Healthcare cybersecurity · HIPAA Outlook email encryption
Protected Trust
Protected Trust sells Send It Secure Outlook email encryption for healthcare and other compliance buyers. It is HIPAA email encryption, not IoMT security.
Strong fit
- SMB healthcare organizations that want Outlook add-in encryption with BAAs and SOC 2 claims
- Compliance leaders comparing Send It Secure-style encryption rather than full enterprise DLP suites
- Buyers that need encrypt-and-send workflows without migrating the whole mail stack
Weak fit
- Enterprises standardized on Microsoft or Google native encryption plus a heavy DLP platform
- Buyers that need IoMT device security rather than email encryption
- Organizations that refuse Outlook-centric workflows
Bottom line
Protected Trust earns a Conditional on our healthcare cybersecurity board for HIPAA email encryption. Led by CEO Ingram Leedy, the company sells Send It Secure Outlook encryption and secure delivery for healthcare and other compliance buyers. Third-party estimates put revenue near $3.7M, inside the prefer band and smaller than Paubox or Virtru. Implementation is an Outlook add-in and policy rollout. Pricing is subscription. Score sits with Trustifi on mid-market email encryption and below Paubox on healthcare-specific commercial scale.
Score breakdown
Weights: Outcomes 35% · Product 30% · Implementation 20% · Pricing clarity 15%.
Protected Trust sells Send It Secure, an Outlook-centered email encryption service led by CEO Ingram Leedy. Healthcare organizations use it to encrypt messages, collect delivery proof, and keep BAAs in place without ripping out Exchange or Microsoft 365.
It is HIPAA email encryption, not IoMT security and not a full secure collaboration suite. Compare Paubox when automatic healthcare email encryption is the peer frame, Virtru when data-centric controls across email and files matter, and PreVeil when end-to-end encrypted email for SMEs is the buy.
Score reflects a focused Outlook encryption product with Conditional marks on scale versus larger HIPAA email brands.
Competitor landscape
| Vendor | Overall | Ease of implementation |
|---|---|---|
| Paubox | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| Virtru | 7.4 | 7.2 |
| PreVeil | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Hushmail | 6.8 | 7.2 |
| LuxSci | 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Trustifi | 6.7 | 7.0 |
| Protected Trust | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| DataMotion | 6.6 | 6.4 |
Pricing
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Model | Subscription for Send It Secure email encryption; seat or org packaging. |
| What usually drives cost | Seats, message volume, and compliance features. |
| What to ask in diligence | Annual subscription at your mailbox count, including BAA and admin controls. |
| Published pricing | Sales-assisted packaging; confirm current quote. |
Prerequisites for purchase
| Need | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| What you need to get Protected Trust to function | |
| Compliance owner named | Encryption projects stall without owners. |
| Mailbox and Outlook scope documented | Vague seat counts waste licenses. |
| BAA and SOC 2 review complete | Email encryption stalls in InfoSec. |
| User training plan | Encrypt buttons fail if staff ignore them. |
| Exception path for non-Outlook recipients | Patients still need a portal path. |
| What will maximize your value | |
| Pilot one department first | Enterprise day-one multiplies noise. |
| Measure encrypted-send rate at 30 days | Prove adoption. |
| Retire overlapping encryption add-ins | Duplicate prompts confuse staff. |
| Deal-breakers | |
| IoMT security only | |
| Refuse Outlook workflows | |
| No compliance owner | |
Value creation time frame
| # | Stage | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAA and pilot seats | 1-3 weeks |
| 2 | Department rollout | 2-4 weeks |
| 3 | Org scale | 2-4 weeks |
Methodology
| Weight | Factor | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Customer outcomes | Whether buyers get measurable operational or clinical-workflow results after go-live |
| 30% | Product | Capability depth, reliability, and fit for the job the category actually buys |
| 20% | Implementation | How hard it is to stand up, integrate, train, and stabilize |
| 15% | Pricing clarity | Whether a buyer can model total cost without a mystery quote |
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Highly recommend | Strong outcomes and product with manageable caveats |
| Recommend | Solid fit for the right buyer; know the tradeoffs |
| Conditional | Only with a specific use case or heavy caveats |
| Not recommended | Avoid for most buyers in this category |
Read our full methodology for how we weight scores and assign recommend labels.