10 April 2024
Because it ensures the security of your email communications, protecting both your organization and email recipients
Failure to implement DMARC exposes companies to a higher volume of malicious emails, including phishing attempts and domain spoofing.
These threats can infiltrate user inboxes, leading to increased risks: attackers may impersonate company executives, infiltrate critical processes and even extract sensitive information or funds from the organization.
Gartner report offers guidance to risk management leaders on the journey toward DMARC implementation: it outlines strategies for communicating the value of DMARC, transitioning to active enforcement and evaluating professional services.
Here are some of the benefits that can be obtained through proper DMARC implementation:
- Protection Against Spoofing: DMARC helps confirm if SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) authentication checks have failed.
- Sender Alignment and Verification: When configuring DMARC, you establish if emails originating from your domain are legitimate.
Aligned emails indicate that your domain genuinely sends messages from itself. DMARC acts as a shield against spoofing by allowing you to specify which email domains are authorized to use your domain name in the ‘From’ field. If someone attempts to send an email from a domain not on your whitelist, you have the option to reject it at the receiving server even before it reaches the recipient’s mailbox - Benefits for Email Deliverability:
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- Provides robust authentication, minimizing phishing and false positives.
- Improves deliverability and reduces bounces.
- Receives comprehensive reports on message authentication methods.
- Identifies spammers and prevents fake messages from reaching mailboxes.
- Reduces the chances of your emails being marked or flagged as spam.
Feel free to contact us (sales@idc.it) for an obligation-free chat to demonstrate how Mimecast can improve the security in your organization.