Guides

Check a Domain's Trust Reputation Before Running a Whois Lookup
Australians send billions of emails every year, from micro businesses operating out of Surry Hills to sprawling retailers dotted along the east coast. Spoofed…
When a Trusted Domain Shows Repeated SPF Errors
Email authentication often appears straightforward from the outside, yet many Australian organisations notice something puzzling: their domain maintains a…
Spotting a Fake Password Reset Email Through Domain Authentication
That email asking you to reset your banking password might not actually come from your bank. In Australia, the ACSC reports millions of phishing attempts each…
Why a Domain With SPF Softfail but No DMARC Attracts Phishers
A domain that publishes an SPF record ending in ~all signals that someone has thought about email authentication, then stopped halfway. The softfail qualifier…
How to Verify a Push Notification Email Sender Domain
Push notification emails can look routine: a login alert, delivery update, payment notice or message saying an app has new activity. Their urgency makes them…
Understanding DMARC Alignment Failures in Marketing Email
A DMARC report can look alarming when it shows alignment failures for a familiar email marketing platform. Seeing a recognised provider in the report does not…
Tracking monthly trust score trends across key business partners
A monthly trust report gives security and procurement teams a consistent view of how their most important partners handle email identity. Rather than treating…
Why a High-Volume Domain Can Have a Low Trust Score
A domain that sends thousands of messages each day should have a strong reputation, yet volume alone does not create trust. Mail providers examine how…
Automating email blocking with sender trust scores
A domain trust score can help security teams decide whether an incoming message deserves further inspection, quarantine or rejection. By connecting the Trusted…
What a Repeated SPF Failure from One IP Range Reveals
A consistent SPF failure from a single IP range usually points to a defined configuration problem rather than random abuse. The sending system is reaching…