phishing
Email Spoofing
The forgery of an email header so the message appears to originate from a trusted source. Email spoofing is used in phishing, BEC, and spam campaigns. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC protocols help detect and prevent spoofed emails.
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Business Email Compromise (BEC)
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DMARC
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Phishing
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