Great article, LNS!
But now the Defense Information Systems Agency or DISA, the Pentagon's branch that oversees email, says it will finally start using STARTTLS within the year, according to a letter from DISA. Will be DONE by June 2018
Senator Ron Wyder expressed concern that it shouldn't take so long for DISA to implement it. "Protecting the communications of American servicemen and women should be a priority, so I hope the agency accelerates its timeline," Wyden said in the statement
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