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 Security Hype 7.5-CreditCard Skimming, Setting up Secure Email: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2203)

Bill and Bob discuss credit card skimming, how is this risk different than exposing your CC number over the Internet? In this episode you’ll learn how to secure your email using FireFox and Thunderbird. You’re using 2048-bit RSA keys, right? And you’re backing up your digital certificates and private keys too, yes? Once you get your certificate, send us an encrypted email using our certificate!

Alternative instructions: Outlook and Apple Mail.

Did you know that if you aren’t digitally signing AND encrypting your email, the message isn’t truly secure? Bob discusses this subtle but important distinction. If this doesn’t make sense, let us know and we’ll cover this in more depth.

Free S/MIME certificates are available from Comodo (Windows only) and Thawte. Remember that with Thawte you have to “join” their system.

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