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What Your Email Address Says About Your Security

Oluwatobiloba Ayinde

March 17, 2025

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What Your Email Address Says About Your Security

Your company’s email domain is more than just branding. It’s a digital entry point.

Attackers routinely scan business domains for weak configurations, exposed ports, and unprotected services. If your email setup isn’t secure, your whole organisation could be at risk.

What Attackers See Is Often What You Miss

Even without breaching your systems, cybercriminals can gather intelligence from your public domain, such as outdated DNS records. Missing SPF, DKIM, or DMARC. Unsecured login endpoints. All these are open invitations to attackers.

Explore Microsoft’s Guide to Domain Security and see why configuration matters more than ever.

Your Domain Tells a Story. Let’s Make It a Secure One

A Cyber Essentials Health Check reviews the public posture of your domain and identifies where your email and access points might be exposed. What to check for:

  • Email Authentication Gaps: Missing SPF, DKIM, or DMARC that allow attackers to spoof your address.
  • Open Services: Remote desktop, file sharing, and admin ports left unprotected.
  • Expired or Self-Signed Certificates: Damaging trust with customers and mail providers.
  • DNS Hygiene Issues: Redundant or misconfigured entries that confuse services and users.

A Professional Email Address Deserves Professional Protection

Your brand reputation, customer trust, and internal communications rely on a secure email infrastructure. It starts with knowing what your domain is revealing to the world.

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What’s Your Domain Telling Attackers Right Now?

Email is the front door to your business. Don’t leave it open. Find out what your domain reveals before attackers do.

Run your free Cyber Essentials check now

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