How secure is your e-mail? Unless you are professionally managed by an IT staff, you probably have no idea. And that’s a little scary, don’t you think? Thankfully, there are steps you can take to protect yourself. You can set up a honey pot, for example — a tempting email that appears to be chock full of sensitive information like user names and passwords — and see if anyone bites.
That’s where Tripwi.re comes in. Tripwi.re is an e-mail security service that works with you to set up a honey pot message and then monitors your account for intrusions. If an intrusion occurs, Tripwi.re sends you a text message and can optionally trace the break-in to an IP address.
The service isn’t free. You can protect one account for $19/year, but that doesn’t include any frills (nor will it even locate the hacker for you). $29/year buys you three e-mail accounts and the detective work to locate your hackers. You can also step up to a $200/year small business plan that includes 10 e-mail accounts.
So, how much confidence do you have in your e-mail password? $20 might give you some peace of mind.
