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Study: U.S. Government Contractors Making Progress in Anti-Impersonation TechSAN FRANCISCO, June 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Valimail, the world's leader in automating email authentication, today released an original research report on the anti-impersonation protection status of the largest suppliers of goods and services to the U.S. government. The top 100 contractors to the federal government are not covered by the same cybersecurity requirements as the agencies they serve, but it appears that they have embraced some of the same directives. These contractors have a higher rate of using the industry-standard Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance technology than almost any other sector Valimail has examined. However, their rate of DMARC enforcement is low, at just 5 percent, which means that most of these companies still lack protection against impersonation (i.e. spoofing or fake emails). For this report, Valimail analyzed the primary domains for 98 of the largest 100 contractors for the fiscal year 2017 (minus two for which domain names were not available). Valimail's analysis included examining these companies' publicly accessible DMARC and Sender Policy Framework (SPF) records from the Domain Name System (DNS). Valimail's findings include:
To view Valimail Industry Report on Federal Contractors, visit: https://go.valimail.com/federal-contractors-industry-report.html. ABOUT VALIMAIL Valimail is the trusted leader in automated email authentication, with a comprehensive platform for anti-impersonation, brand protection, and anti-fraud defense. Valimail's patented, standards-compliant technology provides an unrivaled, fully automated solution for DMARC enforcement to stop phishing attacks, improve deliverability, provide comprehensive visibility of legitimate as well as unauthorized email senders, and protect organizations' reputations. Valimail authenticates billions of messages a month for some of the world's biggest companies, in finance, government, transportation, health care, manufacturing, media, technology, and more. Valimail is based in San Francisco. For more information visit www.Valimail.com. PRESS CONTACT: Dylan Tweney, Head of Communications, [email protected]
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