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The other reason is to use zip's incredibly mega super secure password protection, to keep super secret docs safe. (I see it all the time. Along with the pass
by b112 1y ago
The other reason is to use zip's incredibly mega super secure password protection, to keep super secret docs safe.
(I see it all the time. Along with the password in the very same email)
- gcarvalho 1y agoI’m not saying this is good security hygiene, but not necessarily everyone with access to the file will also have access to the password in the email. e.g. someone downloaded the password protected zip on a public computer, logged out of their email, but forgot to delete the file.
- blincoln 1y agoThis is often a useful practice, because it prevents providers' badly-written/-configured attempts at antimalware from blocking files that the recipient knows they want to accept.