

When sending encrypted email, you can also prevent a forwarded email from being read, set a read expiration, and revoke the ability to read an email after it is sent. Since Brown’s email already secures email in transit, the most important feature of Virtru is access control. Information that may cause legal issues - encrypted email is still legally discoverable.Even with encryption, there’s still information that you shouldn’t send by email. Is there anything I shouldn't send using Virtru? Concerns about academic performance, such as communication between a faculty member and a student.An Excel spreadsheet with names and Brown or Banner IDs of Brown community members.

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For that reason, we recommend only encrypting emails with confidential information, or emails for which you want to control access. However, it will create an extra step for your recipients and make it more difficult for you to read your sent emails. In theory, encrypting all of your email sounds like a good idea. Most members of the Brown community don’t need to encrypt every email. However, if you may receive more encrypted email, we recommend installing the plugin (computer) or app (phone/tablet) to read encrypted email more easily.
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You don’t need to install anything to read an email you can click the button to validate your email and read the email on Virtru’s site. If this is your first time using Virtru, you’ll see prompts to follow. Someone sent me an encrypted email with Virtru. We chose Virtru because it is intuitive and easy to use compared to other methods of encrypting email, especially when sending email to and from others at Brown. You can use Virtru when sending email in Chrome browser and on iOS / Android smartphones and tablets. Our set up guide will get you started with Virtru. How can I encrypt my emails? Is it difficult? Sections: Getting Started | Features | Troubleshooting
