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 […]
Why OKRs are not just another TLA
Many companies use OKRs (objectives and key results) as a way to measure individual, team, and company performance. There are as many ways of using OKRs as there are companies using them: It’s generally good practice to implement OKRs that are SMART because, otherwise, it’s challenging — if not impossible — to measure success. But while SMART […]
Introducing Valimail Defend: A definitive defense against untrusted emailing domains
[Sassy_Social_Share] Valimail Defend blocks untrusted-domain attacks like this one. This month, Valimail announced;the general availability of our third major email protection product, Valimail Defend™, which protects against lookalike-domain and friendly-from phishing attacks.. Valimail Defend joins Valimail’s suite of existing products: Valimail Enforce™, which helps companies protect themselves against fraudsters and phishers who are spoofing their domains […]
Five more myths of email authentication
[Sassy_Social_Share] As I wrote in my last blog post, email is a legacy technology with a lot of accumulated “technical debt” and standards limitations, and there aren’t many true email experts who understand the full set of standards backwards and forwards. As a result, staying on top of the real-world workings of email can be a […]
Five myths of email authentication
[Sassy_Social_Share] Email is one of the most vulnerable points in an enterprise’s cyber defenses. Multiple studies (from Proofpoint, Verizon, and others) have shown that over 90% of all cyberattacks start with email-based phishing. An anti-impersonation defense focused on email authentication can block a significant portion of these exploits, but there is a great deal of […]
Global fight against fake email intensifies
Fake email is at the heart of cybersecurity risk — yet many companies are still not using well documented and open standards-based technologies that could protect themselves. A quick look at the stats will reveal just how critical this is. Fake email lies behind the 60 percent jump in business email compromise (BEC) losses in […]
We’re celebrating Data Privacy Day with zero PII
In support of Data Privacy Day, I’d like to share Valimail’s position on personally identifiable information (PII). Our products, unlike many others, are designed to not be dependent on PII. We do not need (or want) access to the contents of your email messages. We made early design decisions so that we didn’t have to rely […]
Fake email leads the list of cybercrimes to watch out for this holiday
Fake emails become worse during the holidays, like Black Friday or Cyber Monday. However, these fake emails can be stopped.
Solving a problem that affects literally billions of people: fake email
Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s Financial District on the 20th floor of a high rise is Valimail, a company dedicated to protecting the world from the #1 cyber attack vector: malicious emails. While our view alone captures most people’s breath, it’s Valimail’s product and culture that captures the attention of engineers. For starters, engineers […]