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28 January 2015

Bavarian Data Protection Authority Inspects Email Servers

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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.
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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. 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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