Apr, 2010 : 123Together.com Helps SMBs Guard against Identity Theft

📅 April 29, 2010 - Company's email encryption service to eliminate the theft of personal or sensitive information from a business' outbound email.

123Together.com, a mindSHIFT Technologies company and a provider of hosted, cloud-based email and business collaboration services, recently announced the immediate availability of its hosted email encryption service for small and mid-size businesses. It claims that this automated, online email encryption service eliminates the theft of personal or sensitive information from a business' outbound email.

The company explains that one-third (33%) of U.S. businesses have been impacted by the improper exposure or theft of customer information, according to a recent survey by Osterman Research, a leading market research firm. A recently passed Massachusetts law, 201 CMR 17.00, regulates how companies must maintain, receive, store, or process the personal data of residents of the Commonwealth. This is just one of many laws which governs the handling of sensitive electronic data and imposes stiff financial penalties for non-compliance.

The company elaborates that its secure hosted email encryption service protects businesses from the theft of sensitive and confidential information, including financial data, social security numbers, computer passwords, medical records, bank account numbers, legal documents and other personal information - often contained in email messages.

It avers that the benefits of its cloud-based email encryption service include:

• Ease of use: No technical skill is needed. Encryption is assigned automatically to each email based on the contents of the email and the policies assigned to each individual user
• Reduced cost: No additional hardware or software is required and there are no upfront expenses or contracts to sign. Additionally, the service removes the administrative overhead and costs normally associated with conventional encryption systems
• Data security: Identity theft and data breaches can be avoided
• Compliance: Compliance with government regulations mandating the protection of personal information
  

"The financial liability on any company that fails to secure their customers' personal information is significant and grows every day as more legislation is put in place to protect people from identity theft," said William Flynn, Senior Executive Officer for 123Together.com. "This cloud-based email encryption service, combined with our hosted Exchange email service and premium spam and virus protection, provides a comprehensive, best-in-class electronic data protection solution. These services ensure the security and availability of all corporate and customer data for a price that small businesses can easily afford."