Cybercriminals
now can use sophisticated and undetectable techniques for malicious operations
thanks to 21st-century technology.
For
its wide usage, email has become a prime target for hackers, with email
accounting for 95 percent of all hacking assaults and data breaches today.
Phishing, which accounts for 80% of all cyber-attacks, applies domain spoofing, in which an attacker
appears to send an email from a genuine domain.
According
to a survey conducted in 2020, 65% of organizations in the United States were
exposed to email phishing and impersonation
attacks. This requires implementing DMARC to improve your organization's
security, as failing to do so will allow cyber-attackers to:
- Impersonate senior executives in your organization to initiate money transfers from vulnerable employees using spoofed emails.
- Fake invoices will be sent to your employees and partners.
- Use your domain to sell illegal goods.
- Ransomware is on the rise.
- Pretend to be a customer service representative in order to obtain confidentially customer or partner information.
Such
circumstances might have long-term consequences for your company. The hazards
are numerous, ranging from harming the brand's reputation and trust among its
partners and customers to losing valuable company information and millions of
dollars.
We
show how you can defend your organization from domain spoofing and the benefits
you'll experience from doing so, with email being a crucial method of
communication not just between and inside organizations, but also with
customers in our digital era.
How Can DMARC Protect Your Business?
Domain-based
Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance, or DMARC, is an email
authentication protocol designed to protect corporate domains and brands from
spoofing attacks. To ensure that only genuine emails are delivered to end
users, DMARC mandates the usage of a combination of SPF and DKIM email
authentication technologies.
Without
DMARC, all emails sent from
your company's email domain reach the receiver's inbox without being checked
for security or validity. The receiver's Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) looks up the domain name's SPF, DKIM, and DMARC
records to authenticate the sender with DMARC. The email is sent to the
recipient's inbox when the sender has also been verified or authenticated.
By authenticating all emails sent from your domain, you not only prevent imposters from using your domain name to carry out harmful actions or launder money, but you also enhance email deliverability and also get faster responses from your customers and partners.
Implementing email authentication procedures at your company allows you to remain up to date on attackers' evolving techniques, protect your company's databases, and avoid financial or information losses.