Re: Emailing SSN info

["Curt Purdy " <purdy () tecman com>]

Tony Gettig wrote:
> Higher management wants to
> email a zipped data export (presumbably password protected) to a vendor
> that includes the Social Security Number for employees.

Yes, it's a bad idea.  Even if it is password, it can be cracked, just a matter of time.  If managment insists on this 
course, at least encrypt it with PGP or S/MIME.



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