email protection

Email is still the #1 way most small and medium businesses communicate—with customers, suppliers, and even banks. But it’s also a top target for cybercriminals. That’s why protecting your company email is more important than ever.

You’ve probably heard stories of businesses losing money through fake invoices, hacked email accounts, or customers receiving scam emails that look like they came from the company—but didn’t. The financial and reputational damage can be serious.

There are three key protections you can put in place for your domain (the bit after the @ in your email address):

• SPF (Sender Policy Framework)
  This tells other email systems which servers are allowed to send emails on your behalf. It helps stop fraudsters sending fake emails that appear to come from your domain.
   
• DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail)
  This adds a digital signature to your emails, proving they haven’t been changed during transit and that they really came from you.
   
• DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance)
  This works alongside SPF and DKIM to tell other email systems what to do with suspicious emails—reject, quarantine, or allow—and gives you reports so you can see if someone is trying to misuse your domain.
   

If these protections aren’t in place—or aren’t set up properly—you may run into:

• Email fraud – others could send fake emails from your domain.
   
• Lost trust – customers may stop opening your emails if they’ve seen scam messages pretending to be you.
   
• Delivery issues – your genuine emails might end up in spam folders or be blocked entirely.
   

Setting up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC is straightforward with the right help—and once it’s done, it runs quietly in the background, protecting your brand and your customers.

If you’re unsure whether your email is properly protected, we can run a free check for you. Just get in touch, and we’ll help you stay secure and professional without the tech jargon.