InfoWorld Home / Windows / Enterprise Windows / How to choose the right e-mail security approach July 07, 2009 How to choose the right e-mail security approach A 10-point checklist for selecting a software, hardware, or hosted e-mail security service Share or Email | Print | 3 comments| 239 Recommendations E-mail is arguably the most sensitive information application in a company's software suite. With e-mail downtime, corporate data loss, and financial threats being major concerns for any business, strong e-mail security is a must. For companies where employees cannot send communications through e-mail, business relationships with partners, customers, and other constituents can grind to a halt, resulting in executive panic. However, with differences in culture, markets, operations, and business models, companies all have varying IT requirements that continue to fuel the need for choices in the e-mail security space.