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DMARC isn’t widely adopted despite the protections it offers for email – so what are the problems with it? Continue reading DMARC should be catnip for email security – why aren’t firms using it?
5 years ago, I had my Google account hacked, after that a picture from another person is associated with my Hotmail account. Every time I use my @hotmail, this picture (that’s not my picture) is associated with my email if th… Continue reading Google permits another person to use my email address
The Department of Homeland Security is now collecting data about federal agencies’ use of an industry-standard cybersecurity measure that blocks forged emails. The collection is seen as a first step to encouraging wider adoption within the U.S. government, according to official correspondence. In a letter to Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., DHS official Christopher Krebs says the department, “is actively assessing the state of email security and authentication technologies … across the federal government,” to include Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC). DMARC is the industry standard measure to prevent hackers from spoofing emails — making their messages appear as if they’re sent by someone else. Spoofing is the basis of phishing, a major form of both crime and espionage, in which an email appearing to a come from a trusted third party directs readers to a website where login and password credentials can be stolen. Krebs says DHS’s 24-hour cyber watch center, […]
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I have been reviewing my company’s SPF record with a number of our SAAS providers.
One service advised me to use ‘include:amazonses.com’ in my record to allow emails to be validated.
I am rather hesitant in allowing Amazon’s… Continue reading Email SPF record integrity
As the question says, what are the different ways of analysing email address to detect phishing email?
This question is regarding only the email address and not the contents of the email.
What are the ways in which domain n… Continue reading What are the different ways of analysing email address to detect phishing emails? [on hold]
The number of federal government departments and agencies deploying the highest level anti-spoofing and anti-phishing email security has nearly doubled since the end of May, new figures show. A total of 135 federal email domains had some form of the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) protocol deployed Aug. 1, according to the non-profit Global Cyber Alliance. That’s only six more than the 129 who had some deployment May 26 — but of those 135, 60 had the protocol set to p=reject, the highest level of deployment. That compares to just 32 who had the protocol fully deployed in May. DMARC helps prevent phishing and other email spoofing attacks, when a message is made to look as if it comes from a company or government agency. The IRS, for instance, is a frequent target of phishers, who prefer to impersonate banks or other email senders who might have a financial relationship with potential victims. At […]
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I wish to have an option where users on my website can reply to a thread directly from the notification message that they get to their email accounts.
I can do this by storing a unique id for the thread and attaching it as a… Continue reading Reply from email verify sender address
Can anyone tell me if this is a hack? otherwise how did they use my email, a different browser and my IP address to create the account?
Any help would be much appreciated
I am to analyze email headers for spam/phishing attempts. What is the methodology I should follow by only looking at the header? I know that I have to look at the from field, return-path, received, sender policy framework but… Continue reading Email header red flag
Is this a scam email or is it a valid email from PayPal?
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2017You attempted to open an account or make a purchase using the PayPal
Credit payment method on June 10, 2017. We regret that you were unable
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provided certain information about yourself that we will request for
verification when you click the link above. After clicking the secure
link above, a screen will appear requiring you to enter this
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The link points to https://bml.applications.billmelater.com and they want me to put in my birth date and last 4 digits of my SSN. The sender is supposedly from customercare@paypal.com.
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