Gmail’s security by design is reason enough to say goodbye to risky third-party email clients like Apple Mail and Outlook - but wait, there’s more - it will make your people more productive, too. Third-party email clients use vulnerable protocols like ActiveSync, Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) and Post Office Protocol (POP) to download a copy of each message to be stored on the local device, where they can be read by anyone. Once the user’s password is changed or account access is revoked, they no longer have access to Gmail messages. Plus, Gmail safely stores all email conversations in the cloud - where they cannot be exfiltrated by employees after they leave the company, or leaked by unauthorized users when a device is lost, or stolen.

When a malicious attachment is clicked on in a third-party email client like Outlook or Apple Mail, it opens on the user’s device, where it can delete or infect other files with malware or ransomware. In the rare even that such a user clicks on a malicious attachment (usually, a Microsoft Office document) in Gmail, it opens safely in the cloud where there’s zero ability for malware or ransomware to infect your device or company data. Gmail’s safety warnings aren’t displayed by third-party email clients like Outlook or Apple Mail - leaving users vulnerable to attack. Gmail blocks 99.9% of spam, phishing and malware from ever reaching inboxes - and in the rare event that such a message does make its way into a user’s inbox, they can be warned of its potentially malicious intent.

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