"New Standards Set to Reshape Future of Email Security"

Email remains one of the most popular attack vectors used by hackers. Phishing and email-based malware still pose significant threats to the communications media. According to recent studies, more than 90% of all cyberattacks have involved email. Therefore, the email industry is developing standards to address the most notable weakness of email, which is the ability to send email as someone else. The weak sender identity model has increased the performance of spoofing. A research report from Valimail reveals that an estimate of 6.4 billion spoofed emails is distributed every day, calling for the implementation of stronger sender identity protections. There are four new standards aimed at strengthening sender identity and email security. These standards include Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) 2.0, Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI), AMP, Schema.org, STARTTLS, and MTA Strict Transport Security (MTA-STS). This article continues to discuss the significant role of email in the execution of cyberattacks and new standards set to improve email security. 

Dark Reading reports "New Standards Set to Reshape Future of Email Security"