European Tech companies warn of lowering data protection levels in the EU
In an attempt to fight child abuse, the EU is planning to ban encryption. Consequently, all communications would go through screening to identify potential cases of child abuse. However, that goes against the fundamental beliefs of the EU. Banning encryption would demolish everything the EU has fought for so many years. For instance, exceptional privacy […]
Analysis of the Microsoft Exchange Server hack
It is been more than a month now since Microsoft first acknowledged a data breach on its on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server. Attackers were able to get administrator privileges on affected servers, access to user emails & passwords and to connected devices on the same network. A number of other revelations have been made as well. […]
Mozilla Thunderbird partners with Mailfence and offers an encrypted email suite
We are incredibly excited to announce our partnership with Thunderbird. Mozilla Thunderbird is an open-source email client with more than 20 million users. With this integration, Thunderbird users can create a Mailfence email address in a few seconds via the Thunderbird interface. Two global email pioneers join forces to protect internet privacy Mozilla Thunderbird is […]
2020 Mailfence recap: List of features you might have missed
We wanted to give you a little recap of the many new features & changes that we released in 2020 and that you might have missed. Also, have a look at what is foreseen for 2021 and you will agree that it is not too late to wish you a very secure 2021. We are […]
Launch of Mailfence mobile app
We are incredibly thrilled to announce that the Mailfence mobile app is officially going out of beta. Thanks to our new mobile app, free users will be able to use Mailfence’s state of the art encryption on their mobile device. Our mobile app was developed as a progressive web application (PWA). As of now, our […]
Open Letter for Ex-ante Interoperability for “Gatekeeper” firms
Mailfence and other European technology firms have written an open letter for an Ex-ante interoperability requirement directed to Executive Vice-president Vestager. The interoperability requirement for gatekeeper firms aims to bolster existing EU values, such as competition, fairness, and innovation. We outlined in our previous blogpost that Big tech companies aim to devour every market and […]
Social Engineering: What is Pretexting ?
Pretexting attack is a specific kind of social engineering focused on creating a good pretext, or a fabricated scenario, that scammers can use to trick their victim into giving up on their own personal information. Let’s have a look at some pretexting examples and how to prevent this kind of social engineering. What is pretexting? […]
Mailfence Release Notes November 2020
We’re happy to present the Mailfence Release Notes November 2020 with several improvements, and fixes. Improvements in Release Notes November 2020 Messages: Issue when turning draft into a template is now fixed. Instead of showing empty To field, ‘undisclosed-recipients’ is displayed if all recipients are BCC’ed. A confirmation prompt is now used to avoid accidental […]
Mailfence DMARC policy enforcement strategy
We have taken many steps to protect our users from common attacks such as spoofing or phishing. However, such emails might still find their way to your inbox. While we do…
E-Evidence coalition letter by EU tech privacy firms
There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the world. However, now is not the time for EU institutions to allow risk of abuse by law enforcement powers. That’s why EU tech privacy firms have come together once again to plead that the Members of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home […]