Brosix makes it easy to keep files, conversations, and personal user & company data completely secure. This is because Brosix uses encrypted servers and private instant messaging networks (for Enterprise clients) that ensure that non-approved users will ever be able to access the network.

Recently, security concerns have popped up surrounding the new AIM program, which was re-designed and re-launched in the fall of 2011. An article on InfoWorld.com states:

“The new preview version of AOL Instant Messenger raised privacy concerns for us when it was first introduced, first because it started storing more logs of communications and second, because it apparently scanned all private IMs for URLs and pre-fetched any URLs found in them,” EFF said in a blog post on Tuesday.

The upcoming AIM client stores all chat logs on AOL’s servers by default so that they can be accessed from multiple devices. However, despite the obvious usability benefits, this behavior poses privacy risks to users.

These types of security concerns are never something to worry about with Brosix. To learn more about Brosix or to secure a free trial, visit the main Brosix website.

When a business gets burned by a security leak for the first time they almost always discover that an instant messaging program was used. This can come in the form of passwords being conned out of an employee, a file with a virus sent through a file transfer, or important messages being intercepted by a third party. Whatever the reason or circumstances, whether you are trying to patch the security hole before you get burned or you just went through your first bad experience, security is likely one of your top priorities.

Three major types of security are used in a modern business instant messenger. The first is control – who can chat with whom. The second is encryption – scrambling of data. The third is virus scanning – making sure files do not contain viruses.

Control
Easily the most important but difficult to enforce type of security is controlling who can chat with your employees. Actually, with Brosix this is easy, but just try to tell your employees to only chat with fellow employees while using a public instant messenger. It just doesn’t happen. This means that anybody, anywhere, can communicate with your staff, leaving them open to exploitation.

Encryption
Scrambling the data using keys is called encryption. This means that chats and files that might be intercepted look scrambled and are unusable. Make sure your business instant messenger also encrypts files that are sent. Brosix includes this feature since so many clients share sensitive documents over the instant messaging network.

Virus scanning
Making sure a file does not contain a virus is called virus scanning. Just about any file can contain a virus in one form or another. This makes any kind of file sharing functionality a high risk. The problem is that files with viruses can be received in other ways such as email or carried in on a USB stick. Having virus scanning on your secure instant messenger adds one more layer of protection should someone knowingly or unknowingly attempt to spread a virus.

#1 Customer Information

If you lose the trust of your customers you may never get it back again. Not to mention the damage it would do to your companies reputation in the long term.

#2 Updates on Financial Information

Your boss may have needed it quickly for that big presentation but you only want him to see it.

#3 Computer Passwords

Now you know that you shouldn’t be sharing these, but not all of your co workers are as diligent as you. Just in case it would be better to have the information secure.

#4 Information about a mistake

Every person and every company makes mistakes once and awhile.  Keeping them on a need to know basis can make a big difference in how things play out.

#5 Information about your personal life

Sometimes you have to give your boss personal information if you need to take a sick or personal leave you will want that information to remain personal. The whole office doesn’t need to know that you mother is sick.

The moral of the story, if you are going to IM with your boss, you should be sure that the IM’s are secure. A service like Brosix can help you with that. Encrypted instant messages will keep prying eyes off of your messages and information on a need to know basis.