RE: Using Web mail (hotmail, gmail, yahoo, etc) for Business mails

["Robert D. Holtz - Lists" <robert.d.holtz () gmail com>]

GMail offers encryption for both web access and POP access.  

Use https://mail.google.com while traveling and then POP it to get all of
your correspondence off of goggle's servers when you have your thick client
running.

Since a great deal of shops these days are running Exchange you could use
OWA (Outlook web access) via SSL.

AFAIK most other mail servers should offer port 443 access to your mail box.

-----Original Message-----
From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On
Behalf Of sfmailsbm () gmail com
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 1:00 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Using Web mail (hotmail, gmail, yahoo, etc) for Business mails

Dear List,

It is a common practice among users to user their personal email accounts
like hotmail, gmail, etc to send & receive business (and most probably
confidential) information

This is particularly the case when users are out of office

These webmails are not under the company's control, and hence there is a
risk of information loss. However upto now we have not heard of any such
cases

Wanted to get the opinion of the list on the security risks of the use of
Webmails for business mails

Thanks & regards

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