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Presently, I receive e-mail attachments from many different senders. Due to the contents of the file attachments, I want them to be protected (i.e. encrypted) while in transit to me.
How can the senders send these files to me securely? Is there a simple solution that would work for senders without much technical know-how? It's OK if they're sent via a method other than e-mail too.
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The files contain payroll data, so they should only be readable by the sender and myself while in transit. Once I receive the files, they'll be stored on my secured system and will no longer need protection.
1Most archives support encryption if the one you use does not use ine that does or better yet don't send files over email use a cloud storage and upload the encrypted files and download the encrypted file – Ramhound – 2014-10-24T02:31:06.750
@Ramhound Duly noted on don't send files over email hence the very reason for my question. I don't have control over the sender's computers, so it's a gamble what archive software the sender might have. – I say Reinstate Monica – 2014-10-24T02:36:01.350
You can always NOT send PII over email; there are better ways to share PII diles – Ramhound – 2014-10-24T03:54:30.790
There are services designed to do this for you, but [su] does not allow spam so I won't name them. – Kevin Panko – 2014-10-24T05:21:58.043
2@Twisty, do some research on secure file transfer services using Google. There are several out there, and for a single-user recipient they shouldn't cost too much. – music2myear – 2014-10-24T15:08:45.663
Zip it with a password. – Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2014-10-24T15:59:58.440