Domain spoofing declines as protective measures grow (research part 3)
Domain spoofing declines as protective measures grow (research part 3) Valimail’s data shows a slow decline in the rate of email spoofing through exact-domain impersonation over the past several years. In the last year it’s remained roughly level at about 1% of all email volume authenticated by Valimail. This is significantly down from 2.3% in […]
Email: The front line of cybercrime (research part 1)
[Sassy_Social_Share] The battle against phishing rages on. Estimates from the FBI peg losses due to just one type of email-based attack, the business email compromise (BEC), at $1.7 billion in 2019 alone. Other sources have noted that 83% of email attacks are brand impersonations and another 6% are impersonations of people, meaning nearly 90% of […]
How dormakaba maintains email security through acquisition after acquisition
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can stimulate growth, provide opportunities to obtain a competitive advantage, increase market share, and even consolidate supply chains to reduce overhead costs. For example, when DORMA and Kaba merged in 2015 to form dormakaba, it allowed the two entities to combine DORMA’s architectural hardware, access controls, and systems with Kaba’s safe […]
How Yelp took the fast track to spoof-proof email
Even though DMARC at enforcement is incredibly effective at preventing the vast majority of all cyberattacks, adoption rates remain relatively low. And many companies that do implement DMARC continually struggle to reach true enforcement. We hear the same question over and over again from our peers and prospects: If DMARC at enforcement is so effective, why is […]
CISOs want measurable results, survey shows
CISOs want measurable results, survey shows Enterprises tend to spend a lot on cybersecurity. So you’d think they’d be insisting on — and getting — measurable results. It’s not necessarily so. According to a survey of almost 300 IT security executives conducted by SC Media and research firm C.A. Walker, cybersecurity vendors often fail to […]
Complete Office 365’s DMARC support with Valimail
Valimail is proud to be a part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association, an ecosystem of vendors that have integrated their solutions with Microsoft to better defend against a world of increasing threats. This mission aligns well with our vision of bringing trust to the world’s communications. We’ve recently deepened our Microsoft partnership by offering Valimail’s […]
BIMI leaps forward with first usable VMC certificate
The new BIMI email standard provides a secure, global framework enabling email senders to provide validated, sender-specific logos that will appear in email inboxes alongside the authenticated email messages they send. Because these logos will appear in inbox list views as well as message views, this means BIMI-using organizations stand to gain potentially millions of brand impressions […]
DMARC quarantine vs reject: Choose the right policy
Learn how DMARC quarantine and reject differ but work together to provide you with more control over how inbox providers handle suspicious-looking emails.
Just 17% of domains with DMARC are actually protected. Here’s why
DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) usage continues to grow. About 80% of all email inboxes worldwide support DMARC, according to Valimail’s latest research report. Based on Valimail’s real-time DNS analysis of tens of millions of domains globally, as of July 2019, more than 784,000 domains use DMARC — more than twice as many […]
Building the future of internet email with ARC
Email authentication — and the trustworthiness of Internet email in general — took a huge leap forward this month with the IETF’s official publication of a new RFC. RFC 8617, the Authenticated Received Chain (ARC) Protocol, describes a protocol for mail handlers to preserve authentication data when forwarding email messages. This is important because certain […]
The importance of empathy in technology
In effective product development, science and a rigorous adherence to data are primary. But science and rigor are just two of the tools at our disposal. Like a mechanic who comes fully equipped with a suite of tools, product managers and developers can make use of many other techniques as well. For instance, empathy and […]
A step-by-step guide to getting DMARC done right [Infographic]
If implementing SPF, DKIM, and DMARC is on your list, then you also probably know that enforcement is the goal — and the first step towards creating a powerful anti-phishing system for your organization’s domains. DMARC at enforcement will help you: But to implement email authentication with DMARC correctly, you need to follow a few critical steps: In this […]