I stumbled across encipher it the other day and wanted to share a quick review.
What: Perhaps one of the easiest ways to send encrypted email via Gmail. Encipher it offers an easy way to encrypt Gmail, and possibly other input fields (LinkedIn worked fine) but not on all (failed to work on yahoo) straight from your browser. No additional software needed – simply click on the link and add your password.
Pros: I find tools like this are great – more tools to make sending secure messages easier the better. Now the real value, IMHO, is the ease of how to integrate this solution. Point, click, protect. I don’t think of this as a replacement to a permanent secure email solution, but find it would be very helpful in times where you would be sending sensitive/private data from a kiosk or friends computer/account – Basically any time you need to send a quick encrypted message.
Draw Backs: I have seen companies come and go, so I am always wary of small “companies” like this. If they fail, or the site is unavailable what happens to the data…. at least no one else can read it either 🙂