Underexploited Fields Utilized in Malicious Spam to Bypass SPF and DMARC Security Defenses

Recent investigations by cybersecurity experts reveal that malicious actors are still achieving favorable outcomes by falsifying sender email addresses in different malspam schemes.

Recent investigations by cybersecurity experts reveal that malicious actors are still achieving favorable outcomes by falsifying sender email addresses in different malspam schemes.
Manipulating the sender’s address in an email is commonly viewed as an effort to enhance the credibility of the message and circumvent security measures that might otherwise detect it as harmful.
Despite the availability of protective measures like DomainKeys

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Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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