It happens so often in IT that it’s a cliché. Somebody comments to senior management about a complex, long-term project you’re involved in, saying: “That’s easy, I could do that in an afternoon. What’s taking your people so long?” Or you’ve spent weeks on careful research, building the business case, explaining the cost-benefit trade-offs, and […]
Authenticated Received Chain protocol has a web site
A web site, http://arc-spec.org, has been created to share information and news about the Authenticated Received Chain (ARC) protocol announced earlier this week. As the specification is reviewed and implemented by the Internet community, and more information and resources are developed around it, they will be linked from or hosted on the site.
Global Mailbox Providers Deploying DMARC to Protect Users
Berkeley, California – October 19, 2015 – The Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, & Conformance (DMARC) specification has proven its value in combating fraudulent email since its introduction three and a half years ago. Thousands of companies use it to prevent billions of messages fraudulently using their Internet domains from reaching inboxes, thereby protecting their customers and employees […]
M3AAWG Conference in Atlanta to Feature DMARC Training
At the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) conference in Atlanta on Monday, October 18th, DMARC.org will provide a training session on DMARC and email authentication. Barry Jones of ACS Technologies will present a representative case of how to use DMARC and email authentication to protect users from relentless phishing attacks and other […]
Yahoo to Expand Use of Strict DMARC Policy
Last year AOL and Yahoo curtailed massive email-borne abuse of their customers by deploying strict DMARC policies on their marquee domains. Recently Yahoo announced that they would be extending that policy to more of their domains as soon as November.