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...
Tagged: Security
Welcome to the Security archives of the Mailfence Blog.
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...
Mailfence: A secure & private Gmail alternative
If you are reading this post then you are probably looking for a Gmail alternative. You‘ve come to the right place because in this blog post we are going to...
Call to include interoperability provisions as part of the Digital Services Act
We have gathered once more, Mailfence and several other providers in the industry to request from the European Commission to include interoperability provisions in the Digital services Act. Europe was...
Announcement: Mailfence will stop support for TLS 1.0 and 1.1 starting June 2nd, 2020
TLS is a protocol that encrypts traffic between a client program and the server. It also ensures that the software client is talking to the right server. Protocols are continuously...
Avoid email vendor lock-in at all costs
What happens when you would like to change the supplier that has your private email data on its servers? Is it possible to get your data back? In the following...
Password encrypted messages based on symmetric encryption
Secure and private email provider Mailfence announced today the launch of secure emails based on symmetric encryption. Mailfence, one of the world’s most secure and private email services, already allow...
Protecting your devices when traveling
Even the most privacy-conscious among us encounter various security threats when travelling. Unless your laptop is inside a Zero Halliburton briefcase handcuffed to your wrist, it’s difficult to keep your...
9 reasons to upgrade your Mailfence.com account today
You might ask yourself, “why should I upgrade to a premium plan when my secure and private email Mailfence offers so much for free?” This is a Great question! You...
Mailfence at CPDP2018: A brief rundown!
In continuation to Mailfence at CPDP 2018, this blogpost will provide a brief run-down of our overall experience with regards to the event. Our team engaged with a number of...