Rate of DMARC adoption doubles thanks to bulk sender requirements
A year on from Google and Yahoo implementing stricter requirements for bulk email senders, the rate of DMARC adoption has more than doubled.
A new study from Red Sift, based on the tracking of 72.85 million apex domains, shows the number of organizations adopting DMARC is up 2.32 million as of 18 December 2024.
Businesses still not ready for new DMARC rules
Despite them being widely publicized, Google and Yahoo's new email rules still risk catching out many businesses.
New research from EasyDMARC finds that, despite the email providers warning customers that failure to implement the DMARC security standard could lead to diminishing email deliverability, only 37 percent of IT decision-makers have rolled out the security measure.
Up to a third of companies could fall foul of new bulk email rules
New research from cyber resilience company Red Sift shows that 33 percent of publicly traded companies worldwide are not protected by the DMARC email standard, though this is down from 70.5 percent in 2022.
However, in light of Google and Yahoo's new rules for bulk senders -- those sending over 5,000 emails daily -- which come into force on February 1st and are aimed at reducing spam, not using DMARC is a problem.
Yahoo Mail users are losing free email forwarding
If you're still making use of a Yahoo Mail account, there's some bad news for you. Unless you are willing to pay for your email, you're no longer going to be able to automatically forward emails to another account.
In fact, users have less than two months to enjoy the feature until it gets locked behind a paywall.
Reminder: You have slightly longer to download data from Yahoo Groups -- but you still need to move fast!
Back in October last year, Yahoo announced that not only was Yahoo Groups closing down, but all data was going to be deleted.
The company encouraged anyone who wanted to safeguard content to put in a data download request by the middle of December. As this was a short deadline there were numerous complaints and requests for more time. Yahoo obliged and offered an extension... but the clock is ticking down fast.
How to download your Yahoo Groups data
Just a few days ago, Yahoo suddenly announced that Yahoo groups is to close down. More than this, all data that has been uploaded by users is to be deleted.
In just a week's time, it will no longer be possible to upload new content, and then in mid-December Yahoo will start to delete files, messages and more. If you want to preserve what you have uploaded, here's what you need to do.
Yahoo Groups is closing down and all content will be deleted
A piece of internet history is being consigned to the rubbish heap. Yahoo has announced that the once-popular Yahoo Groups service is being closed down later this month.
More than this, the huge amount of information and exchanges that have been uploaded will not be archived. Before the end of the year, all Yahoo Groups content will be permanently wiped out -- so if there's anything you want to keep, you'll have to act swiftly.
Yahoo! suffers worldwide mail fail
Yahoo users attempting to log into their mailboxes this morning have been faced with a screen that says the site is experiencing "technical difficulties".
Downdetector indicates that the site went down in the early hours of this morning and the issue is affecting users around the world.
How to back up your Flickr photos before your free storage space is slashed
As we wrote yesterday, Flickr is introducing a number of changes to both its free and Pro packages. For users of the free tier, the most significant change is undoubtedly the slashing of free storage to just 1,000 photos and videos.
This is clearly a move designed to encourage people to upgrade to a paid-for account, complete with unlimited storage. But if you're determined to stick with the free option, you'll need to take action or risk losing huge numbers of photos in a few months' time.
Flickr drops Yahoo requirement and gives Flickr Pro users unlimited storage
Flickr has announced a number of changes to both its free and pro accounts, including ditching the need to have a Yahoo account.
The biggest change for Flickr users with free accounts is a drop to the amount of free storage it offers -- it is now possible to display 1,000 photos and videos of any size, but the free terabyte of storage is now a thing of the past. Anyone paying for a Pro account has much more to get excited about, including ad-free browsing and 5K support.
Privacy: Yahoo still scans your emails... and wants to sell data to advertisers
Oath -- the owner of Yahoo -- is in talks with advertisers, promoting a service that scans the content of emails and provides a wealth of information about users.
The service would give advertisers access to data contained in over 200 million Yahoo Mail inboxes. Email scanning would also apply to AOL Mail inboxes, also owned by Oath. As noted by the Wall Street Journal, Oath is now the only major US email provider than scans emails in this way -- and the way to opt out is well-hidden.
Oath is killing off Yahoo Messenger on July 17
Yahoo Messenger is to be discontinued in just over a month. Yahoo owner Oath has announced that it is killing off its famous Messenger service on July 17.
After this date, chatting will no longer be available, and users have just six months to download their chat histories. At the moment, there is no direct replacement for Yahoo Messenger, but users are being advised that they can request an invite for the beta version of the invite-only group messaging app Yahoo Squirrel.
SmugMug buys Flickr for undisclosed sum
Photo-sharing site SmugMug -- used by consumers and professionals alike -- has agreed to acquire Flickr from Yahoo-owner Oath. The deal will see Flickr continuing to operate as a separate entity.
The aim is to create what's described as "the world's best home for photography", building on Flickr's existing 100 million-strong userbase. But what does the acquisition mean for Flickr users, and what does it mean for SmugMug's customers?
Yahoo sues Mozilla for breach of contract -- so Mozilla countersues Yahoo
Mozilla and Yahoo have started a legal spat about the deal that existed between the two companies regarding the use of the Yahoo search engine in the Firefox browser.
On December 1, Yahoo fired the first shot filing a complaint that alleges Mozilla breached a contract that existed between the two companies by terminating the arrangement early. In a counter complaint, Mozilla says that it was not only justified in terminating the contract early, but that Yahoo Holdings and Oath still have a bill that needs to be settled.
What the new Yahoo breach numbers mean for you
Earlier this week, Yahoo announced that the data breach reported earlier this year did not impact 200+ million users as originally thought. The reality is that up to three billion accounts may be compromised --which is essentially Yahoo's entire customer base. What does this news change? How does it impact you? What should you do now? Let's walk through the answers to those questions.
What changed: In July 2016, Yahoo officially released information about a data breach that it believed involved the personal information on 200-400 million users, or more. This week, it notified the world that its original estimate was incorrect. In reality, up to three billion users were in the data files that the attackers have stolen, which means that nearly everyone who's used Yahoo services is going to be impacted by this situation.
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