Looking through posts tagged ‘secure-email’
Medicine in an electronic age | 28th Aug 2009
The following is the fifth (and probably final) post in a series entitled, “Securing your Email.” I’ve spent the majority of the series talking about logistical things like why secure email is important and how to get started with public-key cryptography. If you look back at my first post, you’ll see that the reason I [...]
Safety Dance | 9th Jul 2009
The following is the fourth post in a series entitled, “Securing your Email.” So far in this series, I’ve done a lot of talking about the theory of secure email and why you might want to make your email more secure. If you’re not familiar with these concepts, I strongly urge you to go back [...]
Who do you trust? | 26th Jun 2009
The following is the third post in a series entitled, “Securing your Email.” If you’re just tuning in and you’re not very familiar with words like “digital signature” and “public-key cryptography,” you may want to take a few minutes to read the first two posts in this series. After reading my earlier posts, hopefully you’ve [...]
Fixing the Holes | 24th Jun 2009
The following is the second post in a series entitled, “Securing your Email.” Throughout the post, I am going to be referencing an analogy about mailing a letter that I described in the first post of the series. If you’re not familiar with it, you may want to take a minute to read it. I’ll [...]
Please, Mr. Postman | 23rd Jun 2009
One of my friends has the following “signature” attached to all his outgoing emails: The materials in this message are private and may contain Protected Healthcare Information. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that any unauthorized use, disclosure, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this [...]
I'm Jonathan Blackhall, a 4th year medical student at RMC. This is my blog, where I ramble about technology, medicine, free software, and other random stuff. 
