Is Your E-mail Secure?
E-mails sent over the Internet aren't really secure. People can use various tools to read your e-mails as they are passed along from server to server on the Internet. This risk isn't very big usually, but it is a risk. Being aware of this risk can be important particularly for business e-mails that contain confidential information, or for other e-mails in which security is important. Using digital encryption of e-mails so only the intended recipient can read them is a good way to solve this problem.
Another security problem that can be solved by using secure e-mail is verification of the person who sent you the e-mail. It's possible for someone, or for a computer virus, to pretend to be someone else. A digital signature ...
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