![]() Emails that fail DMARC are not delivered when the policy is Reject. Reject: ?if the policy is Reject and the email landed in your inbox, then it is extremely likely that it is a legitimate email.The policy for subdomains can either be a separate policy or included with the policy for the main domain. If you check the subdomain, and there is no policy, check the main domain next. Note on subdomains: businesses may use subdomains to send email (i.e vs ). Hopefully, the DMARC policy will help you determine if it’s legitimate or malicious. Step 2 check the domain’s DMARC policy Copy the from address and use Fraudmarc’s DMARC checker to see what that domain’s DMARC policy is. You may be able to do this with a search engine or from looking at other emails you have previously received from that company. ![]() If you are not sure what the domain should be, you may want to confirm that it is the right email domain for that company. These domains could pass DMARC based on the cousin domain and still be malicious. or ) can set up email authentication for their malicious domains. NOTE: this step is important because attackers using cousin domains (look-a-like domains that can fool people by appearing to be a particular business- e.g. If it’s something completely off the wall, it could be a phishing attack. Sometimes businesses don’t use the domain we would expect to send emails. Is it what you would expect for the domain of that company? If so, that doesn’t necessarily guarantee it’s legitimate. Does the from address make sense? Make sure there are no “typos” or misspellings in the from address domain (the domain is everything after the If the company name is misspelled in the from address, that's not a typo.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |