How exposed is your domain?

Why new companies get targeted

A new brand looks like an easy target, even when it isn't. Three things attackers watch for:

• A freshly registered domain. New domains often have no email enforcement and no monitoring yet, so a lookalike or a spoofed email is cheap to try.
• Email set up in a hurry. SPF, DKIM and DMARC are often left until later, and that gap is what a spoofer checks first.
• Funding and press. A launch or an announcement puts your name in front of more people, including the ones registering lookalike domains and fake accounts to ride the attention.