Chapter 5 - E-mail

Objectives

• Understand the need for secure email
• Outline the benefits of PGP and S/MIME
• Understand e-mail vulnerabilities and how to safeguard against them
• Explain the dangers posed by e-mail hoaxes and spam, as well as the actions that can be taken to counteract them

Homework

• PowerPoint
• Test
• Vocabulary
• Chapter Assignment: review questions 1 - 20
• Project: Web research on hoaxes and viruses: Find 3 different web sites that tell you about viruses and hoaxes (not vendor specific e.g. www.symantec.com and www.mcaffee.com don't count). Put into your notebook what the top three hoaxes are at those sites. Then go to MacAfee or Symantec's website (or the site of the virus protection you use) and find their top three threats.