Security News > 2023 > January > Why encrypting emails isn’t as simple as it sounds

For organizations, deciding what email encryption solution to use is often not so simple and, generally speaking, there is no single correct answer.

Best-effort opportunistic encryption methods such as Outlook Message Encryption and various third-party solutions have the benefit of being easy to use.

Only a certain subset of contacts typically use this solution, leading to the need to use multiple solutions depending on the recipient(s).

What is the best solution? S/MIME or PGP/GPG may seem like attractive solutions, but challenges in key management and difficulty in training people to use them could lead to poor adoption.

Some less secure solutions could be used for most communication, while the more secure solutions, such as S/MIME or GPG/PGP, could be used for other recipients.

Ultimately the demands of the specific organization and use cases determine the solutions that might be needed.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/01/16/encrypting-emails/