Hope wrote a great piece on the virtues of Inbox Zero earlier this month. Andrew and I often talk about our different perspectives on this, so we decided to independently write about them. It turns out that we have more in common than we thought, and our differences are just a matter of definition. Check […]
Inbox Zero: Is It Realistic?
Email was supposed to make our lives easier. Instead of trying to track someone down via phone for a conversation or waiting days for a letter to reach its destination, email provided a means of faster communication between parties. Sending an email meant that we (theoretically) reduced the amount of paper in our offices and […]
How Do Email Spam Filters Work?
Unsolicited commercial email (UCE) is the digital junk mail known as spam. At the very least UCE is a nuisance, and at its worst an access point for viruses and malicious code. However you may view it, spam is an ever-present problem for most businesses and individuals. Considering that the volume of email worldwide is […]
Email Phishing Alert: “Invitation to connect on LinkedIn”
If you are a LinkedIn member, please be aware that Invitations to Connect may be phishing attempts. We’ve seen a few of these LinkedIn scams lately. Details of the LinkedIn phishing email scam The email appears to be from LinkedIn with a spoofed email address of member@linkedin.com The subject line is Invitation to connect on LinkedIn. The […]
How Does Email Encryption Work?
The technology that drives all of this is known as Public Key Infrastructure, or PKI. Anyone can use the Public Key, but only the holder of the Private Key can use this Private Key — it should never be shared. If someone wants to send me a private/encrypted email message, they simply use my Public Key to encrypt the message before sending. Since only I have the Private Key, only I can decrypt the message to see the original contents.
Why Encrypt Your Email?
Let’s talk for a moment about email. As an instrument of communication, email allows us to conduct business, catch up with friends, send links, and share information. In the not-too-distant past, postal mail accomplished those same things, albeit more slowly – hence the name “snail mail” in use today. The variety of communications that travel […]