A lot of hype surrounds online security, with antivirus software, firewalls and other forms of security. But an important factor that should be addressed is email encryption.
If you were to send a letter with a check or important information enclosed, you would make sure the envelope was sealed. You could also track the letter or insure the contents, so why would you send an unprotected email?
Email encryption will stop hackers from seeing confidential emails, and you can use a personal email certificate to sign your email to let receivers know it’s you. Having your own email certificate to digitally sign your emails will help receivers distinguish your emails from spam emails.
Email encryption works with a public and private key, where you will use the private key and the public key is given to anyone you wish. If someone wants to send you a private email they will use the public key and your private key is used to decrypt the message.
It is important to remember to encrypt all emails so the important messages do not attract hackers.