Re: Need for Encryption?

[sparkzz <sparkzz () gmail com>]

Hi there,

if it's confidential, i suppose it's best to trasnfer encrypted..
But how you could do that through a fax i wouldn't have a clue.
About the scanned files, vpn between your main and remote offices
should take care of things imho.
Ofcourse, if you would have a vpn set-up between remote and main
offices, you wouldn't need the fax anymore i guess(?) and have it all
secure.

please correct me if i'm missing something here.

grtz,
brabo.

On 14 Feb 2008 19:30:59 -0000,  <nfanelli () nchsn org> wrote:
> I have several clients faxing confidential information (Payroll & Direct Deposit info, etc) from a remote office to 
> our corporate fax server.  The fax server is running GFI's Faxmaker and routes the incoming fax to an Exchange 
> mailbox.
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>  My question is, does the transmission or storage of the documents need to be encrypted (is it mandatory)?
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>  Also, I have another group of users that are using multi-function printers to scan the same type of documents listed 
> above and emailing them to an address on my Exchange server.  The MFPs have SSL/TLS capabilities but they are not 
> enabled.  The account the MFP is using to send email is on our Exchange server and is authenticating via IMAP.  Our 
> remote sites are NOT directly connected to the corporate via an IPSEC tunnel.
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>  Again, does the transmission or storage of these documents need to be encrypted (is it mandatory)?
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>  If you answered yes to either questions, how could I go about accomplishing that? I am aware the eFax has a service 
> to encrypt faxed documents and that may be a solution, but is there another way?  And i'm not sure where to begin 
> with the scan to email issue.
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>  The company is privately owned higher learning institution and  while i'm a bit new to all the compliance 
> regulations that are out there,  I would appreciate some direction on where to begin.
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>  Thanks in advance!



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