When it comes to email security, outbound email protection is often overlooked. Outbound email security protects your organization from costly data breaches and other malicious activity. It provides an extra layer of protection by monitoring and analyzing outgoing emails before they are sent, ensuring they do not carry any sensitive or confidential information. Here’s how you can secure your outbound emails for maximum protection:
The first step in securing your outbound emails is to install a secure email gateway (SEG). A SEG acts as a filter between your internal network and the outside world, scanning all traffic for malicious content. This helps protect against viruses, phishing attacks, spam, and other threats that could be embedded in an outgoing message. Additionally, many SEGs allow you to set rules on what type of content can be sent through them and who it can be sent to.
Another way to improve outbound email security is with encryption technology such as Transport Layer Security (TLS) or Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension (S/MIME).