From arc-spec.org: On February 19th representatives from AOL (NYSE:VZ) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) successfully tested the first two implementations of the ARC protocol at an interoperability event. LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD) hosted the in-person, all-day event at their San Francisco offices and facilitated the testing. Also participating were representatives from Cloudmark, Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), DMARC.org, the Trusted Domain Project, […]
How Can I Tell Who is Using DMARC?
Often when people first hear about DMARC, their immediate reaction is, “That’s great! Who’s using it?” That’s a good question, because DMARC can only prevent fraudulent email from reaching inboxes when both senders and receivers have implemented it. Checking Senders For convenience, we’ve collected a sample of notable organizations or domains that have published DMARC […]
As Email Fraud Diversifies, DMARC Protects Employees and Consumers
Berkeley, California – February 16, 2016 – As DMARC enters its fifth year as an open standard, leading organizations increasingly rely on Domain-based Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) to protect their customers from email fraud that impersonates their domains. In 2016, DMARC.org will continue to promote increased use of email authentication to protect consumers, and advocate the […]
DMARC Combats Email Fraud at “Artisanal” Scale Too
We love to give clever names to the threats we face. 419 scams. Spear phishing. Snowshoe attacks. And now we’ve been gifted with the term “artisanal spam” to go with our $6 cone filter coffee and $8 wood-fired croissant with cruelty-free butter and locally grown preserves. At least the latest trendy name has some trendy […]
DMARC.org and Google on Email Authentication
Before the December holidays, Lead Product Manager John Rae-Grant of Google/GMail and Executive Director Steven Jones of DMARC.org took part in a question and answer session about changes during 2015 around email authentication. The session was hosted by Agari’s Director of Product Management Mike Jones, and is available for replay at your convenience. Go to […]
Quick Tips for End Users on Identifying Phishing
There always seems to be a customer, business partner, or somebody outside of work that needs help coping with phishing messages that reach their inbox. These folks just need information about how to stay safe, and from time to time we spot resources that we can share with them the next time they ask. DMARC.org […]
A DMARC FAQ aimed at ESPs
Are you an Email Service Provider (ESP) or other third-party sender, but found that the DMARC.org FAQ or Glossary didn’t answer your questions? Then you may want to check out this DMARC FAQ written specifically for ESPs by the email authentication specialists at ValiMail. Written in a clear and conversational style, it focuses on the […]
ARC Interoperability Testing Day: February 19th
The interoperability testing event mentioned when ARC was announced in October (see this press release) has been scheduled for Friday, February 19th, 2016 in San Francisco. Parties implementing the ARC protocol in their product or service by that date should consider participating in the event. Those parties should join the arc-discuss mailing list if they […]
Instructional DMARC videos from Dmarcian
DMARC report processor Dmarcian.com has made a series of videos about DMARC and email authentication available on their website. There is no charge to view the nine videos, which are based on presentations Dmarcian has developed and offered over the past several years. You can find all nine videos here: https://space.dmarcian.com/videos-on-all-things-dmarc
Phishing Education on the Today Show
NBC morning television show The Today Show featured some basic, consumer-friendly tips on identifying and avoiding phishing scams on their November 16th show. Developed in partnership with security firm ESET, they also added an interactive quiz on their website. You can find both items by following this URL: http://www.today.com/money/test-your-phish-spotting-skills-fun-quiz-t55891 Hopefully this is something even security […]