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...
Tagged: Security
Welcome to the Security archives of the Mailfence Blog.
User data security, privacy and anonymity
User security, privacy and anonymity are three related concepts that overlap. In this blogpost, we will try to explain how Mailfence relates to each of them. What is security, privacy...
Using a VPN & Secure Email For Increased Privacy Online!
Internet conglomerate and popular email host Yahoo was hacked twice earlier this year, revealing personal, sensitive data of 1.5 billion account holders. Countless other wide-scale and anecdotal accounts of hacking...
Social Engineering: What is Smishing?
SMiShing (short of SMS phishing) is an emerging security threat. It is a technique that uses mobile phone text messages (SMS) to trick victims into taking an immediate action. Why...
Virtual machine: why use it?
There are plenty of reasons to use a virtual machine or VM from a security and privacy stand-point. In this blogpost, we will list some of them that will help...
How to combat Advanced Persistent Threats
The diluted usage of the term advanced persistent threat (APT) across the media, marketing and industry conversations continues to amaze us. Too many organizations are now distracted by the hype...
Tips on how to protect your data
Last year has shown us a tremendous amount of Data Breaches. It is therefore more than advisable to focus on securing you data by using a layered approach (adding as...
10 tips on how to protect your computer!
Below are some important steps you should consider to protect your computer. While no individual step will eliminate your risk – together, these practices will minimize the threat of possible malicious...
Much stricter privacy laws to be expected in Europe
The European Parliament has passed the EU’s first major change to its data protection legislation since 20 years. Parliamentarians also voted for a resolution calling for the suspension of a...
When the NSA bugs Facebook spying
Glenn Greenwald, a political journalist, lawyer and blogger, worked with Edward Snowden on the revelations about the surveillance program of the American National Security Agency (NSA). He is the one...