What free security tools does Firefox offer for Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

What Firefox gives you for free this October

Every October the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency run Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The 2026 theme is "Don't Make It Easy for Them." Mozilla used the occasion to remind users that Firefox already ships several security features at no charge. The announcement does not introduce new products. It only collects them. It collects existing ones into a single reference for people who want better protection without paying for it.

How the password manager stops credential stuffing

Reused passwords are one of the easiest ways attackers break into multiple accounts. If one site is breached, your login details could be tested on many others. Firefox's free password manager can generate and securely store a strong, unique password per site. The blog calls this the single highest-leverage fix against password stuffing. For convenience, Firefox can automatically fill in your saved login information the next time you visit a site. You still have the option to turn off password saving for specific websites, or completely if you are using a shared device or simply prefer to enter it each time. You can manage your stored logins on a singular device at any time. To get a head start, you also have the option to import passwords saved on several other popular browsers. In addition, you can create a free Mozilla account to safely sync them across your signed-in devices.

The browser VPN and what it actually covers

Imagine you are settling into a corner table at a bustling airport cafe, checking some emails on your phone before you board your flight. Or perhaps you took your laptop to the campus library to finally start that research paper you have been putting off. Maybe you are polishing off that last presentation slide between sessions at an out-of-state conference. While these moments are routine, connecting to public Wi-Fi anywhere can open a small window of risk. Your IP address, approximate location, and browsing activity can be more exposed on networks you do not control. That is where Firefox's free built-in, browser-based VPN steps in. While Firefox already encrypts your traffic with HTTPS, the built-in VPN feature routes your browsing traffic through a proxy network, hiding your IP address before it reaches a website. This means the sites you visit will see a proxy IP address instead of your own. It offers an industry-leading 50 gigabytes of free VPN-browsing each month, with no extension or extra app to install. Simply sign in, turn it on, and start browsing. Firefox's free built-in VPN first launched on desktop in March, later expanding to Android in July. Unlike a standalone or full-service VPN, it is designed specifically to protect your browsing traffic within Firefox, not your entire device. This means apps, downloads, and other system traffic are not routed through the browser-based VPN. For people who need broader, device-wide VPN protection, Mozilla also offers a separate paid VPN service. You can check the full list of regions where built-in VPN in Firefox is currently available, and learn more about the differences between Firefox's free built-in VPN and Mozilla VPN.

Email and phone masks that limit breach damage

Think about how often you give out your personal email address. For an online purchase, RSVPing to an event, or signing up to a new app. Each time, you trust the site owner will protect your information, but spam piles up and breaches can still happen. Firefox Relay gives you a smarter way to share. Instead of handing out your real email address, this feature provides secure, random email masks to use any time a website, store, or app asks you for your information. It forwards messages to your real email, while keeping your identity hidden to senders. This means if one service gets compromised, your other accounts stay safe. You can also use Relay in the U.S. and Canada to shield your phone number, so you can receive calls and texts through masks and reply without exposing your real number. To make protecting your privacy even easier, Firefox increased its limit to 50 free email masks earlier this year, allowing you to shield dozens of logins at no cost.

The always-on protections you already have

Even if you sometimes forget to use Firefox protection tools like password manager, VPN, and Relay, there are multiple always-on features operating within the browser to help keep your session secure and private. These include enhanced tracking protection to block hidden scripts and known trackers that follow you across the web, browser fingerprinting protection to prevent sites from building a unique profile of your device, and warnings about deceptive or malicious websites. Together, Firefox's individual and always-on security features work to help keep your browsing safe and your data private. Small steps add up, and we are here to help. Stay safe, stay smart, and keep exploring the web with confidence on Firefox.