Optimizing SPF for startups using multiple email service providers

Optimizing SPF for startups using multiple email service providers

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 6 minutes

The growing technical stack, which includes transactional emails, marketing automation, and sales outreach tools, makes it challenging for startups to manage SPF. Imagine a fast-growing startup where,  While it may look quite an efficient approach on paper, in reality, it will lead to confusion, redundancy, and misconfigurations, which ultimately affect email deliverability and brand reputation….

AI Data Collection at Scale: Why Most Teams Choose Managed Proxy Services Over Servers

AI Data Collection at Scale: Why Most Teams Choose Managed Proxy Services Over Servers

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 5 minutes

If you’re building AI systems that rely on large-scale data collection, chances are you’ve hit the proxy dilemma. Do you build and manage your own proxy infrastructure—or outsource it to someone who lives and breathes IP rotation, geotargeting, and CAPTCHA evasion? On paper, rolling your own proxies might seem like a cost-saving win. In reality?…

How do cybercriminals use neglected domains to evade SPF and DMARC protections?

How do cybercriminals use neglected domains to evade SPF and DMARC protections?

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 4 minutes

Cybersecurity experts are lately highlighting the degree to which threat actors have gone in abusing security protocols. They are devising newer, sophisticated techniques to bypass the protective layers to spoof sender email addresses to launch targeted malspam campaigns.  On one side, the adoption of SPF, DKIM, and DMARC is on the rise, especially after Google,…

SPF Compression: A Comprehensive Guide to Benefits and Techniques

SPF Compression: A Comprehensive Guide to Benefits and Techniques

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 12 minutes

SPF Compression and Its Role in Email SPF compression is more than just a technical buzzword; it’s an essential practice that enhances the functionality of your email authentication strategies. The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) specifies which servers are permitted to send emails on behalf of a domain, using a simple text record that contains relevant…

Multiple SPF Records: Essential Configuration for Email Authentication

Multiple SPF Records: Essential Configuration for Email Authentication

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 11 minutes

Can You Have Multiple SPF Records? The crux of the matter is that you cannot have multiple SPF records for a single domain. This is not merely a suggestion; it’s rooted in the technical specifications outlined in RFC 7208, which state unequivocally that only one SPF record should exist per domain. Straying from this guideline…

How to utilize DMARC reports to resolve SPF errors?

How to utilize DMARC reports to resolve SPF errors?

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 5 minutes

The SPF protocol works efficiently only when your domain’s SPF record doesn’t have even a minor error. SPF is a highly sensitive email authentication mechanism; even a slight error can cause false positives or completely disrupt the authentication process.  One way to evaluate the correctness of your SPF record is by regularly running it through…

Invisible SPF failures: How misconfigured DNS entries are costing enterprises millions!

Invisible SPF failures: How misconfigured DNS entries are costing enterprises millions!

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 6 minutes

There’s a common misconception among domain owners when it comes to email authentication protocols— we have configured SPF, DKIM, and DMARC, so we’re completely safe. They often mistake implementation for enforcement; they need to understand that there is a journey from SPF implementation to SPF enforcement. If you keep taking the two as the same,…

The healthcare industry is the most sought-after by cybercriminals

The healthcare industry is the most sought-after by cybercriminals

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 5 minutes

The healthcare industry depends a lot on technology — whether it’s online appointments, digital health records, or connected medical devices. While this reliance has made patient care faster and more effective, it has also given cybercriminals more ways to break in. Now, it’s more frequent than ever to come across news of threat actors encrypting…

Does SPF play a significant role in BIMI and VMC?

Does SPF play a significant role in BIMI and VMC?

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 6 minutes

No doubt that placing your logo beside every email you send makes your brand stand out in a crowded inbox and boosts engagement. Yes, deploying BIMI helps brands affix their logos to outgoing emails, but this process is somewhat complicated. Establishing trust and integrity in the recipients’ inboxes requires you to prove that the messages…

Flattening SPF records: Why is it worth the effort?

Flattening SPF records: Why is it worth the effort?

ByBrad Slavin Reading Time: 5 minutes

Maintaining an SPF record is pretty easy, given that you use only one or two email services. But that’s not always the case. For most organizations, there are more than a handful of servers and third-party services that are used to send emails to their clients and prospects. These services include CRM platforms, marketing tools,…