Security

DKIM is a common email authentication method designed to reduce the opportunities for phishing attacks and email spam.

DKIM Oversigning to Help Avoid Replay Attacks

May. 9, 2022 / By Harold Vass

SparkPost Cloud now performs DKIM Oversigning by default to eliminate an attack vector for the billion+ emails our platform enables each day. DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) is a common email authentication method designed to reduce the opportunities for phishing attacks and email spam. Combined with other common authentication mechanisms, the chances that your sending domains

Update on the Gmail App Prefetching Images

Jan. 25, 2022 / By Chris Adams

Gmail is Prefetching Images, Leading to Marginally Inflated Opens The recent changes with Apple Mail Privacy Protection had us wondering – where else is prefetching happening? While false opens come as no huge surprise, we have additional details around the limited set of circumstances in which Gmail is prefetching images in emails sent to Gmail

SparkPost Achieves ISO 27001 Certification in Latest Commitment to Global Security

Jan. 11, 2022 / By Jim Sipe

Drum roll please… 🥁🥁🥁 SparkPost is Now ISO 27001 Certified SparkPost officially has an ISO 27001 certification for our corporate systems and cloud products. We’re proud to have long-term trust by some of the world’s biggest brands with sophisticated email programs, and this internationally recognized certification is the latest achievement in our ongoing dedication to

How SparkPost Addressed the log4j Vulnerability

Dec. 20, 2021 / By Jim Sipe

A widely used chunk of software code used to do logging on much of the internet called log4j has been identified as having a bug by the broader cyberspace community. Many companies across the world are working around the clock to find and patch the vulnerability in their systems that use log4j code in their

SparkPost Was Not Affected by the Kaseya Security Incident

Jul. 8, 2021 / By Jim Sipe

As you may have seen in the news, software vendor Kaseya has announced that between 800 and 1,500 businesses have been compromised by a ransomware attack connected to their business. Kaseya said in a statement that approximately 50 of its direct customers were breached in the attack but hundreds more were affected because many of

Helpful Tips to Lower the Risk of Tax Identity Theft

Feb. 17, 2021 / By Lauren Manago

We’ve put together a nifty list of tips and tricks you can use to lower your risk of tax identity theft this tax season.

SparkPost Now Supports Enforcing StrictTLS at the IP Pool Level

Aug. 11, 2020 / By Harold Vass

As part of our commitment to being the best email solution, we have upgraded the functionality of our IP Pools to allow StrictTLS enforcement.

Organizational Intricacies of DMARC Deployment: Q&A with Asher Morin

Aug. 4, 2020 / By Sparky

In this interview with Asher Morin, dmarcian’s Deployment Manager in the Americas, we explore DMARC deployment through an organizational perspective.

Introducing: Email, duh.

Jul. 10, 2020 / By George Schlossnagle

Founder and Chief Evangelist, George Schlossnagle, introduces his new video series: Email, Duh. and explains the inspiration behind the name.

Safe Email Open Standards and Trends: Q&A with Alwin de Bruin

Jun. 26, 2020 / By Sparky

We met with dmarcian’s Netherlands-based deployment consultant, Alwin de Bruin, to tap into his 15+ years of experience in the world of email.

Upgrading to TLS 1.2

May. 20, 2020 / By Tom Mairs

Director of Customer Success, Tom Mairs, explains how to get yourself prepared to run without the use of TLS 1.1 so we can restrict access to TLS 1.2 only.

9 Factors You Should Consider When Selecting an Email Vendor [Infographic]

Aug. 19, 2019 / By Erica Weiss

Discover which factors matter most when "grading" email platforms with our new infographic: 9 Factors You Should Consider When Selecting an Email Vendor.

Why Security Breaches are Personal

Aug. 7, 2019 / By Jim Sipe

Our Vice President of Compliance and IT Security, James Sipe, explains why security breaches are more about people than data.

What is Blockchain Email?

Jul. 8, 2019 / By Casey Martin

Blockchain email has benefits that make it attractive to email marketers, but also has some drawbacks too that could make adopting the technology difficult.

Sending Personal Health Information (PHI) with SparkPost

Apr. 1, 2019 / By Tom Mairs

Read up on how healthcare organizations might consider sending Personal Health Information (PHI/ePHI) to maintain HIPPA compliance.

3 Free Email Security Standards That Can Help You Preserve Brand Trust

Mar. 6, 2019 / By Casey Martin

Learn about three email security standards that can help stop bad actors from impersonating your company and alerting you to such efforts.

3 Key Ways Financial Services Emails Have Changed

Feb. 22, 2019 / By Casey Martin

Read about three important trends in financial services emails that institutions should pay attention to as they continue to engage consumers via email.

Knowing Your Social Media Privacy Settings

Jan. 28, 2019 / By Rene Noeun

Have you reviewed the privacy settings on any of your social media accounts recently? Our guide will help you pick the privacy settings that best suit you.

S/MIME Part 3: Plug and Play for On-Premises Secure Email

Jan. 16, 2019 / By Steve Tuck

Senior Messaging Engineer, Steve Tuck, explains how S/MIME tools can be adapted to inject mail streams into on-premises platforms.

S/MIME Part 2: Signed, Sealed, and Delivered through SparkPost

Dec. 31, 2018 / By Steve Tuck

Senior Messaging Engineer, Steve Tuck, explains how to install some simple command-line tools for signing and encrypting email  in part 2 of his blog series.

S/MIME: What is it, why should I care, and how does it relate to SparkPost?

Dec. 19, 2018 / By Steve Tuck

Discover how S/MIME, is a long-established method of sending encrypted, signed email, based on public Internet standards, relates to SparkPost.

Time for Financial Organizations to Get Serious about DMARC

Oct. 19, 2018 / By Eric Knutson

Learn how Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) helps to protect financial services businesses.

3 Mandatory Email Security Best Practices for the Financial Services Industry

Oct. 15, 2018 / By Tom Mairs

Learn about email security best practices that are absolutely vital to protecting the credibility of financial services businesses.

4 Marketing Strategies for Financial Institutions

Oct. 12, 2018 / By Erica Weiss

Learn about 4 marketing strategies traditional financial institutions can apply to remain relevant in an industry that has been disrupted by technology.

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