Microsoft maintains a page on Sender ID, just one of the many competing attempts to take control over this situation. One simple solution is to put up a simple Web message form to send secure messages.
Far too many steps are involved to exchange secure messages. You still need to understand lots about public key infrastructure, certificate management, and how your e-mail client works. Until these issues are resolved, secure e-mail will continue to confound most of us.
Why can't Microsoft make a more secure Windows desktop?
Have you had enough with cleaning up your Windows OS after some security exploit? Tired of hearing gripes from your users, proclaiming that all they did was surf what they thought was a perfectly innocent Web site before their PC crashed and burned? So why can't Microsoft make a more secure version of Windows to protect us all from these situations?
Give them points for trying: At least Vista and IE v7 attempt to lock things down more than what was possible with XP, something that's finding lots of appeal with IT managers who are considering these upgrades.
But still. Look at what Microsoft did with Vista's firewall. The firewall available on XP (and only with Service Pack 2) didn't block outbound connections, which made it easier for the bad guys to turn your PC into a spam-creating zombie. Vista includes this ability, but it's so difficult to set up and too obscure to configure that you're still better off with a third-party firewall.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
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