Email Encryption

August 1, 2022

County Email Users,

We want to introduce you to Virtru, a new tool that we will be using to encrypt emails and attachments. As someone who is sharing sensitive information as part of your daily job, it’s critical that you follow the steps below to complete activation of Virtru.

Who is Virtru?

Virtru is a leading email and file encryption provider that will help us protect sensitive information to ensure our organization stays safe and compliant with various regulations.

What are the benefits?

With Virtru, you’re able to send and read encrypted messages and attachments without ever leaving your inbox—and without your recipients downloading any software or creating any passwords. In addition to its ease of use, it will also allow our organization to:

1. Meet compliance requirements and avoid potential penalties.

2. Reduce the risk of data breaches.

3. Have the freedom to collaborate with confidence and productively share data in the cloud.

4. Maintain control of our data, and see who’s accessing and interacting with it.

Your Next Steps:

You will receive an invite to join our Virtru team in the next few days. Please start by accepting the invitation. Next, you will want to follow the instructions to download the appropriate plug-in from the Virtru website. Once the plug-in is downloaded on your machine, please follow these instructions to activate Virtru.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

• Visit the Virtru for Users section of their Support Page to access detailed help articles.

• Learn how to Send a Virtru-Encrypted Email in Gmail OR Send a Virtru-Encrypted Email in Outlook.

• Use this email template to alert any recipients you’ll frequently be sending Virtru emails.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Information Technology

(707) 464-7207

it@help.dnco.org