Overview San Mateo Credit Union (SMCU), based in Redwood City, CA, manages US$700 million in assets and operates nine branches and a corporate office center in Northern California. Challenge SMCU was searching for an email encryption solution to protect the sensitive data of its more than 70,000 members, including their account numbers, credit card numbers and Social Security numbers. “We want all of that data to be encrypted when it’s sent to our members through email,” says Brian Thomas, network administrator for SMCU. He adds that SMCU wanted to be proactive about finding a secure email solu - tion, and not wait for requirements to be com- municated by external auditors in response to regulatory compliance demands. “We knew that implementing a secure email solution would

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