full-disclosure - Emailing SSN info

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Message-ID: <200403181603.AA540082418@tecman.com>
From: purdy at tecman.com (Curt Purdy )
Subject: Emailing SSN info

Tony Gettig wrote:
>Higher management wants to
>email a zipped data export (presumbably password protected) to a vendor
>that includes the Social Security Number for employees.

Yes, it's a bad idea.  Even if it is password, it can be cracked, just a matter of time.  If managment insists on this course, at least encrypt it with PGP or S/MIME.



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Curt Purdy CISSP MCSE+I, CNE, CCDA
Information Security Engineer
DP Solutions

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