Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • A Message From the Instructor
  • 2

    Overview of Phishing and BEC

    • Introduction - What is Email?

    • Cyber Attacks From Phishing

    • Business Email Compromise (BEC)

    • Spoofing & Your Reputation
  • 3

    Overview of DMARC

    • Protecting Your Email with DMARC

    • DMARC Myth vs Fact

    • How DMARC Works

    • What Happens to Emails with DMARC?

    • Email Security with DMARC Checklist

    • Concerns with DMARC

    • Test Your Learning
  • 4

    SPF in a Nutshell

    • Introduction to SPF

    • SPF DNS Record - Part 1

    • SPF DNS Record - Part 2

    • Additional SPF Tags

    • SPF Alignment

    • SPF Shortfalls

    • 10 Domain Lookup Work Around

    • Items Needed for Creating an SPF Record

    • Test Your Learning
  • 5

    DKIM in a Nutshell

    • Introduction to DKIM

    • Generate DKIM Keys

    • DKIM With Third-Party Mail Providers and Marketing Systems

    • DKIM With the Organization's Mail Server or Gateway

    • DKIM DNS Record

    • DKIM Verification

    • DKIM Alignment

    • DKIM Shortfalls

    • Items Needed for DKIM

    • Test Your Learning
  • 6

    DMARC Policy Breakdown

    • Introduction

    • Tag #1: Version (v=)

    • TAG #2: Policy Level (p=)

    • TAG #3: Enable Aggregate Reports (rua=)

    • Tag #4: Enable Forensic Reports (ruf=)

    • Tag #5: Forensic/Failure Reports (fo=)

    • Tag #6: DKIM Alignment (adkim=)

    • Tag #7: SPF Alignment (aspf=)

    • Tag #8: Report Format (rf=)

    • Tag #9: Reporting Internal (ri=)

    • Tag #10: Percentage (pct=)

    • Tag #11: Subdomain Policy (sp=)

    • Section Wrap

    • Test Your Learning
  • 7

    On-Going Management

    • Introduction to On-going Management

    • DMARC Reports

    • Aggregate Reports (rua tag)

    • Forensic/Failure Reports (ruf tag)

    • DMARC Pass/Fail

    • What to Look For

    • Free DMARC Reporting Services

    • Paid DMARC Reporting Services

    • External Destination Verification

    • Test Your Learning
  • 8

    Resources

    • List of Resources