Email-based access to secure information

A device that improves security of information stored in information management system without requiring a user log in, the system comprising:

• a communication interface that is communicatively coupled to the information management system via a network;
• a processor that is communicatively coupled to the communication interface;
• wherein the processor:
• transmits, using Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a first email message to the information management system via the communication interface, wherein the first email is sent from a particular individual and includes an action type parameter that indicates a request for information;
• and
• on a condition that the first email message is authenticated, receives using SMTP, a second email message from the information management that includes a status update via the communication interface;
• wherein the first email message is authenticated by:
• comparing the first email to a database based on the action type parameter and an email address of a sender of the first email to generate a comparison result, wherein the database stores a plurality of individuals that are each associated with a respective email address and one or more tasks that are associated with each of the plurality of individuals, and
• updating the database with the status update that indicates a status of completion of the one or more tasks assigned to the particular individual and is generated based on the comparison result.