Email Security

Question 1

What is DKIM?

Answer 1

DomainKeys Identified Mail

allows the receiver to check if the email was actually sent by the domain it claims to be sent from, and if the content was tampered with during transit.

Question 2

What is SPF?

Answer 2

Sender Policy Framework

email authentication method designed to prevent forging sender addresses during email delivery

Question 3

What is DMARC?

Answer 3

Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance

email validation system designed to detect and prevent email spoofing.

Uses DKIM & SPF

Question 4

What is Email Gateway?

Answer 4

server or a system that serves as the entry and exit point for emails

Question 5

What is an On-Premise Email Gateway?

Answer 5

physical server that’s located within the organization’s own data center or premises that provides an organization with full control over their email system.

Question 6

What is a Cloud-based Email Getaway?

Answer 6

email gateway that is hosted by a third party cloud service provider to provide us with the greatest scalability and ease of maintenance

Question 7

What is a Hybrid Email Getaway?

Answer 7

Combination of on premise and cloud based email get away

Question 8

What is Spam Filtering?

Answer 8

process of detecting unwanted and unsolicited emails and preventing them from reaching a user’s inbox.