Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email authentication mechanism used by domain owners and organizations to review emails sent by other companies to tackle phishing attempts on their domains. However, these records can be configured incorrectly due to their complex nature, resulting in validation errors such as "SPF validation failed". A scenario like this can be time-consuming and costly for the company. In this article, we explain why an SPF validation error occurs and how it can be…

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Since the outbreak of the pandemic, phishing and spoofing have become even more common than they already were. There's a good possibility that your brand will be targeted too. It is, therefore, critical to put in place the appropriate security measures to protect your brand's reputation.

For every brand, BIMI has stood out as the most visible and interesting security solution. An official logo in every email builds confidence with your consumers and protects them from being phished or…

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We'll explain the details of what DKIM is for email and why your business needs DKIM, and how it functions, and how to set up DKIM in place, as well as further ways to avoid emails from being spoofed.

What exactly is DKIM?

To begin, let's define the meaning of DKIM in emails. DomainKeys identified mail is a method that uses your domain's address to sign your email messages with an electronic "signature" to let your clients verify that you are the one sending these emails and that…

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We'll explain the details of what DKIM is for email and why your business needs DKIM, and how it functions, and how to set up DKIM in place, as well as further ways to avoid emails from being spoofed.

What exactly is DKIM?

To begin, let's define the meaning of DKIM in emails. DomainKeys identified mail is a method that uses your domain's address to sign your email messages with an electronic "signature" to let your clients verify that you are the one sending these emails and that…

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Ankush Johar is a serial entrepreneur with interests in telecommunications, media, technology, and cybersecurity. He's had the privilege of influencing key policy decisions for nations and international organizations such as the UN, ITU, and BEREC (Body of European Regulators), among others. He holds an Honors degree in Economics and a Masters of Sciences from City University, London. He makes regular appearances in print, on radio and on television channels like the…

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After you have added a DMARC record to your DNS, you’ll start receiving data pertaining to your email deliverability, domain usage, and domain security. Wondering what to do with it? Well, we’ll tell you just that! But first, you need to understand what a DMARC report is.



What is a DMARC report?



DMARC reports are authentication results from your domain. It acts as a feedback mechanism that helps the domain owner track email security and deliverability issues. The report… Continue

DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is an anti-tamper protocol that ensures the secure delivery of emails. DKIM uses digital signatures to confirm whether the email was sent by an authentic domain.

A DKIM signature is a header that is appended to emails. This header provides values that enable a recipient mail server to validate an email message by looking up the sender's public DKIM key and verifying it with the email’s encrypted…

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