Email authentication tools such as DMARC, SPF, and DKIM, have become a necessity to ensure email security in today’s times. This post looks at recent developments in DMARC, SPF, DKIM, and BIMI. BIMI is Still a New Trend for Businesses BIMI has been the choice of businesses in the past, especially after its boost in…
DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance) is an essential email authentication protocol that protects your email domain from misuse and helps you protect your brand image and customer trust. However, adopting DMARC may be a complicated procedure, with most businesses encountering different difficulties in correctly establishing their domains’ DMARC records. So, here is a…
Email has become a mainstream communication medium for almost all organizations and businesses. However, it has also become a notorious channel for malicious actors to trick organizations into giving out confidential information by spoofing emails. This problem led to the emergence of a crucial solution for email authentication: DMARC. It stands for ‘Domain-based Message Authentication,…
While emails have made networking more manageable, they have also become a channel for nefarious agents to employ spoof messages to impersonate brands and businesses. This issue has been a significant concern for over a decade since many phishing attacks occur through email spoofing. Even though the security of emails has been a constant topic…
DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is an email security standard that organizations need to make the most of to identify and detect email security threats if the email conversation appears altered in transit. This text provides a brief overview of the DKIM protocol, its need, and the best practices to follow when implementing the DKIM protocol….
An essential thing to consider while deploying DMARC is to avoid making mistakes that can render the DMARC implementation useless. Errors in DMARC can lead to problems with email delivery and ultimately cause your messages to be blocked by email providers. There could be many mistakes, from misconfiguring the DMARC policy to ignoring subdomain settings…
DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a digital authentication system used to verify the origin of email messages. DKIM protects email receivers from spam and phishing scams through email spoofing. When using DKIM, the receiver can confirm that the message was sent by the domain listed in the DKIM signature. If DKIM fails, the email receiver…
Malicious actors rampantly use email spoofing to try and fool organizations into opening malicious attachments or clicking on links. To prevent email spoofing, you need to set up email authentication using DMARC. It is a protocol that allows email senders to specify how the receiving server should handle emails bearing their domain name. A DMARC…
Discover how an innovative approach to email security protects against phishing What if there was a way to protect your brand from bad actors using your email address for fraudulent activity? It’s a well-known fact that cybercriminals impersonate trusted contacts in order to commit fraud. In fact, 70 percent of all email fraud is sent…
