A Guide to Deploying SPF, DKIM, and DMARC Like a Pro!
Does your organization send more than 5000 emails per day? Does it struggle to keep phishing and spoofing at bay despite implementing email authentication protocols— SPF, DKIM, and DMARC? Well, we understand that there is no foolproof way of preventing these cybersecurity attacks, but you certainly can limit their frequency and impact. You’d be surprised…
How Does Email Forwarding Break DMARC?
Emails are forwarded more often than we realize, and while DKIM isn’t affected by email forwarding, SPF and DMARC may break. For SPF, you create a list of senders officially authorized to send emails on your behalf. When an email is forwarded, the initial recipient becomes the sender; so, if the initial recipient’s IP address…
How Will Google and Yahoo’s New Sender Requirements Impact European Businesses?
It was not long ago that Google and Yahoo revamped their sender policies and made best practices a mandatory requirement. For instance, until October 2023, measures like implementing email authentication protocols—SPF, DKIM, and DMARC were “nice to have.” However, starting in February 2024, authenticating their domains with these protocols is no longer an option but…
Creating Microsoft 365 Transport Rule to Quarantine Unauthorized Inbound Emails
Domain owners use DMARC reports to instruct receiving mailboxes to quarantine or reject emails from unauthorized IP addresses. This helps minimize the possibility of victims engaging with potentially fraudulent emails sent on the pretext of official conversation from your company. However, Microsoft works a bit differently! Microsoft doesn’t reject emails because it considers the instances…
The Cyber Threat Landscape In A Glance: 2024
The last couple of years have seen a significant surge in the number of cybercrimes. Be it instances of extortion or ransomware, these fraudulent activities have resulted in huge financial losses across the globe. Both the corporate and the business world are facing cybercrime risks. Physical supply chains, health, and the IT sector are the…
