Discussion lists can pose a ‘challenge’ while implementing DMARC. The reason for this is that discussion lists typically distribute the message to the list members. In doing so, impersonating the initial sender of the message. While this is (and has been for a long time) the intended workflow for discussion lists, this can introduce issues …

The following article covers when an organization is ready to enforce the DMARC policy. We give comprehensive guidance on how to enforce the DMARC policy and discuss whether it is always desirable to enforce the DMARC policy to reject. What DMARC policies are available and what impact do they have on email delivery? Within DMARC …

In order to receive DMARC aggregate reports an organization needs to create a DMARC record and publish it into the DNS. After publishing a DMARC record an organization be able to receive DMARC aggregate reports from all ISP’s that are supporting DMARC. These aggregate reports contain crucial information to secure an organization’s domains. This article …

You have implemented domains to your dashboard, added a DMARC record into your DNS and now receive data. What to do next? In this article we will tell you how you should analyze your data. After you took the first steps of deploying DMARC you will be generating data. You can now start analyzing the …

DMARC Analyzer takes the security of your data very serious. We protect our systems with the latest techniques. For us this is obvious as your account is filled with valuable information describing your companies infrastructure. However next to the security we can implement, we also believe it is very important for our users to have …

Deploying DMARC for all domains can be a hard process. During this process a lot of sources need to be set up correctly in order to send DMARC compliant email. Some sources have documentation available on how to let their emails become DMARC compliant. However most sources do not and therefore it can be difficult …

In this article we will cover what a DMARC report is. What a DMARC report look like, what you can do with it and how can you get them? Who sends DMARC reports? When you publish a DMARC record, a lot of ISP’s (i.e. Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, etc.) will send you DMARC reports. These reports …

In this blog article we will cover what DMARC compliance is and how to become DMARC compliant. In order to fully implement DMARC, being DMARC compliant is key. What is DMARC compliance? With DMARC it is possible to gain full insight on your email channel, choose from three different DMARC policies and protect your domains …

In this article we will cover what to do if you find sources failing the DMARC checks. You can find these sources in the per sending overview of the ‘DMARC aggregate reports’ section. Why is a source marked as failed? The reason a source is marked as failed, is because the email(s) from this source …

Forwarding is a bit of an edge case within DMARC. Forwarding happens when an email receiver forwards your email to another recipient. Log in on app.dmarcanalyzer.com and go to “DMARC aggregate reports” → “Per sending source” to see detailed statistics about your forwarded emails. There are two types of forwarding:   1. Manual forwarding Manual …

In this article we will cover how you can remove a domain from your account. How to remove a domain? First step to take when removing a domain from the DMARC Analyzer Suite, is to remove the DMARC record that points to DMARC Analyzer. When the record is removed or points to another email address …

When aligning sources in DMARC Analyzer it’s possible that you will see several failures. But what do all these failures mean? Below we created a legenda with all possible failures. SPF SPF records can contain multiple ‘mechanisms’. These are parts of the SPF record while describe (a set of) valid sending IP addresses for this …

Deploying DMARC can be an overwhelming and complicated process. In this article we will cover the 5 common mistakes to avoid when deploying DMARC. 1. Not setting up parked (inactive) domains All companies implement DMARC for their active domains. However most companies also have parked (inactive) domains and do not implement DMARC for them. Not …

Deploying DMARC can be a difficult process. DMARC Analyzer provides a SaaS solution which empowers organisations to easily manage complex DMARC deployment. In this article you will learn how to deploy DMARC in 5 easy steps. 1. Identify all your companies domains Investigating all your company owned domains is the first step of your DMARC …

Email spoofing is the forgery of an emailheader. This so that the receiver of the message thinks that the sender originated from someone or somewhere other than the actual source. Spoofing through email is an often used tactic for phishing- and spam campagnes. People will open an email more often when they think it has …