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As of September, the Bavarian data protection authority conducted an automated online inspection (source document in German) of more than 2,000 email servers of companies located in Bavaria.
As of September, the Bavarian data protection authority
conducted an automated online inspection (source document in German)
of more than 2,000 email servers of companies located in Bavaria.
The inspections evaluated compliance with the security standards of
the Federal German Data Protection Act, particularly the encryption
protocols, Perfect Forward Secrecy, and the closure of the safety
gap used by the Heartbleed Bug.
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