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No “October Surprises” at Our Optimize! FinTech Conference (Just Great Insights from Amazing Customers)

October 2, 2020/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

We at Tech Essentials realize this has been a doozy of a week in terms of news—mostly political and mostly bad. For those who needed a respite from Tuesday’s chaotic debate and the torrent of election-focused headlines, we offered a live virtual conference yesterday that highlighted how customers are using RPost’s RMail and RSign products to optimize financial processes, transaction automation and affordability with feature-rich e-sign and e-security.

Home email, the new normal for millions of Americans

May 8, 2020/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Today the Labor Department released a report that showed over 20 million jobs were lost in April alone, boosting the unemployment rate to nearly 15%. These are levels perhaps never seen by any living American. Even as people start to venture out to beaches and parks that are opening up, most people are still remaining inside — spending more time in their home email (i.e. Gmail, Hotmail, Outlook.com, Outlook Online, and other mobile and browser email programs).

Right Email, Wrong Recipient. No Problem. Recall

March 6, 2020/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

The company travel agent, Leah, sometimes gets some really insightful inside information about her client company – sent to her accidentally. Fortunately, she is a trusted outside contractor and politely replies to her client, “I think you did not intend to send this to me.”
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End of Summer Phishing, Hooks Office 365 Users

September 6, 2019/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

The phishermen are getting smarter, using better lures to catch ever smarter phish (in this case, you, as an Office 365, OneDrive, SharePoint, or Dropbox user).

Folklore of Opportunistic Privacy

May 20, 2019/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

There is a wide body of people that believe they are sending information private because they are sending using Microsoft Office 365, Gmail, or using a third-party service that sends all messages using transmission layer security.

Not All TLS is Created Equal

December 7, 2018/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Many, many software service sales professionals throw around security phrases to make cyber security sound simple. Today, as technologies advance and threats get ever more sophisticated, encrypting email for privacy compliance is not getting simpler. The devil (hacker) is in the details.

Your Spit Is Your Real Government ID

November 30, 2018/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

The DHS is using Congress’ “Real ID” Act of 2005 to require all US states to issue new, more robust IDs for air travel originating in the United States.

Email Security Beyond the Soundbite

November 16, 2018/in Blog, Encryption/Security /by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

The ubiquity of smart phones and their apps have reduced the attention span for the masses. People now expect their information in big fonts, nice colors, and pretty pictures.