DMARC Audit Trail for Corporate Governance Compliance
Corporate governance demands clear audit trails for all critical operations, including email security. Aligned provides an unalterable DMARC audit trail, offering verifiable proof of your organization's commitment to email authenticity and risk mitigation.
The problem
Organizations under strict corporate governance or regular internal/external audits need demonstrable proof of security controls, including email authentication. A lack of verifiable DMARC enforcement can be flagged as a significant control weakness, exposing the company to regulatory fines, legal challenges, and a loss of stakeholder confidence. Without a consistent and documented process for securing email domains, the organization remains vulnerable to business email compromise (BEC) and other sophisticated attacks.
Establishing and maintaining an auditable record of DMARC compliance across all corporate email channels, from HR systems to investor relations platforms, is a manual and resource-intensive endeavor. Security and compliance officers struggle to piece together DMARC data, track policy changes, and document the resolution of unaligned senders. This absence of an automated, clear audit trail complicates due diligence, increases audit preparation time, and leaves gaps in reporting on email security posture.
How Aligned solves it
Concrete example
Corporate Governance DMARC Audit Log (Q4 2023)
Domain: corp.com
DMARC Policy: p=reject (100% enforcement)
- Nov 1, 2023: DMARC policy updated to p=reject.
- Nov 5, 2023: Unaligned sender (legacy-newsletter.com) identified and reconfigured.
- Dec 10, 2023: New marketing platform (sendgrid.net) verified and aligned.
- Dec 31, 2023: Q4 DMARC compliance report generated for internal audit.
Aligned provides an unalterable DMARC audit log.