Surety Releases E-Mail Security Survey Results

IT security software provider Surety has released the results of the 2008 Email Security and Authentication Survey. The survey -- of 800+ IT security, email security and compliance professionals -- revealed significant concerns about email content security and the preservation of emails for litigation.  Results include:

• More than 65 percent of respondents lack confidence that their organization's e-mail records would be  admitted as evidence in legal, regulatory or patent disputes; 
• More than 80 percent of respondents are concerned about their ability to authenticate e-mail records  and attachments; and 
• More than 50 percent of respondents remain unclear on new regulations and legal expectations related to e-mail authentication, including e-discovery.

Full survey results and press release here.