients used to send us data was to password protect a zip file and then send one email with the zip attachment and a second email with the password. A… Continue reading