Security News > 2023 > October > Google to bolster phishing and malware delivery defenses in 2024
Google will introduce new sender guidelines in February to bolster email security against phishing and malware delivery by mandating bulk senders to authenticate their emails and adhere to stricter spam thresholds.
Starting February 1st, 2024, Google will require senders dispatching over 5,000 messages daily to Gmail accounts to set up SPF/DKIM and DMARC email authentication for their domains to strengthen defenses against email spoofing and phishing attempts.
Failure to comply with these new regulations could lead to email delivery issues, as Google intends to enforce a DMARC quarantine policy.
"If you don't meet the requirements [.], your email might not be delivered as expected, or might be marked as spam," Google explains in a support article.
Google claims that Gmail's artificial intelligence-driven defenses successfully prevent over 99.9% of spam, phishing attempts, and malware from infiltrating its customers' inboxes, effectively blocking nearly 15 billion unwanted emails daily.
Google is retiring its Gmail Basic HTML view in January 2024.
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