Over the past couple of years you have proudly watched as your business has grown. In the beginning you were a sole practitioner braving the business world alone. Now your business consists of offices in four cities, sales people who work from the road, and several more who work from home. Saturday morning you settle into the couch with the book you have been meaning to read for months. After a few pages you are fully immersed. The stress of running the business melts away as you are consumed by the tale being unraveled. Suddenly the cellphone rings and you are snapped back to reality.
Email is convenient, fast, and ubiquitous. In most cases it is the perfect tool for writing to colleagues and associates. A couple issues remain. There is that pesky canned meat problem (SPAM) and then there is the security problem. Imagine the postman reading every bit of your mail before it gets delivered. Due to the way that email crosses the Internet, it is possible to intercept email, read it, alter it and even respond to it pretending to be recipient. This of course has significant repercussions for businesses such as law firms where confidentiality and integrity are essential.