"85% of UK's Top Universities at Risk of Email Fraud"

During a new study, security researchers at Proofpoint found that more than four-fifths (85%) of the UK’s top 20 universities are putting their students, staff, and suppliers at risk of email fraud.  The researchers found that just 15% of the universities have implemented the recommended and strictest level of domain-based message authentication, reporting, and conformance (DMARC). DMARC is an email validation protocol that verifies that the domain of the sender has not been impersonated.  Encouragingly, 70% of the universities included in the analysis have published a DMARC record, representing a 100% increase since 2019. Therefore, more than two-thirds of these institutions have recognized the need to implement DMARC protocols.  Six universities out of the 20 had no DMARC record.  The researchers stated that organizations in all sectors should deploy authentication protocols, such as DMARC, to shore up their email fraud defenses. 

Infosecurity reports: "85% of UK's Top Universities at Risk of Email Fraud"