Email marketing is the backbone of the new-age online business era, where newsletters and other forms of marketing content are dispatched in bulk with the intention of attracting prospects into opening them and clicking on the links. Upon clicking the links, the recipients are taken to the products or services pages, hoping they will make…
A change is expected in the DMARC policy settings as IETF has introduced a draft that reports replacing the ‘pct’ tag with the ‘t=’ tag to overcome some challenges. Things are not certain yet, as the document is under discussion and consideration. Nonetheless, let’s see what can we expect. What is DMARC? DMARC is an…
Learning how to generate and add a DMARC record to DNS helps fortify phishing and spoofing attacks. DMARC is short for Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance, a protocol designed to help recipients’ mail servers identify genuine and suspicious emails. To add a dmarc record to DNS, you need to update your DNS settings with…
DMARC is not just about creating a record and defining DMARC policies. You have to gain insights into how it works and figure out if your record needs any advancements or demotions. This careful analysis is done by adding RUA and RUF tags to a record, followed by email addresses where you want to receive…
Pen testing or penetration testing is defined as an authorized and strategized simulated cyberattack performed to explore the vulnerabilities of a technical system. Sounds complicated? Here’s a simpler explanation- So, companies hire a penetration tester who breaks into their system just like a hacker would do. They try to take note of all the security…
Even Google and Yahoo have mandated the implementation of DMARC for companies sending over 5,000 emails per day. However, many companies are yet to take DMARC adoption seriously; unfortunately, the myths lurking around this topic put them into a dilemma, and hackers very well know how to take advantage of email-based security loopholes. But, as…
DMARC reporting helps domain owners gain insights into email activities that consequently support result-driven strategical adjustments. There are two types of DMARC reports– aggregate and forensic. You can start receiving them right in your desired email account’s inbox by using rua and ruf tags in your DMARC record and adding email addresses where you wish…
Deploying DMARC seems like one of the crucial steps taken towards email deliverability and security. While the process of email authentication is pivotal in the journey of safeguarding your brand from impersonation, phishing, and spoofing, the biggest step is actually appointing an expert (or becoming an expert yourself) who can manage and monitor SPF, DKIM,…
Google is a highly reputed IT platform; however, despite the proactive measures and technologies it develops and adopts to keep its users safe, threat actors often outsmart their tech ninjas. And this has happened yet again! Recently, a cybersecurity firm uncovered a security loophole in Google Groups that has given hackers the opportunity to plan…
‘No DMARC record found’ is an error that indicates your domain has no DMARC record on DNS. This means either there is no DMARC record created for your domain, or it isn’t published properly on the DNS. You may come across the following prompts, which are variations of the same ‘no DMARC record found’ error-…
Dmarcian brings hundreds and thousands of senders, vendors, and operators together to establish a DMARC-protected email ecosystem. Their customers include banks, internet properties, governments, marketing agencies, telecoms, and commercial enterprises of different sizes and capacities. The team offers support, powerful tools, guides, and an expanding global network of DMARC deployment partners. It was founded in…
DIY DMARC isn’t considered safe due to the complexities involved and the requirement of technical expertise on board. It can impede the email flow, increase the number of false positives, and disrupt email-reliant operational flow. The person in charge should be well versed in the technicalities of SPF and DKIM, which include generating respective records,…
Domain owners implement DMARC to prevent email spoofing and phishing by instructing recipients’ mail servers on what actions to take against emails that are sent from your domain but don’t pass the DMARC authentication test. DMARC authentication is based on SPF and DKIM results. So, if an email fails SPF and/or DKIM checks, the DMARC…
DMARC reports give insights into your domain’s email activities, which help analyze how email service providers or mail servers treat messages you send. There are two types of DMARC reports: aggregate and failure. To start receiving DMARC aggregate reports, you need to add the ‘rua’ tag to your valid DMARC record and mention the email…
DMARC reporting and monitoring help evaluate how your email-sending domain is being used, whether it is under the radar of any malicious entity, and what the percentage of false positives is. All these factors collectively help you make DMARC policy transitions from none to quarantine to reject. There are two types of DMARC reports: RUA…
Phishing and BEC attacks are on the rise, and the ever-evolving digital landscape has now emerged to a place where it’s very challenging to detect fraudulent email content by just reading them. It’s a matter of concern to know that 15% of employees respond to emails sent by threat actors, which leads to potential compromises…
