This secure e-mail project has been very interesting. Before this assignment, I never realized how important that it is to send emails that have been digitally signed and/encrypted. It is a sure way to ensure that hackers cannot access viable information.
Below is a link of an article that discusses the hacking of Sarah Palin's email during the Presidential race. Because she was using her personal email, and not the secure email of her state, her information had been compromised. No one should have their email compromised, but being in the very public eye, left her susceptible to would-be hackers. The article also discusses that even if she didn't know better, the political big-wigs of McCain's campaign should have ensured the utmost security. Her personal information was all over the internet, which posted possible damage to the McCain campaign.
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