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CSC V7 control 7.8 – Implement DMARC and Enable Receiver-Side Verification

Overview

CSC V7 control 7.8 recommends that organisations “To lower the chance of spoofed or modified emails from valid domains, implement Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policy and verification, starting by implementing the Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and the DomainKeys Identified Mail(DKIM) standards.

Note

CSC V7 places this control in the category of “Email and Web Browser Protections”.

CSC V7 places this control in the function of “Protect”.

This control protects the following type of asset “Network”.

What is CIS Critical Security Controls?

The CIS Controls (formerly known as Critical Security Controls) are a recommended set of actions for cyber defense that provide specific and actionable ways to protect against cyber attacks.

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) publishes the CIS Critical Security Controls (CSC) to help organizations better defend against known attacks by distilling key security concepts into actionable controls to achieve greater overall cybersecurity defense.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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