Social Engineering: What is Scareware?
Scareware is a social engineering technique that aims to scare the victim into believing they have a virus on their device and should buy or download specific software. As many...
Category: Security
Welcome to the Security archives of the Mailfence Blog.
Can a Secure Email Provider Be Private? How a Secure Email Manages to Address Privacy Concerns
Can a secure email provider be private? Email privacy and security concerns and expectations have seen a massive rise in 2013. At that time, Edward Snowden revealed that the major...
7 Biggest Email Security Mistakes To Avoid
When it comes to email, there are plenty of email security mistakes that new users tend to make and that bad actors like hackers and scammers can abuse. However, even...
Virtual Machine: What Is It And Why Use It?
A virtual machine is another practical method to improve your security and privacy by protecting your device (computer, server) from many cyber threats, preventing it from getting compromised. But don’t...
What is OpenPGP?
OpenPGP is one of the standard protocols for encryption/signature of data. It is the most widely used email encryption standard. It’s also one of the ways Mailfence provides security and...
Mailfence knowledge base: SSL/TLS certificate
This blog post provides details over the SSL/TLS certificate for the Mailfence knowledge base (KB). A modern browser should automatically check the validity of the Mailfence KB SSL/TLS certificate and...
Information Warfare : How Does It Work And How To Protect Yourself
Information warfare, or infowar, aims to employ information and communication technologies (ICT) in order to harm an enemy country or organization. It is used by hackers, as well as by...
What is cyber warfare and are you concerned?
The current conflict in Ukraine is accompanied behind the scenes by cyber warfare. For many, it signals a new era of cyber attacks. But what is cyber warfare? How does...
5 cyber threats that exploded in 2021 and why the pandemic is responsible
The coronavirus pandemic has turned the world upside down. We all had to change our routines and adapt to different ways of working in a matter of weeks. These changes...
Banning encryption: why is it a poor idea?
Last year, leaks from the Council of the European Union revealed that the European Union was (again) considering banning encryption. More recently, the Belgian government planned to enact an oppressive...