What is DMARC compliance and how can you achieve it?
If your organization sends out marketing or bulk emails, you must make sure they reach your audience safely. While this might not seem like a big goal, it is certainly not easy to check all the boxes, given that cybercriminals are only getting better with their tactics. They are perpetually on the lookout for new…
What is DMARC’s Subdomain Policy (sp) tag and how does it work?
If you thought that your subdomains deserved any less attention than your primary (parent) domain, you’re mistaken! The truth is that the subdomains do not receive as much importance as your primary domain, and even the cyberattackers recognize this. This is why subdomains become prime targets for phishing and spoofing attacks. Since these subdomains aren’t…
Troubleshooting DKIM issues for Google Workspace
If your legitimate emails are failing DKIM authentication, being rejected, or being marked as spam, there might be a misconfiguration in your email authentication records. To know the problem, you need to check your SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records. This guide is here to help you with checking misconfigurations in DKIM. 1. Verify if emails…
4 sectors that need email authentication the most and why
We are living in times where you have to think twice before clicking. But despite being mindful about what websites you visit and what links you download, you and your business are not 100% shielded from cyberattackers. Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, vishing, smishing, and phishing attacks have increased by a staggering…
How to manually decipher DMARC reports and why is it a difficult thing?
DMARC reports are the backbone of email authentication. Reading these reports helps you understand the situation of outgoing emails and how recipients’ mailboxes handle them. Reading these reports lets you know if an unauthorized, malicious person is sending emails from your domain. However, there is a catch; these DMARC aggregate and forensic reports are in…
