Protection Against Email Cyberattacks
Did you know that 75% of organizations experienced a phishing attack in 2020? That means there’s a good chance that you did too.
With numbers like that only getting worse and cybercriminals continuously evolving their tactics, it’s vital that you do everything you can to protect you, your colleagues, customers and business. Going through a public data breach or a similar issue can be crippling. Recent data shows that 48% of consumers stopped buying from a company over privacy concerns.
With issues like these hanging over your head, it’s important to plug every hole of your ship. Maybe that most gaping hole is email. Billions of emails fly back and forth every day – many of them carrying incredibly sensitive information. Email is truly the gateway of your business, and it’s vital you protect it.
S/MIME Can Protect Your Email Against Cyberattacks
S/MIME certificates can protect you and your team against email cyberattacks, such as data breaches and phishing attempts.
How Does S/MIME Work?
S/MIME uses cryptographic keys (a private key and public key) to provide end-to-end encryption protection and digital user authentication to ensure your email communications are secure.
End-to-end encryption ensures your emails are impenetrable. If a cybercriminal were to hack an email, they would not be able to read any of the contents as it would all be scrambled and undecipherable. Only your recipient will be able to decrypt the contents. End-to-end encryption means that the email is protected all times - while in transit and at rest on an email server.
You will also be able to sign your emails with a digital signature. Your unique digital signature acts like a wax seal over a letter. Your recipient will know that the email came from you by verifying your digital signature. And just as if a wax seal is broken, if your digital signature is broken – your email client will notify you the email was tampered with.
Digital Signature vs E-Signature
A digital signature is not to be confused with an e-signature. An e-signature is nothing more than a typed name that can be easily duplicated. A digital signature is unique to you because it can only be signed with your private key. As you are the only one who possess your private key, your recipients can be confident the email came from you.
What Does S/MIME Protect You Against?
With the use of end-to-end encryption, you can be confident you don’t fall victim to data breaches and leaks. $3.86M is the average cost of a data breach in 2020, so you really do not want to leave yourself susceptible to this type of attack.
Your digital signature will help you fight against phishing and spoofing attacks. By allowing your recipient to verify who you are and vice versa, you won’t have to fear an imposter tricking you into sending sensitive information.
