On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 09:28:15PM -0700, Moose wrote:
> You assume that the information is not already available to all but
> inept bad guys.
This was not directly aimed at any individual (sorry if it came across
like that), but at the general attitude that e-mail is private, and it
just isn't.
Part of what I do involves anti-SPAM and anti-virus maintenance as part
of firewall support.
Certain e-mail and hosting providers just seem to be too stupid to
breathe, they don't make an effort to prevent their reputations being
dragged into the mud by their clients dishonesty or inability to be
security conscious, and their own poor security. Server hacks occur
daily.
The sheer number of BIG businesses that are using these cloud-based
e-mail and storage services is staggering.
I once did some consulting for a company that had an externally hosted
website that claimed 128-bit SSL security for taking the customer's CC
details, and then promptly e-mailed them (over the internet) to the
finance people in plain text. Insane.
davidt
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