As Halloween approaches, tales of ghosts, globins, and ghouls creep out of the shadows. But in the email world, something even scarier lurks in the shadows. Shadow IT is leaving your domain vulnerable to these attacks. Bad actors are hiding beneath your domain and use it for phishing, spoofing, and other cyberattacks.
Grab your favorite Halloween candy and gather around the virtual fire to hear these spooky, haunting email tales.
Are you afraid of phishing?
You will be.
Stop the gift card ghoul
Almost everyone has had an experience with a gift card ghoul, a cunning trickster who preys on unsuspecting employees. This ghoul impersonates executives and sends urgent emails requesting gift cards for clients or employees. With a deceptive email address and a chillingly convincing tone, this phantom creates panic, which leads to unauthorized purchases.
And this trick (not treat) truly works. According to recent data, 40,000 victims reported a haunting $148 million loss in gift cards in the first nine months of 2021. Since 2018, gift card scams have been the most frequently reported payment method for fraud, proving that the gift card ghoul knows how to exploit our fears.
Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) can stop these gift card ghouls from ever entering your domain. Don’t let your organization fall prey to this scheme; protect your domain, employees, and finances today.
Discover what’s lurking under your domain
If you hear a creak at night, the last thing you want to do is lift the sheets and peek under the bed. But just like in email, it’s the first step in making sure everything is secure.
But instead of dust bunnies and forgotten relics, you’ll find phantom emails you didn’t send… sinister messages you didn’t approve of… and malevolent bad actors that are thriving in the darkness.
Don’t let fear keep you from discovering the ghoulish threats lurking in the dark corners of your unsecured domain.
Use Valimail Monitor for free to unveil who’s using your domain and banish those digital specters before they wreak havoc.
Banish the shadow senders
Shadow IT is a spine-chilling phenomenon that occurs when internal employees conjure up new sending services without IT knowledge. These shadow senders create a dark web of vulnerabilities, leaving backdoors ajar for malicious actors to slip through. In fact, 1 in 2 cyberattacks stem from shadow IT, and the costs to fix these problems average more than $4.2 million.
Uncovering these shadows can be challenging, especially if you’re at a larger organization where they have plenty of room to hide. Shine a light on your shadows with Valimail’s DMARC solutions to uncover hidden senders, ensuring that every sending service is accounted for.
Protect your domain from these bad actors
While Halloween might be just for a night, these scares can happen at any point in the year. The night might be dark and full of terrors, but you don’t have to face them alone.
With vigilance and the right strategies and solutions, you can conquer the fears that haunt your email domain and enjoy a spooky season without the fright of cyber threats around every corner.
Whether it’s uncovering your senders with Valimail Monitor or stopping gift card scams with Valimail Enforce, we’ve got you covered. Speak to one of our DMARC experts today.
