Implementing DMARC to eliminate phishing emails

In this interview with Help Net Security, Alexander Garcia-Tobar, CEO at Valimail, explains the importance of implementing DMARC, as email is still greatly used by cybercriminals to infiltrate and attack organizations. Email has been and still is one o… Continue reading Implementing DMARC to eliminate phishing emails

New infosec products of the week: July 16, 2021

Mimecast CyberGraph helps detect sophisticated phishing and impersonation attacks CyberGraph creates an identity graph which is built to store information about relationships between all senders and recipients. The graph is designed to detect anomalies… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: July 16, 2021

DigiCert issues Verified Mark Certificates to help organizations secure their emails from abuse

DigiCert announced that it is now issuing Verified Mark Certificates, compliant with the BIMI standard. VMCs issued by DigiCert enable companies to add their trademarked logos to emails they send to their customers to increase recognition, open and eng… Continue reading DigiCert issues Verified Mark Certificates to help organizations secure their emails from abuse

Valimail Amplify enables mailbox providers to display logos next to authenticated email messages

Valimail announces general availability of Amplify, giving clients the ability to display their logo alongside authenticated email messages. Furthermore, the company’s founding and involvement in the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (B… Continue reading Valimail Amplify enables mailbox providers to display logos next to authenticated email messages

Gmail increases email security by adding support for BIMI

Organizations who deploy Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) will, from now on, be able to increase Gmail recipients’ trust in the emails, newsletters, receipts and offers they send by automatically displaying … Continue reading Gmail increases email security by adding support for BIMI

Only 14% of domains worldwide truly protected from spoofing with DMARC enforcement

While the DMARC enforcement rate increases, 3 billion messages per day are still spoofing the sender’s identity, Valimail reveals. Email continues to be an effective way to communicate and use has increased during a year of global pandemic, and hackers… Continue reading Only 14% of domains worldwide truly protected from spoofing with DMARC enforcement

DMARC Adoption Spikes, Higher Ed Remains Behind

As colleges and universities prepare for the fall semester, email protections against surging threats like BEC and phishing are lagging. Continue reading DMARC Adoption Spikes, Higher Ed Remains Behind

DigiCert and Valimail Partner to Help Companies Display Brand in Email, Get BIMI-Ready

Partnership simplifies BIMI compliance with VMCs and DMARC enforcement to help ensure more consistent, secure email for businesses and consumers Lehi, Utah and San Francisco – (June 23, 2020) – DigiCert, Inc., the world’s leading provider of TLS/SSL, I… Continue reading DigiCert and Valimail Partner to Help Companies Display Brand in Email, Get BIMI-Ready

Email domains without DMARC enforcement spoofed nearly 4X as often

As of January 2020, nearly 1 million (933,973) domains have published DMARC records — an increase of 70% compared to last year, and more than 180% growth in the last two years. In addition, 80% of all inboxes worldwide do DMARC checks and enforce domai… Continue reading Email domains without DMARC enforcement spoofed nearly 4X as often

CISOs are skeptical about claims made by cybersecurity vendors

There is a high level of skepticism about claims due to vague product descriptions, ambiguous statistics, limited ability to measure product effectiveness, and a general lack of follow-through by cybersecurity vendors, a Valimail survey reveals. What d… Continue reading CISOs are skeptical about claims made by cybersecurity vendors