Data Risk, Fortinet Trouble, CTO Resigns, AI Simulations

Data Risk, Fortinet Trouble, CTO Resigns, AI Simulations

This is the third edition of the month, and here are the top 4 cyber mishaps that you must know about. Last week, Marks & Spencer’s CTO quit following a major cyber mishap. There was bad news for both Fortinet and ChatGPT Health. However, amidst this bleak landscape, experts have found a silver lining: cyberattack…

Why should a business consider using custom DKIM for its email sending?

Why should a business consider using custom DKIM for its email sending?

A business should use custom DKIM because it provides domain-aligned authentication that boosts deliverability and brand trust, satisfies DMARC enforcement requirements, reduces spoofing risk, and gives you operational control over keys, selectors, subdomains, and multi-ESP sending. Digital signatures are the backbone of modern email trust: DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) lets receivers verify that your messages…

How to Tell if a Website Is Secure: The Ultimate Guide by DMARCReport

How to Tell if a Website Is Secure: The Ultimate Guide by DMARCReport

In today’s digital world, we rely on websites for everything — from banking and shopping to communicating with friends and accessing critical business resources. While the internet brings immense convenience, it also presents significant risks. Cybercriminals are constantly devising new ways totrick unsuspecting users into revealing sensitive information or compromising their devices.For this reason, it’s…

Good–Better–Best Pricing for MSPs: Why Tiered Packages Drive Better Decisions

Good–Better–Best Pricing for MSPs: Why Tiered Packages Drive Better Decisions

Do you present prospects with multiple service options—or a single package they either accept or walk away from? Tiered pricing often sparks debate among MSPs. Some see it as unnecessary. Others worry it complicates conversations. But when you step back and look at how buyers actually make decisions, good–better–best pricing isn’t a problem at all….

What are common signs that DKIM is not working for outgoing mail?

What are common signs that DKIM is not working for outgoing mail?

The most common signs that DKIM is not working for outgoing mail are a missing or malformed DKIM-Signature header, Authentication-Results showing dkim=none/fail/permerror/temperror (often with “body hash did not verify” for bh mismatches), DMARC aggregate/forensic reports flagging DKIM alignment failures, and MTA logs indicating signing was skipped or failed due to selector/key/DNS errors. Email authentication context…

What is a 550 5.7.0 local policy violation, and how to solve it?

What is a 550 5.7.0 local policy violation, and how to solve it?

Sending bulk emails certainly means reaching a wider audience, but what if your emails fail to even reach the recipients? Such problems often occur even when you believe you are doing everything right.  The reason for this error could be hidden email-policy checks running in the background that are causing your emails to fail and…

How Phishing Scammers Get Your Email Address — and How DMARCReport Can Help You Stop Them

How Phishing Scammers Get Your Email Address — and How DMARCReport Can Help You Stop Them

Every day, millions of people and businesses around the world fall prey to phishing attacks — fraudulent schemes designed to trick users into revealing sensitive data like passwords, financial information, or proprietary business credentials. At DMARCReport, we understand the danger these threats pose, and we want to give you a complete picture of how phishing…

How can I generate and interpret DMARC aggregate reports for G Suite?

How can I generate and interpret DMARC aggregate reports for G Suite?

You generate DMARC aggregate reports for G Suite (Google Workspace) by publishing a DMARC DNS TXT record that includes a valid rua=mailto: address for report collection, and you interpret them by parsing the XML fields (source_ip, count, policy_evaluated, dkim/spf alignment, disposition, reason) to map sending sources and authentication outcomes—best done with a purpose-built analyzer like…

Learning to analyze an email for security and deliverability

Learning to analyze an email for security and deliverability

Emails were never designed with security in mind, which is precisely why they require cautious use and integration with third-party tools. Email analysis is a practical approach that checks email authentication results, sender identity, routing paths, and attachments to ensure the message is safe to open and engage with. You can manually analyze emails for…

How DMARCReport Helps You Improve Email Deliverability with DMARC

How DMARCReport Helps You Improve Email Deliverability with DMARC

In today’s digital world, email remains one of the most essential communication channels for organizations of all sizes — from multinational brands to local businesses. Yet while email offers immense marketing and operational value, it also brings challenges. One of the biggest barriers to success isn’t just sending email — it’s getting it into the…

Zoho Mail SPF And DKIM Setup: A Complete Beginner-Friendly Guide
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Zoho Mail SPF And DKIM Setup: A Complete Beginner-Friendly Guide

Email is still the backbone of business communication—but only when your messages actually reach the inbox. If you’re using Zoho Mail and struggling with low open rates, emails landing in spam, or warnings about authentication, SPF and DKIM are not optional anymore—they’re essential. At DMARCReport, we work with organizations every day to fix email deliverability…

Why Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and iCloud Are Enforcing Stricter Email Authentication Standards

Why Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, and iCloud Are Enforcing Stricter Email Authentication Standards

Email continues to be one of the most widely used communication channels for businesses, consumers, and service providers worldwide. However, its widespread use has also made it a prime target for abuse. Phishing, spoofing, and impersonation attacks have increased dramatically, causing significant financial losses and eroding trust in email communication. To counter these threats, major…

How can I perform a DKIM lookup for my domain to verify my email authentication?

How can I perform a DKIM lookup for my domain to verify my email authentication?

To perform a DKIM lookup for your domain and verify email authentication, extract the DKIM selector from a signed message’s header, build the DNS name as selector._domainkey.yourdomain, query its TXT record with dig/nslookup (or an API), interpret the key tags, and optionally validate a message’s DKIM-Signature against that published public key. Context and background DKIM…

Configuring WP Mail SMTP for Authenticated WordPress Emails

Configuring WP Mail SMTP for Authenticated WordPress Emails

If you run a website based on WordPress and rely on it to send emails — user sign-up confirmations, notifications, password resets, newsletters, or contact-form replies — then you probably know how finicky email deliverability can be. Out-of-the-box WordPress typically uses the PHP mail() function, which often results in un-authenticated emails that get flagged as…

Credential Theft, Phishing warning, Instagram Alert, Bettermement Breach

Credential Theft, Phishing warning, Instagram Alert, Bettermement Breach

The third edition of the month revolves around key cybersecurity incidents. Cyber mishaps this week include a breach of Facebook login credentials, phishing attacks that exploit email routing gaps, fake Instagram password reset emails that sent a panic wave among the Indian user base, and a customer data breach at Betterment.  Facebook login credentials accessed…

25 practical reasons every MSP should add a pricing estimator to their website

25 practical reasons every MSP should add a pricing estimator to their website

1) Unclear pricing creates unnecessary stressWhen buyers can’t even estimate affordability, anxiety replaces curiosity. A pricing estimator lowers emotional friction and keeps prospects engaged instead of guarded. 2) It quietly disqualifies the wrong leadsPeople far outside your price range self-select out early, which saves your sales team time, energy, and morale. 3) Serious buyers engage…