Components of Email Architecture
It is important to note that each component in the email architecture has its own significance in terms of securing email infrastructure.
A brief of each of the components is mentioned below. More about the specific types of email threats, attacks & their mitigations in the next posts.So continue reading😉
1. Active Directory/LDAP Server
To validate the recipient's email address before forwarding the email to the mail server.
2.DNS Servers.
To verify/perform the forward & reverse DNS records such as MX, PTR, TXT, SPF, DKIM, DMARC, etc., of incoming or destination mail gateways
3.Exchange Servers
Hosts the mailboxes of users.
4.Email Gateways
Manages interdomain mail communications acts as a relay between exchange servers on sending & receiving ends. Filters & secures the email infrastructure & business at large.
5.Tons of Security Features Including Dynamic File Analysis
Stop various threats based on organizational needs such as anti-virus,anti-spam, malware analysis on-prem or on-cloud, IP intelligence feeds are few to mention.
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