Return Path’s 2015 World Tour is Coming to California!
This fall, Return Path has been traveling the world to show marketers and security professionals how data—the right data—can help you promote and protect your brand like never before. The final US...
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20 Phishing Emails Beyond DMARC’s Reach
As a founding member of DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance), Return Path is excited about how the standard has reshaped the email fraud landscape by disrupting...
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Why Top Travel Brands Are in Serious Cybersecurity Danger
The internet has transformed the travel industry. Websites like Airbnb, Kayak, and Expedia make booking and buying travel easier than ever—with global online travel sales expected to grow to a whopping...
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Spoof Alert: The Silent Rise of False Authority
The key to a successful phishing campaign is credibility—making the recipient believe that the email in their inbox is legitimate. Until relatively recently, there was nothing to stop a phisher from...
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How Hillary Clinton’s Emails Expose Glaring Holes in Government Email Security
Recently, it came to light that former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton received several phishing emails in the form of fake speeding tickets. According to Politico magazine, a Clinton aide...
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Top 3 Security Problems Facing the Travel Industry
The travel industry is a big business. Websites like Airbnb, Kayak, and Expedia make booking and buying travel easier than ever. Unfortunately, the growing popularity of online travel also makes it a...
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How Shame Masks the True Cost of Fraud
In the spring of 2011, Audrey Elrod, a 45-year old divorcee and junior-college dropout, was lonely and struggling to make ends meet. Aside from the $344 she received in unemployment benefits each week,...
View ArticleHow to Explain Authenticated Received Chain (ARC) in Plain English
On October 16, the DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance) group submitted a proposal for the Authenticated Received Chain, or ARC, specification to the Internet...
View ArticleMeet Some Real-Life Email Heroes!
Pop culture is awash in super heroes these days. Heroes of every description are featured in blockbuster movies, TV shows, comic books, children’s toys, and more. And these super heroes boast every...
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How to Overcome the Top 3 Challenges of DMARC Implementation
As the DMARC (Domain-based Authentication Reporting and Conformance) standard continues to mature, more organizations than ever before are implementing it to protect their customers and their brand...
View ArticleHow to Combat This Scary New Phishing Technique
Thanks to innovations in email authentication, most notably the development of the DMARC (Domain-based Authentication Reporting and Conformance) standard, companies are more empowered than ever before...
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Return Path Helps Top Swedish Online Marketplace Cut Phishing Emails by 99%
According to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), retail companies today are more likely to report cybercrime incidents than businesses from any industry other than financial services. Blocket AB, Sweden's...
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Why Retail Brands Are a Holiday Bargain for Phishers
As the holiday season approaches, retailers are busy launching their flagship marketing campaigns, stockpiling shelves, and reviewing return policies. Consumers are starting to look for the best...
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How Monarch Plans To Protect Revenue with Email Fraud Protection
Monarch is a leading UK independent airline group. The company includes a scheduled airline, in-house tour operator, and an award-winning engineering division. Flying from five UK bases—London Gatwick,...
View ArticleWhere Have My Points Gone? When Phishers Harvest the Bounty of Travel
Many travelers this holiday season will cash in on their loyalty travel programs. Accrued travel points will buy them tickets to exotic getaways, free nights at top hotels, and much more. But travelers...
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Top Three Black Friday Phishing Trends
Email marketing drove more Black Friday sales this year than ever before. While usually lagging behind online search (free and paid), email was the primary channel for shoppers in 2015, driving a...
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10 Tips on How to Identify a Phishing or Spoofing Email
Phishing attacks are more rampant than ever before, rising by more than 162 percent from 2010 to 2014. They cost organizations around the globe $4.5 billion every year and over half of internet users...
View ArticleDemystifying the DMARC Record
The DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance) standard is the best tool brands have to combat phishing attacks that target customers by spoofing their owned domains. But...
View ArticleHow Top Email Marketers Defend Value by Ensuring Trust
Want to set your email marketing program up for long-term success? Take a page out of your security and legal teams’ manuals and focus on creating safe and secure programs for customers. One of the top...
View ArticleWhat We’re Reading: The Top 15 Posts of 2015
As 2015 draws to a close, it’s interesting to look back at the year and see what topics have been especially popular on the Return Path blog—and why. Sometimes a popular post touches on the zeitgeist...
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