Email security is no longer just an IT concern—it’s a crucial part of preserving trust and integrity in modern communication. With the rise of increasingly crafty phishing attacks, businesses large and small are realizing that safeguarding their email systems is essential to protect sensitive information and maintain customer confidence. One powerful tool in this digital…
It’s often propagated that attachments should not be downloaded from unsolicited and unrecognized emails. While unexpected email attachments still pose risks, phishing links seem to be wreaking more havoc. Experts and researchers are concerned about this new cyber threat looming over email landscapes. They have observed a significant uptick in email messages infested with links…
Hello people! It’s the first week of Q2, and we are here to welcome you with a fresh dose of cyber news. Educate yourself about the latest trends in the cybersecurity world and safeguard your data in the digital arena. Only when you know the cyber world from the inside out will you be able…
Before we realized it, Q1 2025 swooshed by! It’s the fourth week of March, and we are back with our weekly dose of cyber news. We bring you fresh cyber news every week because we believe educating yourself about cybersecurity is the first step towards safeguarding yourself from threats. This week, we are going to…
An open-source DMARC report analyzer is a tool designed to help organizations interpret and visualize DMARC reports, improving email authentication and security. Using this type of analyzer allows you to have greater control over your data while benefiting from community support and contributions, making it an excellent choice for enhancing your email protection against spoofing…
Microsoft highly encourages its users to deploy DKIM in tandem with SPF and DMARC for holistic and efficient protection against phishing and spoofing of emails. DKIM digitally signs all outgoing emails, preventing malicious actors from altering messages in transit. When properly configured, DKIM adds a cryptographic signature to outgoing emails, which helps recipients to verify…
A DMARC XML Analyzer is a specialized tool designed to parse and simplify complex DMARC Aggregate XML reports, making them human-readable. It helps organizations monitor their email authentication practices by providing crucial insights related to SPF and DKIM authentication rates, actions taken on messages, and overall message volume, which ultimately aids in protecting domains from…
To read DMARC reports effectively, start by understanding the two main types of reports: Aggregate Reports, which provide a summary of email traffic and authentication results over a specified period, and Failure Reports, which detail specific emails that did not pass DMARC evaluation. Focus on key metrics like compliance rates, sources of failed messages, and…
Have you noticed emails with ‘do-not-reply’ addresses? These are no-reply emails that might seem like a straightforward way to discourage replies and manage the volume of incoming messages. While no-reply emails are convenient for businesses, especially those not resourcefully prepared to deal with frequent replies, they pose a significant cybersecurity threat. Cyber actors have devised…
Email communications have always been one of the favorite targets among threat actors. To safeguard their email ecosystem, businesses and organizations use email authentication protocols such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. DKIM has been an integral part of email security mechanisms since 2007. This email authentication tool helps verify whether or not an email has…
