DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) is an email security protocol that helps protect businesses from email spoofing and phishing attacks. For small businesses, this means DMARC verifies that the emails sent from your domain are truly from you, preventing malicious actors from impersonating your business or using your company’s name to send fraudulent emails. DMARC works by aligning two previous email authentication protocols, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail), to ensure that only authorized senders can use your domain to send emails. By implementing DMARC, small businesses can protect their brand’s reputation, secure sensitive communications, and prevent fraud targeting customers and employees.
Protects Your Brand’s Reputation: Prevents malicious actors from sending fake emails that appear to come from your business, ensuring your customers trust the emails they receive from you.
Reduces Phishing Risks: Helps protect both your employees and customers from phishing attacks by blocking emails that appear to be from your domain but aren’t.
Improves Email Deliverability: Ensures your legitimate emails are delivered to inboxes, not marked as spam or junk, which improves communication with customers and partners.
Provides Insight into Email Usage: Offers detailed reports that help you understand who is sending emails on behalf of your domain, so you can detect potential threats or unauthorized use.
Complies with Industry Best Practices: Strengthens your email security by aligning with industry standards for protecting against cyberattacks, giving your business a more secure email infrastructure.
Enhances Customer Trust: Shows that you take security seriously, giving customers confidence in your business practices and reducing the chances of fraud affecting them.