Secure Client Information Exchange: January 2011

Monday, January 31, 2011

Confidential Communique: Renewing the Patriot Act While America Sleeps

Confidential Communique: Renewing the Patriot Act While America Sleeps: "Of course, there is no doubt that if we lived in a police state, it would be easier to catch terrorists. If we lived in a country that allow..."

Confidential Communique: Abramoff Emails Show How Money Targeted to Republi...

Confidential Communique: Abramoff Emails Show How Money Targeted to Republi...: "Abramoff Emails Show How Money Targeted to Republicans Public Campaign Action Fund"

Confidential Communique: EXCLUSIVE EMAILS: Jack Abramoff Describes Relation...

Confidential Communique: EXCLUSIVE EMAILS: Jack Abramoff Describes Relation...: "ThinkProgress has obtained emails written by Jack Abramoff in which the fallen lobbyist personally describes his relationship with President..."

Confidential Communique: McCain Withheld Controversial Abramoff Email

Confidential Communique: McCain Withheld Controversial Abramoff Email: "In the 2006 Senate report concerning Abramoff's activities, which McCain spearheaded, the Arizona Republican conspicuously left out informat..."

Confidential Communique: Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal

Confidential Communique: Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal: "The Abramoff-Reed Indian Gambling Scandal is a US political scandal involving the work done by lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., ..."

The Hushmail Myth

According to their website:

Hushmail is the most secure web-based free email service in the world. Since 1999, millions of people and thousands of businesses have trusted Hushmail to safeguard their secrets.

Hushmail looks and feels just like any other web-mail site, but adds strong encryption to your emails to protect your secrets from prying eyes.

It sounds Great; until you get to the Hushmail terms of service and the disclaimer.

"Hush does not guarantee that the uses of its Service, or the materials provided within the Service, are accurate, without error, or reliable"

https://www.hushmail.com/terms/business/

It sounds like they do not even guarantee their encryption.

Then there is the other problem:

Encrypted E-Mail Company Hushmail Spills to Feds

Hushmail, a longtime provider of encrypted web-based email, markets itself by saying that "not even a Hushmail employee with access to our servers can read your encrypted e-mail, since each message is uniquely encoded before it leaves your computer."

But it turns out that statement seems not to apply to individuals targeted by government agencies that are able to convince a Canadian court to serve a court order on the company
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2007/11/encrypted-e-mai/

As we state: Email is not for secure confidential business communications.

Confidential Communique: Exposed Email Alert!: Question: SAFe - Mail. Is it...

Confidential Communique: Exposed Email Alert!: Question: SAFe - Mail. Is it...: "Exposed Email Alert!: Question: SAFe - Mail. Is it Really Safe and Secur...: 'This is what SAFe-Mail claims on its website; Safe-Mail.net 'S..."

Confidential Communique: Apple service briefly suspended in Saudi Arabia

Confidential Communique: Apple service briefly suspended in Saudi Arabia: "The battle between governments and the internet took another turn yesterday when Saudi Arabia appeared to block access to Apple's MobileMe s..."

Confidential Communique: She knows who they are

Confidential Communique: She knows who they are: "Don’t under-estimate the pressure from the top, as Wellington Mayor Celia Wade-Brown stands by her suggestion that under-performing city cou..."

Confidential Communique: Leaked emails cast doubt on dam operation

Confidential Communique: Leaked emails cast doubt on dam operation: "A series of leaked emails suggests the floods that devastated parts of Brisbane would have been less severe if operators had not allowed wat..."

Confidential Communique: Integrity commissioner condemns email leak

Confidential Communique: Integrity commissioner condemns email leak: "Mississauga's integrity commissioner hasn't been able to determine who leaked two internal emails to The National Post, but he says the dist..."

Confidential Communique: SNP minister reported over leaked email

Confidential Communique: SNP minister reported over leaked email: "Education Secretary Michael Russell has been referred to the Scottish Parliament’s Standards Commissioner after he was accused of interferin..."

Confidential Communique: A revelation that gives hope to Tommy Sheridan

Confidential Communique: A revelation that gives hope to Tommy Sheridan: "Even in a case bristling with tales of betrayal, illicit sex and visits to swingers' clubs, one detail lodged itself in the minds of the rep..."

Confidential Communique: Anna Bligh told MP Betty Kiernan to deny her invol...

Confidential Communique: Anna Bligh told MP Betty Kiernan to deny her invol...: "PREMIER Anna Bligh tried to cover up Labor MP Betty Kiernan's involvement in the sacking of a constituent, government documents show In doc..."

Confidential Communique: Climate science must move on from UK email scandal...

Confidential Communique: Climate science must move on from UK email scandal...: "LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Reviews last year of a scandal over scientists' leaked emails correctly ruled out data manipulation and showed it..."

Confidential Communique: Risque e-mails show personal relationship between ...

Confidential Communique: Risque e-mails show personal relationship between ...: "Los Angeles prosecutors on Wednesday introduced e-mails they say showed a relationship between the superintendent of the Newport-Mesa Unifie..."

Confidential Communique: Emails Show Bear Stearns Was Selling Its Investors...

Confidential Communique: Emails Show Bear Stearns Was Selling Its Investors...: "And Now JPMorgan May Be Forced To Pay Up Bear Stearns mortgage execs who now head up desks at Goldman, BofA, and Ally Financial have been ac..."

Confidential Communique: Starbucks, Kraft emails show coffee spat not new

Confidential Communique: Starbucks, Kraft emails show coffee spat not new: "Starbucks says repeatedly told Kraft about deal concerns * CEO emails in January discuss problems in grocery * Kraft says emails 'selectivel..."

