Encrypting your Instant Messages

As some of my readers know I am a big proponent of encryption. Well I mean who isn't ;-) But I feel too many times people overlook the use of it or don't take the minimal steps to use it when it takes little effort and keeps [possibly] sensitive information away from hackers or others snooping your network connection. I came across a blog post by a peer of mine that offers a nice little write up about setting up encryption on your instant message client. It's worth a read and encrypted instant messaging is something everyone should get into the habit of doing.