Why should a company implement email signature and encryption?
Artur Heil. Within the hyper-competitive marketplace of the global economy companies are challenged to keep pace with the market and strengthen the trust of their customers. Nowadays remote or mobile workforces are forced to use email communication for business-critical transactions like short-term submissions of proposals or approval processes. Only digital email signatures provide the necessary non-repudiation and tamper protection for those transactions. And no business wants to see details of a new product published prior to the product launch or sensitive customer data stolen by fraudsters. Therefore, the encryption of confidential content is also mandated by best business practices or just common sense. Are there any legal requirements to implement email signature and encryption? AH. An increasing number of new guidelines and laws define the legal framework for secure processing, storing and archiving of business emails. An example is the EU Directive 95/46/EC on the protection o
