Continue your lesson
Connect each term to the asset, threat, control, and evidence it affects.
Block 1 of 1Compare DMARC · SPF · DKIM · DNS filtering
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Compare DMARC · SPF · DKIM · DNS filtering
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DMARC
Sets domain policy using SPF and DKIM alignment results.
SPF
Lists mail servers authorized to send for a domain.
DKIM
Adds a domain signature that receivers verify on email.
DNS filtering
Blocks resolution of domains classified as malicious or prohibited.
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Practice the reasoning here
Use a fictional organization. Name the risk, choose the narrowest useful control, and state what evidence would prove the control worked.
- State the expected result before changing or testing anything.
- Name the observation, command, log, or report that would confirm it.
- Explain why the closest alternative does not fit the same requirement.
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