Have you looked at SecureZip? http://www.pkware.com/software-data-security
It looks like it provides good security and is easy to use... Here's a detailed review: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=1838 The only catch is that it's payware, although they have a free decrypt-only version that the recipients can use. -Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Bert Van Kets > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:30 AM > To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] e-mail attachments and security > > My brother is an independent doctor. He's not working for a hospital. He > has to examine employees for companies and send reports to the other > doctors in different locations. There is no governing organization in > this whole process except for the UK government. IMHO it's my brother's > solitary responsibility to make sure the medical data is not getting > into the wrong hands. > This means he (ie me) has to find a solution that is applicable to all > the people at the receiving end. > > Jim Halfpenny wrote: > > Hi all, > > I don't think that healthcare professionals are the right people to be > > deciding how to transfer confidential files. Where there is a need for > > this then the IT department of the healthcare organisation ought to > > make provision for this. That said, I doubt if they do offer this > > whether through lack of resource, lack of expertise or infosec policy > > violation. > > > > The underlying issus is the use and control of confidential > > information. Do all the recipients subscribe to the same information > > security and confidentiality policy as you? Who is liable for data > > breaches? Again, where there is a need to share provision should be > > made for this. There are some good suggestions in this thread but I > > don't trust doctors to securely administer and implement them (no > > offense intended). > > > > Jim > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Pauldotcom mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
