Email encryption often includes authentication.Īs PC World points out, it’s not just those who may email sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers, login credentials, or bank account numbers, who need to encrypt their email. A Definition of Email EncryptionĮmail encryption involves encrypting, or disguising, the content of email messages in order to protect potentially sensitive information from being read by anyone other than intended recipients. Email encryption defined in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of data security.
