Why Send a PDF?
There 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...
View ArticleAdobe Document Center: Report from the Field
I 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...
View ArticleLast Week’s “Reader/XSS Scare” Kerfuffle
Last 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...
View ArticleStaying Safe with PDF
Recent 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...
View ArticleTip: How Not to Worry about PDF Metadata
We 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...
View ArticleIs PDF an Open Standard?
On 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...
View ArticleWhy PDF?
What’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...
View ArticleWhat You Don’t Know about PDF Can Hurt You
Perhaps 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...
View ArticleFlubbed Redaction Makes Headlines…Again
Some 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...
View ArticleDigital Signatures on the Rise Worldwide
Cutting 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...
View ArticleRegular Expressions: Creating Custom Patterns for Redaction
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...
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