Redax includes 23 built in patterns to find and mark text for redaction, including Social Security numbers, different date formats, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and more. To see all the available patterns, just go to the Redax menu and select Find Using Pattern. However, if you need a different pattern search than those provided, you […]
View PostCutting operational costs, moving to greener methods and even regulatory compliance are all factors driving the move away from paper records and other documents and towards secure electronic equivalents. A leading part of more “secure” electronic equivalents is the digital signature. While Europe has seen a steady increase, the United States is slowly adopting digital […]
View PostSome secrets are trivial, some are critical. It’s probably a matter of perspective, but failing to redact key information from sensitive military memos on nuclear submarine operations would tend to fit most definitions of “critical”. Ignorance of basic realities about computers and the lack of proper procedures for releasing information is a toxic combination for […]
View PostPerhaps the single most common myth about PDF files is the idea that they are “unchangeable”. WRONG. It’s the single most common misunderstanding about the most common of file-formats. In reality, PDF files are easy to change. They are also easy to annotate with comments, encrypt, digitally sign, make interactive, communicate with servers and much […]
View PostWhat’s the purpose of PDF? Why can’t I just send Word or Excel files; why should I bother converting to PDF? Very few “love” PDF, but we all need it, because PDF is electronic paper. Not everyone understands exactly why the PDF format is so popular, but for the efficient and reliable delivery of final-form […]
View PostOn May 13, the founders of Adobe Systems stepped up to the microphone to deliver a response to Steve Jobs’ open letter about Flash. They say Adobe has acted on open standards while Apple offers mere words. At the outset, I must acknowledge that I owe my livelihood to the genius of these two gentlemen. […]
View PostWe get this question a lot, especially from our legal customers: “How do we avoid creating PDFs that contain potentially harmful, embarrassing or confidential metadata?” THE ANSWER: Stop creating metadata in the first place, or delete it all before delivery, there’s help either way. PDF metadata can include information such as a drafting title, file-name, […]
View PostRecent news accounts have highlighted some security vulnerabilities in current releases of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader, with the latest such vulnerability to be addressed (Adobe says) in an update due out January 12. Very little public information out there offers readers a useful sense of the risks and how to mitigate them. The common […]
View PostLast week, loud noises began emanating from a variety of online security experts regarding a vulnerability in Adobe’s Reader browser plugin that can allow malicious code to execute on a user’s system via cross-site-scripting (XSS). The headlines were choice: “Adobe bug may be worst flaw of 2007”, and “Adobe Flaw Means Trusted PDFs May Be […]
View PostI was sufficiently intrigued by the Adobe Document Center to put it to the test with a real document distributed to a reasonably savvy group of people. I’m one of those people who finds Flash more than a little overused. Once the initial buzz from the soft-focus feel of the all-Flash UI wore off, the […]
View PostThere are lots of reasons to think about the files you email to other people. Of course, first and foremost, you want to know that they can read the file when they receive it. That’s a good place to start – and a good reason to start with PDF. Dependability When you make a PDF […]
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