In the case study, "The Need For Secure Email," Brad Blake, IT director at the Boston University School of Medicine, expressed the need for signed and encrypted e-mails. There is information that is private for the patients and doctors that should only be seen by those in that particular department. Without encryption any one can open this e-mail that contains sensitive information, such as your SSN. Blake looked for a program that would be compatible with portable devices, such as Blackberry, since most doctors communicate with the department using them. He found after research that Voltage Security SecureMail met all the needs for the hospital and different departments there.
Below is the link to the case study:
Below is a screen capture of Thunderbird, with the signed e-mail:
Below is a screen capture of Thunderbird with the encrypted e-mail:
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