France Post Targeted, Romanian Waters Attacked, WhatsApp GhostPairing Threat

France Post Targeted, Romanian Waters Attacked, WhatsApp GhostPairing Threat

This is the fourth edition of the month, and we have curated the top three cyber incidents that you must know about. We will begin the bulletin with the alleged threat attack on a French post office. Next, we will discuss the recent cyberattack on Romanian waters and try to understand the extent of damage…

DMARC: A Comprehensive Guide to Protect Your Domain — by DMARCReport

DMARC: A Comprehensive Guide to Protect Your Domain — by DMARCReport

Email security is among the most critical aspects of modern digital communications. Every year, organizations lose money, time, and reputation due to email fraud, phishing attacks, and domain spoofing. Studies show that even small breaches can cost businesses tens of thousands of dollars, while larger enterprises can lose millions per incident. With email-based threats rising…

How can I get started reading DMARC reports to understand delivery problems?

How can I get started reading DMARC reports to understand delivery problems?

Start by publishing a DMARC TXT record with aggregate (RUA) and optional forensic (RUF) destinations, ingesting those reports into a parser like DMARCReport, and then reading the aggregate XML fields—policy, alignment, SPF/DKIM results, source IP, and message counts—to correlate failures with your SPF/DKIM/DNS configuration and remediate misconfigurations before gradually tightening policy. DMARC is an authentication…

Understanding DMARC RFC: A Comprehensive Guide by DMARCReport

Understanding DMARC RFC: A Comprehensive Guide by DMARCReport

In today’s digital world, email remains one of the most powerful communication channels, but it is also one of the most abused. Every day, millions of malicious emails are sent to deceive recipients — from phishing to brand spoofing to targeted business email compromise (BEC). As these attacks evolve, so too must our defenses. At…

How long after publishing a DMARC DNS record should I expect to see effects on delivery?

How long after publishing a DMARC DNS record should I expect to see effects on delivery?

You should expect initial DMARC-driven delivery effects as soon as DNS caches refresh your new TXT record—typically within 5–60 minutes, broad enforcement by major mailbox providers within 1–24 hours, and full stabilization (including report-based visibility) within 24–72 hours. DMARC is evaluated in real time on each message, but its input—the DMARC TXT record at _dmarc.yourdomain—travels…

What Are The Best Tools For Validating And Analyzing A DMARC Record Example?

What Are The Best Tools For Validating And Analyzing A DMARC Record Example?

The best tools for validating and analyzing a DMARC record example are a combination of web validators (DMARCReport Validator, MXToolbox, dmarcian, DMARC Analyzer), command-line utilities (dig/host/nslookup, OpenDMARC), open-source parsers (parsedmarc), and APIs (DMARCReport API, SecurityTrails, WhoisXML) supplemented by deliverability testbeds (Gmail/Outlook header analysis, Mail-Tester, GlockApps) to cover both syntax accuracy and real-world enforcement outcomes. Why…

DMARC Deployment & Monitoring: A Practical Guide by DMARCReport

DMARC Deployment & Monitoring: A Practical Guide by DMARCReport

In today’s digital ecosystem, email remains one of the most vital communication channels for organizations worldwide. Yet, without strong safeguards in place, email domains can be abused by attackers to send phishing, spoofing, and other fraudulent messages that harm your brand, customers, and internal users. To protect your domain and ensure only authorized email senders…

How Can A DMARC Report Analyzer Help Reduce Phishing And Spoofing Incidents?

How Can A DMARC Report Analyzer Help Reduce Phishing And Spoofing Incidents?

A DMARC report analyzer reduces phishing and spoofing by transforming raw RUA/RUF data into prioritized insights, automated enforcement, and rapid incident response that block unauthorized senders while preserving legitimate email flows. Email authentication works only when you can see who’s sending on your behalf, how their messages authenticate, and where policy changes will help—or hurt—deliverability;…

Why is DMARC important for protecting emails sent from G Suite?

Why is DMARC important for protecting emails sent from G Suite?

DMARC is important for protecting emails sent from G Suite (Google Workspace) because it verifies your domain’s messages via SPF/DKIM alignment and tells receiving servers to quarantine or reject spoofed mail, which dramatically reduces phishing while improving deliverability and visibility through standardized reporting. G Suite’s native security (SPF and DKIM) prevents many spoofing attempts, but…

Why Is RUA Important For Monitoring Email Authentication Issues?

Why Is RUA Important For Monitoring Email Authentication Issues?

RUA (DMARC aggregate) reporting is important because it gives domain owners daily, privacy-safe, cross‑receiver visibility into SPF/DKIM authentication and alignment outcomes at scale, so they can detect, prioritize, and remediate email authentication issues and abuse before they impact deliverability, brand, or customers. Email authentication only works if you can see where it fails. DMARC’s aggregate…