How Can You Check Your Domain Reputation?

A good domain reputation means most of your emails will land in the inboxes of recipients instead of spam folders. It’s needless to say, emails sitting in spam folders bring no benefit to businesses. Be it transactional, notification, promotional, newsletters, surveys, confirmations, or even internal emails, you send them for a purpose, and that purpose…

Gmail’s ‘Best Guess’ SPF Status- What is it and How can you avoid it?

Gmail’s ‘Best Guess’ SPF Status- What is it and How can you avoid it?

At times, Gmail guesses the SPF status of a domain that lacks an SPF record. While this guess is made with the good intention of not misjudging genuine emails as potentially fraudulent, but sometimes, illegitimate emails get past the spam filters because of it. So, to not give an advantage to threat actors, it’s better…

DMARCReport Backs Up Paralympics by Working With SaaS-Provider Katana Group

San Diego, California- 13th June, 2024 Brad Slavin, CEO of DMARCReport– a DuoCircle subsidiary– in collaboration with Katana Group, proudly announces today their successful fundraising initiative to support the New Zealand Paralympics to have more specially-abled people participate in Para sports. Slavin has always recognized and encouraged the strength of the Paralympics. He believes that,…

Russian Aviation Sector Under Risk, Ransomware Attack on Synnovis, CyRC Sheds Light On EmailGPT Vulnerability!

Here’s your weekly dose of cybersecurity news to keep you well-versed in the global cybercrime scenario. From Russia’s aviation sector to the UK’s healthcare facility and your own PC- nothing is safe from threat actors. Read on to know why! Threat Actors Leverage the Ongoing Russia-Ukraine War! The Russian aviation industry is under cyber risk….

Africa’s Low Ranking On Phishing Resilience, BBC Breach, TikTok Celeb Accounts Compromised!

We are here with a dose of cybersecurity news that will keep you updated with the cybercrimes happening around the globe. You will learn to safeguard yourself against such fraud by seeking inspiration from real-life incidents, such as Africa’s poor ranking in phishing resilience. Also, we will shed light on the BBC breach which has…

The Metamorphosis of Deception: Tracing the History of Phishing Attacks

The Metamorphosis of Deception: Tracing the History of Phishing Attacks

There’s so much talk in the industry about phishing attacks, but do you know how this classic technique of cyber deception came into being and evolved into the malicious force that we know today?  There is no doubt that phishing attacks are one of the most nefarious and sophisticated cybersecurity threats, where the hacker tricks…

A Roundup of the Top Phishing Attacks in 2024 So Far

Is your mailbox flooded with unsolicited emails? While most of these emails are harmless (like bulk or spam), some of them have the potential to seriously damage your entire ecosystem. Year after year, these emails are getting more frequent and formidable. In fact, we are only halfway into 2024, and the number of fraudulent emails…

What is the Role and Relevance of PTR DNS Resource Records?

You might be familiar with DNS records that map domain names to IP addresses. But have you ever come across the term “PTR (Pointer) records” or perhaps “reverse DNS records?” PTR records, or reverse records, as the name suggests, are the exact opposite of “a” DNS records. So, instead of translating domain names to IP…

Understanding Kimsuky’s Latest Phishing Tactics: Exploiting DMARC “None” Policies

Understanding Kimsuky’s Latest Phishing Tactics: Exploiting DMARC “None” Policies

News Flash: The infamous North Korean group of hackers — Kimsuky strikes back! Kimsuky is not a new name in the cybersecurity circle, as it is well known for pulling off sophisticated email-based attacks and leveraging social engineering tactics. But this time, they have changed their approach and shifted their focus towards organizations that have DMARC…

Decoding PCI DSS v4.0 and Enhancing Security with DMARC: A Guide

Does your business involve your customers making card payments? If yes, this one is for you! Now that digital payments have become the backbone of most businesses, you cannot afford to let any unauthorized entity snoop in on your transactions or your customers’ card details. They could use this information to unleash havoc on your…