Recent consumer surveys have shown that many users are tired of using passwords for all their online activities. If you count yourself among this group and, like most PSMail users, consider yourself security conscious, the abundance of passwords can put even more strain on you as you are forced to repeatedly create unique, complex passwords and remember them. The solution is using OTP (One Time Passwords). OTP provides you with a randomized, temporary password that you don't have to remember. These passwords change on a regular basis (they may be valid for as little as 30 seconds) and eliminate the need for you to test your memory or your creativity. In addition, they actually provide a more secure way to access your resources (emails, files, personal information) online.
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Gmail Just Now Catching Up to PSMail's Encryption Practices
Google has started a transparency report http://www.google.com/transparencyreport/saferemail/ to announce to the public the current encryption status of email. It shows how many email providers do not encrypt messages while in transit (basically while on the network). In contrast, PSMail has been providing network encryption since 2002. This is true even for email transport to external providers whenever possible.
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Using BoxCryptor with PSMail Cabinet
BoxCryptor is a solution to help protect your online files (such as the
ones in PSMail's Cabinet) with additional encryption on a per folder
basis. Although PSMail encrypts both the network communications and
data on the filesystem, you may have sensitive data for which you would
like additional encryption using "EncFS" standard. This data can be
encrypted and managed via a friendly and portable application like
BoxCryptor, which alows you to access the data on multiple computers,
mobile phones, and/or tablets and secures it with strong encryption
that's released via a password.
Monday, April 14, 2014
PSMail and Heartbleed
In the wake of April 7th’s disclosure of CVE-2014-0160, PSMail's team has been working - along with a number of other service providers and software vendors - to fix this issue. Though PSMail's servers use a number of OpenSSL libraries that were found vulnerable, we have taken this opportunity not only to make the necessary changes as quickly as possible, but to step back and analyze the broader issue, to identify what areas might be affected, and to work to provide the most comprehensive fix.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Webmail Done More Simply
In recent years, we've seen PSMail's webmail interface become more and more popular. This is only natural: as users become more used to the browser as their primary way of accessing a variety of content, webmail becomes a common method for accessing email. During this time of growth, we've enhanced our webmail's security by providing token based login, OTP (One Time Password) login, and virtual keyboard login. Security, as always, is our first priority.
Monday, September 9, 2013
Does PSMail keep my metadata private?
Does PSMail keep my metadata private?
Recent revelations about email metadata (like in this Forbes
article) have highlighted the importance of metadata for any discussion about
email security. They’ve also raised a very troubling question: can email ever be really secure?
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