Email security and privacy awareness course
To mark the end of the year, we thought it is useful to propose email security and privacy course to enrich the learning and awareness of our users. For that...
Privacy is a right, not a feature!
What is interoperability and why it is important
In recent years, Western countries have become aware of the growing influence of Internet giants on several aspects of political and economic life. One of the criticisms made against these...
Launch of the Coalition for Competitive Digital Markets
Mailfence joins 22 peer companies to launch the Coalition for Competitive Digital Markets. The #C4DM supports stronger rules for large online platforms. So-called “gatekeepers” like Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon...
Possible service disruptions due to DDoS attack
We would like to inform you that since Friday, October 22 we have been facing episodes of DDoS attacks on our infrastructure. What is a DDoS attack We have already...
Spear phishing: What is it and how to prevent it
If you have read our posts related to social ingineering ploys (phishing, smishing, whaling and vishing), you already know that many kinds of scams are derived from phishing. But it’s...
Mailfence Jabber Chat: use a secure group chat
Mailfence strives to make the internet a safer place. We offer a secure ecosystem to help you organize your life and your work through powerful productivity tools such as Mailfence...
How to degoogle your life
Google tracks you every time you use their services and there are tons of Google services. No doubt you are using several of Google products because they are free. However...
Mass surveillance is still happening in 2021
Mass surveillance is still happening nowadays, it should come as no surprise since the revelations of Edward Snowden the NSA whistleblower, little has changed. What changed? Nothing major towards stopping...
Social Engineering: What is a whaling attack?
A whaling attack is a form of phishing attack aimed at high-profile executives. By impersonating a highly-ranked professional, cybercriminals try to trick their victims into doing unfavourable actions. They usually...
It is time to ban surveillance advertising
Recently, the Norwegian Consumer Council published a report calling for a ban on surveillance-based ads. In solidarity, Mailfence joined the undersigned privacy-first organizations to send the following letter to EU...
Mailfence Release Notes April 2021
We’re happy to present the Mailfence Release Notes April 2021 with several improvements, and fixes. New Features Messages: IMAP Server: We support UIDPLUS extension. Contacts: Import using vCard: New formats...