Infosec glossary entry

S/MIME

S/MIME:
Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions

[…] a technology that allows you to encrypt your emails. S/MIME is based on asymmetric cryptography to protect your emails from unwanted access. It also allows you to digitally sign your emails to verify you as the legitimate sender of the message, making it an effective weapon against many phishing attacks out there.
https://www.globalsign.com/en/blog/what-is-s-mime

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March 11, 2022

BEC, phishing, spam
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