Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) is asking the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) what "Actional Cyber Intelligence" Officials have gained since they ordered Federal Agencies to adopt a key Email Security Tool.

The Tool, known as the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conference (DMARC), allows Organizations to Report Fraudulent Emails or, when the Strongest Settings are enabled, Block these Messages from reaching Recipients entirely.

In a Letter to Christopher Krebs, who Leads the DHS's Cyber and Infrastructure Protection wing, Wyden asked the Department to Expand on what it has learned from Agencies' adoption of DMARC.

"Requiring agencies to transmit email impersonation threat data to DHS is only the first step. DHS must then collate and analyze those reports in order to understand the scope of the threat and to determine how best to protect federal agencies from impersonation," Wyden wrote.

"I would like to understand what steps DHS has taken to analyze this information and to turn it into actionable cyber intelligence."

Agencies were Required to begin adopting DMARC in January. They face an October Deadline to begin Implementing the Tool on its Strongest Setting, to help prevent Individuals from Falling Victim to Emails Masquerading as those coming from Government Agencies.

CLICK HERE to read the Two Page (pdf) Letter.









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