Category: Security

Welcome to the Security archives of the Mailfence Blog.

Protect data when crossing borders

Protect Your Data When Crossing Borders

Anyone who has travelled to the United States will know how seriously border security is taken. In recent years, Customs & Border Protection (CBP) agents have been increasingly searching travellers’...

What is shoulder spoofing

Social Engineering: What is Shoulder Surfing?

Shoulder surfing is the practice of stealing sensitive information by looking over another person’s shoulder while they are keying that information into the device. What is Shoulder Surfing? You’re on...

How to stop email spoofing

What is Email Spoofing and How to Spot it?

Email spoofing is a cyberattack in which a malicious actor impersonates a legitimate sender. They hide their identity by sending an email from a fake email address. They trick you...

Harden your Mailfence account

Harden Your Mailfence Account

Mailfence offers a secure and private collaborative suite, and all user accounts are protected through standard security and privacy measures (check our high-level security analysis for more information). However, as...

Social Engineering – Was ist Scareware?

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...