Tag: forged

Ask Erik: Is this email fake? How can I tell?

December 28, 2017

In a recent “Ask Erik” question, Eve asked: “I received a copy of an email that someone claims they sent to me. They did not forward this apparent email they claim they sent to me. Rather they copied and pasted it into a current email. However, I did not receive this email, and in all […]

Tracing the Origin of an Email Message — and Hiding it

March 17, 2015

We are often asked by our users to help them determine from where an email message has originated. “Where did this spam come from?” In general, it is fairly easy to do this if you have access to the “headers” of the message.  In this post, we will show you how to determine a message’s […]

Email Identity Protection and LuxSci Email Hosting

March 9, 2015

We have just completed a long series of articles discussing how attackers forge email messages and what technologies and techniques can be used to counter these attacks.  See: Email Identity and Forged Email. In this post, we will discuss some best practices when using LuxSci to maximize your protection against forged email messages.

8 Ways to Protect yourself from Forged/Fake Email

January 26, 2015

The Internet is rife with fake and forged email.  Typically these are email messages that appear to be from a friend, relative, business acquaintance, or vendor that ask you to do something.  If you trust that the message is really from this person, you are much more likely to take whatever action is requested — […]

7 Common Misconceptions about DKIM in the Fight Against SPAM

August 18, 2014

The popularity and prevalence of DKIM in the fight against SPAM is growing such that as of August, 2014, 47% of the most popular domains in the USA are DKIM-enabled (reference); globally, that number is 38%.  The trend is steadily upward and we expect DKIM use to be pervasive within a few more years. DKIM, […]