Brand owners buy domains and park them for several reasons, including future use or development and brand protection. Sometimes, they also buy them because they want to hold onto a name they like or identify with, even if they don’t have the purpose of developing it anytime soon.
When an email shows ‘SPF=fail’ but is not blocked by an antispam filter, it can be due to several reasons. Knowing and fixing the issue is important; otherwise, threat actors can exploit the security gap by sending fraudulent emails in your business’ name.
There is a default anti-phishing policy that is applied to all recipients, but it’s better to create custom policies for better protection. To configure the anti-phishing policies, you need to be assigned permissions in the Microsoft Defender portal. If you have the required permissions, you are good to go ahead and make modifications.
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Here we are with cybersecurity latest with our news bulletin. This week, we’ll share all the info on the Windows SmartScreen flaw, the arrest of the Reveton ransomware cartel’s operator, the sentencing of a Russian cybercriminal who stole 300,000 login credentials, the details of the 3AM ransomware breach of Kootenai Health patient data, and fake alerts on X being used as clickbait. Let’s take a look!
Ever since Google and Yahoo rolled out new email-sending policies that mandate organizations that send bulk marketing emails every day to deploy DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance), organizations across the world have been quite proactive in meeting these new standards. The wave of DMARC adoption was such that over 800,000 new DMARC records were created by March 2024. And just like the rest of the world, organizations in Ireland also jumped on this bandwagon.
As per RFC, if an SPF record has more than 255 characters, then it will be invalid. This simply means that such an SPF record would give false positives and negatives– neither of them works in favor of your domain.
‘Quid pro quo’ is the Latin term that literally means ‘this for that,’ meaning a mutual exchange. Although the term itself doesn’t indicate an illegal act, threat actors leverage this social engineering tactic to offer something valuable or helpful in exchange for information or access to a system.
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From the latest Windows update downgrade attack to the recovery of $40 million by Interpol, Google’s new website payment feature, the hack on the classroom management platform, and the US suing TikTok for violating child privacy laws, our weekly cybersecurity bulletin will share the top news that’s making headlines around the world.
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is a regulation by the European Union that came into force on January 17, 2023. It makes the financial institutions and entities within the finance sector more resilient towards fraud. It strengthens banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and other financial service providers to get back on their feet after major losses and disruptions.
Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) are like your email infrastructure’s personal security guards. They ensure only safe and legitimate emails go out from your company, keeping it protected from email-based attacks. The overall practice of deploying SEGs prevents the distribution of malware and phishing attempts through emails, instills trust in your clients and prospects, helps you stay compliant with industry standards, and, most importantly, wards off litigations and financial damages. (more…)