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Unlawful official requests for information at mailbox.org
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

The email service mailbox.org from Berlin, which specializes in data protection and data security, has published its annual transparency report on official requests for information for 2023 and is taking stock. The total number of government information requests to mailbox.org rose sharply last year, to a total of 133 compared to 55 the previous year. And the number of requests rejected by mailbox.org due to illegality also rose sharply, from 14 in 2022 to 45 in 2023. This means that around a third (33,8 percent) of all government requests made to mailbox.org were rejected because they contained errors or…

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Critical vulnerability in myMail client for iOS
B2B Cyber ​​Security ShortNews

mailbox.org has discovered a critical vulnerability in the myMail client for iOS, which is used by millions. Since the password transmission takes place unencrypted, this endangers the users. The vulnerability was discovered by accident because an error message was found in the TLS logs. The experts were then able to extract the passwords. The mailbox.org team, the Berlin-based e-mail service specializing in data protection and data security, has discovered a critical security vulnerability in the myMail client for iOS that leads to unencrypted transmission of user passwords and e-mails. mailbox.org issued a corresponding warning to the users of myMail together with the security researcher...

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E-mail communication: end-to-end encrypted
E-mail communication: end-to-end encrypted

E-mails are considered to be one of the most important forms of communication in the business environment. But only every second company uses end-to-end encryption methods such as PGP or S/MIME, which are already considered tried-and-tested and reliable protective measures for e-mail communication. To date, encrypted e-mails are used by just over half (55 percent) of German companies. This is the result of a survey by YouGov on behalf of mailbox.org, the Berlin-based email service specializing in data protection and data security. The survey was conducted in July 2022 and is based on online interviews with more than 500 IT decision-makers in small and medium-sized…

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Email remains the most important communication tool
Email remains the most important communication tool

In everyday business, e-mails are still the most popular form of communication for German companies. At the same time, there is a high demand for a secure e-mail infrastructure. These are the results of a survey by YouGov on behalf of mailbox.org The survey results speak for themselves: For 57 percent of those surveyed, emails are the most important communication tool in everyday business, for a further 29 percent they are the second most important. Only the telephone is comparable in popularity: for 29 percent it is the most popular communication tool and for 48 percent it is the second most popular communication tool. After that came messenger, social media, the classic letter and the…

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