<p>Microsoft has introduced Office 365 Message Encryption, a new version of Exchange Hosted Encryption (EHE) to simplify encryption of email on multiple platforms.</p><p>Office 365 Messaging Encryption allows users to send encrypted messages to recipients at other companies and supports email applications such as Outlook.com, Yahoo, Gmail, Exchange Server, Lotus Notes, GroupWise and Squirrel Mail.</p><p>Consider mandatory e-mail encryption policies. Use encryption to comply with government regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in health care and Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) in financial services. Establish transport rules to apply encryption.</p><p>"With Office 365 Message Encryption you can send sensitive information to people outside your organization with the confidence that that information is protected," Shobhit Sahay, a product marketing manager on the Microsoft Exchange team, wrote in a Nov. 21 company blog post.</p><p><a href="http://www.cruxialcio.com/microsoft-adds-email-encryption-office-365-2864">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/how-microsoft-office-will-automatically-extract-useful-info-from-your-email-1202487">How Microsoft Office will automatically extract useful info from your email</a> (TechRadar UK)</p><p><a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/112613-microsoft-office365-276383.html">Microsoft bulks up security; brings encrypted email to Office 365 Enterprise ...</a> (Network World)</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/wheres-google-microsoft-yahoo-to-encrypt-data-023287.php">Where&#039;s Google? Microsoft, Yahoo to Encrypt Data</a> (CMSWire)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d7BTtaHTM51eSZMGijZRmeFWRr9cM&ned=us">10 additional articles.</a></p>