Sun Tzu famously said, “all warfare is based on deception.” He could hardly have anticipated how his words would ultimately be substantiated—particularly in the tactics of today’s cybercriminals. Even after 30 years in the trenches, I’m still surprised by their innovative tactics. Sun Tzu reportedly also said, “It’s not an admission of defeat to recognize and respect the strengths of your enemy; rather, it’s a necessary precondition to victory.”
I was perplexed by reports that two-thirds of Democratic presidential candidates, in addition to President Donald Trump, had failed to implement and enforce the basic email security protocol, DMARC, which stands for “Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance.” DMARC helps prevent business email compromise (BEC) by verifying the authenticity of a sender’s email in order to reject spoofed emails and prevent the exploitations of an individual’s address for malicious purposes.