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220-1101 · Question #50

An organization keeps receiving spam that appears to come from its own domain. No accounts have been compromised. Which of the following will BEST mitigate this issue?

The correct answer is C. SPF. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) will best mitigate this issue. SPF is a type of email authentication method that verifies the legitimacy of an email message by checking the sender's domain against a list of authorized IP addresses. By implementing SPF, an organization can reduce th

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Question

An organization keeps receiving spam that appears to come from its own domain. No accounts have been compromised. Which of the following will BEST mitigate this issue?

Options

  • ADNS
  • BS/MIME
  • CSPF
  • DSSID

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    81% (29)
  • D
    11% (4)

Explanation

SPF (Sender Policy Framework) will best mitigate this issue. SPF is a type of email authentication method that verifies the legitimacy of an email message by checking the sender's domain against a list of authorized IP addresses. By implementing SPF, an organization can reduce the likelihood that an email from their domain will be flagged as spam, even if it comes from an unauthorized

Topics

#Email security#SPF#Spoofing#DNS records

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