In accordance with the Mozilla Manifesto, which emphasizes the open development of policy that protects users’ privacy and security, we have worked with the Mozilla community over the past several & Read more
The post Upgrading Mozilla’s Root Store Policy to Version 2.8 appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2022/05/23/upgrading-mrsp-to-v-2-8/
In our continued efforts to improve the security of the web PKI, we are taking a multi-pronged approach to tackling some long-existing problems with revocation of TLS server certificates. In & Read more
The post Revocation Reason Codes for TLS Server Certificates appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2022/05/16/revocation-reason-codes-for-tls-server-certificates/
For decades users have been pressing Ctrl+C or relying on copy buttons. All these tricks and shortcuts to speed up text processing have become natural and intuitive to us. & Read more
The post Preventing secrets from leaking through Clipboard appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/12/15/preventing-secrets-from-leaking-through-clipboard/
In keeping with our commitment to the security and privacy of individuals on the internet, Mozilla is increasing our oversight and adding automation to our compliance-checking of publicly trusted intermediate & Read more
The post Improving the Quality of Publicly Trusted Intermediate CA Certificates with Enhanced Oversight and Automation appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
Add-ons are a powerful way to extend and customize Firefox. At Mozilla, we are committed not only to supporting WebExtensions APIs, but also ensuring the safety and reliability of the & Read more
The post Securing the proxy API for Firefox add-ons appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/10/25/securing-the-proxy-api-for-firefox-add-ons/
We are happy to announce that the Firefox 93 release brings two exciting privacy improvements for users of Strict Tracking Protection and Private Browsing. With a more comprehensive SmartBlock 3.0, & Read more
The post Firefox 93 features an improved SmartBlock and new Referrer Tracking Protections appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
Downloading files on your device still exposes a major security risk and can ultimately lead to an entire system compromise by an attacker. Especially because the security risks are & Read more
The post Firefox 93 protects against Insecure Downloads appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/10/05/firefox-93-protects-against-insecure-downloads/
As part of our continuing work to ensure that Firefox provides secure and private network connections, it periodically becomes necessary to disable configurations or even entire protocols that were once & Read more
The post Securing Connections: Disabling 3DES in Firefox 93 appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/10/05/securing-connections-disabling-3des-in-firefox-93/
To provide transparency into our ongoing efforts to protect your privacy and security on the Internet, we are releasing a security audit of Mozilla VPN that Cure53 conducted earlier this & Read more
The post Mozilla VPN Security Audit appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/08/31/mozilla-vpn-security-audit/
We are pleased to announce a new, major privacy enhancement to Firefox’s cookie handling that lets you fully erase your browser history for any website. Today’s new version of Firefox & Read more
The post Firefox 91 Introduces Enhanced Cookie Clearing appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/08/10/firefox-91-introduces-enhanced-cookie-clearing/
We are excited to announce that, starting in Firefox 91, Private Browsing Windows will favor secure connections to the web by default. For every website you visit, Firefox will & Read more
The post Firefox 91 introduces HTTPS by Default in Private Browsing appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
Starting with version 90, Firefox will automatically find and offer to use client authentication certificates provided by the operating system on macOS and Windows. This security and usability improvement & Read more
The post Making Client Certificates Available By Default in Firefox 90 appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) has long been a convenient file exchange mechanism between computers on a network. While this standard protocol has been supported in all major browsers & Read more
The post Stopping FTP support in Firefox 90 appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/07/20/stopping-ftp-support-in-firefox-90/
Today, with the launch of Firefox 90, we are excited to announce a new version of SmartBlock, our advanced tracker blocking mechanism built into Firefox Private Browsing and Strict Mode. & Read more
The post Firefox 90 introduces SmartBlock 2.0 for Private Browsing appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
We are pleased to announce that Firefox 90 will support Fetch Metadata Request Headers which allows web applications to protect themselves and their users against various cross-origin threats like & Read more
The post Firefox 90 supports Fetch Metadata Request Headers appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/07/12/firefox-90-supports-fetch-metadata-request-headers/
Mozilla offers GPG signing to let you verify the integrity of our Firefox builds. GPG signatures for Linux based builds are particularly important, because it allows Linux distributions and other & Read more
The post Updating GPG key for signing Firefox Releases appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/06/02/updating-gpg-key-for-signing-firefox-releases/
At Mozilla, we believe that your right to privacy is fundamental. Unfortunately, for too long cookies have been used by tracking companies to gather data about you as you browse & Read more
The post Firefox 89 blocks cross-site cookie tracking by default in private browsing appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/06/01/total-cookie-protection-in-private-browsing/
Your personal data is yours and it should remain yours! Unfortunately data breaches that reveal your personal information on the internet are omnipresent these days. In fact, fraudulent use & Read more
The post Updates to Firefoxs Breach Alert Policy appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/05/25/updates-to-firefoxs-breach-alert-policy/
When two major vulnerabilities known as Meltdown and Spectre were disclosed by security researchers in early 2018, Firefox promptly added security mitigations to keep you safe. Going forward, however, it & Read more
The post Introducing Site Isolation in Firefox appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/05/18/introducing-site-isolation-in-firefox/
We have been alerted about applications that use the root store provided by Mozilla for purposes other than what Mozilla’s root store is curated for. We provide a root store & Read more
The post Beware of Applications Misusing Root Stores appeared first on Mozilla Security Blog.
https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/05/10/beware-of-applications-misusing-root-stores/