question about outlook and email security

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

So basically I have outlook 2003 linked to my Gmail. So when I write a new email and hit send this is not secured going to gmail's servers, but once it's there it's secure, but when it gets sent to the destination email it's unsecure again. The only way to secure is all party's must have a security certificate like verisign? Is this correct? So essentially most emails are unsecured during transit over the internet? And if this is the case couldn't some evil doer just intercept emails left and right and try to get any personal info. Or is there more to email security. Like when you register usernames and passwords at a bank or internet forum doesn't that just get sent via email for confirmation unsecured over the internet.

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

Email is basically insecure, unless sent encrypted.

Here are some intersting facts. Number 15, indicates that mail is not safe
The 25 Most Common Mistakes in Email Security - IT Security

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

So basically my personal email there is no practical way to truly secure my email. Encryption costs money. Plus the recipients must have the same brand of encryption software to decrypt my sent email correct? Most emails I receive are business correspondence with jobs or internet purchase receipts. So even if I had encryption email sent to me from them isn't secured right?

ryo · Aug 25, 2010

regarding your info,you work and business, is it a company?? all the email is send under internet? if wanna be secure.more secure is intranet under the company. so the company have a mail server. but if use the provider email, that's email unsecure,but at least you have to encrypt and using password on it. so when receipt they ask the pass for open the email. that's for least the hack.

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

metalmania31 said:
So basically my personal email there is no practical way to truly secure my email. Encryption costs money. Plus the recipients must have the same brand of encryption software to decrypt my sent email correct? Most emails I receive are business correspondence with jobs or internet purchase receipts. So even if I had encryption email sent to me from them isn't secured right?

Yes and bottom line, the only email that you should send is the type that says "How was your vacation". Never passwords, bank accounts or other sensitive information.

Certain websites are secure, however, for example, when you give your credit card number etc.to make a purchase from a reputable dealer.

You can tell, the address begins with https, in the addess bar, rather than http.

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

Correct I'm using either gmail or yahoo. My jobs internal mail is all encrypted I assume, but I don't use that to conduct personal business. Just to communicate with the relevant people at work. I don't VPN into them since I have no need to. My questions pertain to my own email through internet. I am using outlook to link to my gmail accounts. I was mainly concerned about security between outlook and gmail.

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

Not secure, as in the link that I sent you.
Email is only secure when the address bar shows https, or sent encrypted.

ryo · Aug 25, 2010

yes..
using outlook and just configure the pop and smtp to receive and send email. one facilities on outlook office is security settings, you can use encrypt message or the digital signature and also the cryptography format.

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

ryo said:
yes..
using outlook and just configure the pop and smtp to receive and send email. one facilities on outlook office is security settings, you can use encrypt message or the digital signature and also the cryptography format.

That requires purchasing a certificate doesn't it? Obviously I'll just avoid sending anything that is very sensitive in nature to me.

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

Good, that is the advice that the professional give. Bottom line, email is not secure.

ryo · Aug 25, 2010

yah you can send with the sensitivity as normal,personal,private or confidential.
yes you have to get the digital ID from providers.

ryo · Aug 25, 2010

Digital ID - Providers - Microsoft Office
this one will help you on the digital ID

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

Also does anybody use Yahoomail Plus and do you think it's worth the $20 a year vs Gmail which is free for those same services that you pay for in Yahoo mail plus?

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

The extra service with yahoo plus is bascially pop3, not worth it in my opinion.

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

richc46 said:
The extra service with yahoo plus is bascially pop3, not worth it in my opinion.

Kinda what I figured.

I just noticed this I'm using outlook 2003 linked to my gmail account and I received an email from my employer and for some reason I'm receiving a duplicate of the email. Any idea why it's doing that?

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

If this is the first time, the employer may have sent twice in error.

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

This happened with two separate communications within a few minutes of each other.

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

From the same source?

metalmania31 · Aug 25, 2010

I assume so. I asked her a question, she replied and that email had duplicated and I replied to that email and she replied to my response and again her reply duplicated.

richc46 · Aug 25, 2010

Never happened to you before, I have to assume the error is on their part. Sending duplicates. If it happens again, from another source, we will try to fix.

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