Confidential Communique: Emails Show Goldman Foresaw the Meltdown of Subpri...

Confidential Communique: Emails Show Goldman Foresaw the Meltdown of Subpri...: "Goldman Sachs (GS) made a lot of money by shorting the heck out of the subprime market, a collection of internal e-mails released by a Senat..."

Confidential Communique: Goldman profited on shorts

Confidential Communique: Goldman profited on shorts: "Please respect FT.com's ts&cs and copyright policy which allow you to: share links; copy content for personal use; & redistribute li..."

Confidential Communique: Goldman emails show rise of technology and traders...

Confidential Communique: Goldman emails show rise of technology and traders...: "Embarrassing emails aren’t new to Wall Street. After the dotcom bubble, star tech analysts were condemned for sending messages mocking the s..."

Confidential Communique: Do Stolen E-Mails Show Climate Science Malfeasance...

Confidential Communique: Do Stolen E-Mails Show Climate Science Malfeasance...: "Scientists testify to the U.K. government that, despite 'awful e-mails,' climate change is unequivocal Read Full Article"

Confidential Communique: Petraeus emails show general scheming with journal...

Confidential Communique: Petraeus emails show general scheming with journal...: "Last March General David Petraeus, then head of Central Command, sought to undercut his own testimony before the Senate Armed Services Commi..."

Confidential Communique: Leaked Internal Emails Show Microsoft Overstated W...

Confidential Communique: Leaked Internal Emails Show Microsoft Overstated W...: "Joe Wilcox at BetaNews has posted a must-read article in the wake of the announcement – made at TechCrunch Disrupt SF – that the Redmond sof..."

Exposed Email Alert!: Pennsylvania Homeland Security chief slips up in p...

Exposed Email Alert!: Pennsylvania Homeland Security chief slips up in p...: "Pennsylvania Homeland Security chief slips up in private email Messaging Architects"

Exposed Email Alert!: British Telecom faces legal issues after failing t...

Exposed Email Alert!: British Telecom faces legal issues after failing t...: "A recent data loss incident may put British Telecom in the middle of an ongoing legal case in the UK involving a prior issue involving legal..."

Exposed Email Alert!: Report: Lawyer’s Email Slip-up Leads to Zyprexa Le...

Exposed Email Alert!: Report: Lawyer’s Email Slip-up Leads to Zyprexa Le...: "Eli Lilly was in settlement talks with prosecutors over the company’s marketing improprieties of its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa. According t..."

Exposed Email Alert!: Leaked Freehills WA Graduate Recruitment Email Con...

Exposed Email Alert!: Leaked Freehills WA Graduate Recruitment Email Con...: "Leaked Freehills WA Graduate Recruitment Email Confirms Scheme Departure"

Exposed Email Alert!: BT confirms it sent customer info to ACS:Law - une...

Exposed Email Alert!: BT confirms it sent customer info to ACS:Law - une...: "BT confirms it sent customer info to ACS:Law - unencrypted - But it won't happen again TechEye"

Exposed Email Alert!: Highly Sensitive P2P Email Leaked From Gilbert + T...

Exposed Email Alert!: Highly Sensitive P2P Email Leaked From Gilbert + T...: "Highly Sensitive P2P Email Leaked From Gilbert + Tobin’s Peter Leonard"

Exposed Email Alert!: Question: SAFe - Mail. Is it Really Safe and Secur...

Exposed Email Alert!: Question: SAFe - Mail. Is it Really Safe and Secur...: "This is what SAFe-Mail claims on its website; Safe-Mail.net 'Safe-mail is the most secure, easy to use communication system. It includes en..."

Exposed Email Alert!: STOLEN E-MAIL MESS SEC LAUNCHES PROBE ON TROUBLED ...

Exposed Email Alert!: STOLEN E-MAIL MESS SEC LAUNCHES PROBE ON TROUBLED ...: "A batch of internal e-mails stolen from American Apparel on Christmas Eve has caught the attention of the Securities and Exchange Commission..."

Exposed Email Alert!: American Apparel Eyed By SEC Over “Almost Bankrupt...

Exposed Email Alert!: American Apparel Eyed By SEC Over “Almost Bankrupt...: "American Apparel “almost went bankrupt” before Xmas according to internal emails allegedly stolen from CEO Dov Charney’s porn-based advertis..."

Exposed Email Alert!: Leaked E-mail Shows How GE Puts The Government To ...

Exposed Email Alert!: Leaked E-mail Shows How GE Puts The Government To ...: "'The intersection between GE's interests and government action is clearer than ever,' General Electric Vice Chairman John G. Rice wrote in a..."

Exposed Email Alert!: US Military Secrets Sent to Suffolk Tourist Site

Exposed Email Alert!: US Military Secrets Sent to Suffolk Tourist Site: "A tourist information website promoting a small Suffolk town has had to shut down after it received a barrage of thousands of classified US ..."

Exposed Email Alert!: India says RIM is temporarily allowing lawful acce...

Exposed Email Alert!: India says RIM is temporarily allowing lawful acce...: "The prolonged dance between BlackBerry-maker Research in Motion and the government of India appears to be entering another phase—and India ..."

Exposed Email Alert!: Leaked Emails Reveal Profits of Anti-Piracy Cash S...

Exposed Email Alert!: Leaked Emails Reveal Profits of Anti-Piracy Cash S...: "September 26, 2010 Friday night the anti-piracy law firm ACS:Law accidentally published its entire email archive online, effectively..."