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Confidential Communication
Secure communication and data storage are essential for any organization. As a recruiter, securing your client and candidate data as well as your private communications with them is a necessity. When your email app, such as Outlook, your smartphone, or your recruiting CRM, connects to your mail account provider, that data must be transmitted securely.
Imagine sending a postcard with private details written on the back; anyone could read it along the way. Email encryption acts like a digital envelope, scrambling information so that only the intended recipient with the right key can understand it. The default IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) Port 143 is not secure, but fortunately most configurations use the secured Port 993 instead.
When using IMAP on Port 993, SLL (“Secure Sockets Layer”) is added, encrypting the content and keeping your info protected during transmission. However, this doesn’t account for your email login credentials also being encrypted, which is where TLS (“Transport Layer Security”) comes in. By using IMAP over SSL with TLS, both the email content and login vulnerabilities are mitigated.
New vs. Old Methods
Some major email providers have introduced dedicated mail APIs. These new methods allow developers to connect
