Articles Tagged with encryption

Email Encryption, Made Idiotically Easy

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Do you encrypt confidential client email? You should, of course. But do you? The problem with encryption is that it can be cumbersome. In fact, both encryption and decryption can be a hassle.

Now there is a free application that makes encrypting and decrypting emails so easy that, well, even a lawyer can do it.…

New Survey Profiles Lawyers’ Use of Technology

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Only a third of lawyers use a case, matter or practice management system — just a slight increase from a decade ago, when a quarter of all lawyers used such a system. Among lawyers who have not adopted a case management system, the most common reason they give is that their “current method works and…

Plug-in encrypts Web e-mail

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Encryption is an essential tool for lawyers handling confidential information. Now, a new Firefox plug-in called freenigma enables you to send and receive encrypted e-mail using browser-based e-mail services such as Google Mail, Yahoo! Mail and Hotmail. The free plug-in adds a toolbar that appears when you log in to the e-mail service.…