Protect Citizens from Government Email Impersonation
When citizens receive an email from your .gov domain, they trust it completely. SimpleDMARC prevents attackers from impersonating government agencies to steal personal information, spread disinformation, or commit benefits fraud.
Government Domains Are High-Value Impersonation Targets
74% — Of government domains lack DMARC enforcement (2024 audit)
394M — Lost to government impersonation scams (FTC 2024)
Why Every Government Domain Needs DMARC at p=reject
Citizens inherently trust email from government domains. An email from irs.gov, dmv@state.gov, or benefits@city.gov carries authority that commercial domains don't. Attackers exploit this trust to steal Social Security numbers, redirect tax refunds, commit benefits fraud, and spread disinformation.
DMARC enforcement ensures that only authorized government email systems can send as your domain. SimpleDMARC's hosted approach means your IT team doesn't need DNS expertise — a single CNAME delegation and all DMARC management happens in our dashboard.
Meet Federal Cybersecurity Mandates
CISA's Binding Operational Directive 18-01 requires all federal executive branch domains to implement DMARC at p=reject. The UK's NCSC requires DMARC for all .gov.uk domains. Australia's ACSC mandates DMARC in its Essential Eight.
SimpleDMARC provides CISA BOD 18-01 compliance out of the box, FedRAMP-compatible architecture (metadata only), multi-domain support for departments and sub-agencies, and exportable compliance reports for oversight bodies.
SimpleDMARC Impact for Government Agencies
Protect citizen trust, meet federal mandates, and secure every government domain — with zero infrastructure changes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CISA BOD 18-01 and does it require DMARC?
Binding Operational Directive 18-01, issued by CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), requires all federal executive branch agencies to implement DMARC at p=reject on all .gov domains. This means unauthorized emails sent from your .gov domain must be rejected by receiving mail servers. SimpleDMARC provides full BOD 18-01 compliance with a single CNAME delegation per domain.
Does SimpleDMARC work for state and local government domains?
Yes. While BOD 18-01 applies to federal agencies, many state and local governments are voluntarily adopting DMARC to protect citizen communications. SimpleDMARC supports any domain — .gov, .state, .city, .county, or custom government domains. Our multi-domain dashboard makes it easy to manage dozens or hundreds of department domains from one interface.
Does SimpleDMARC process any citizen PII or sensitive data?
No. SimpleDMARC only processes email authentication metadata — sender IP addresses, domain names, and SPF/DKIM authentication results. We never access, store, or transmit email content, citizen data, or any personally identifiable information. Our architecture is FedRAMP-compatible for this reason.
How do we deploy DMARC across 50+ department domains?
SimpleDMARC's hosted DMARC approach makes multi-domain deployment fast. Each domain requires just one CNAME record to be added. Once delegated, all DMARC policy management, SPF optimization, and reporting happens in our dashboard — no per-domain DNS changes needed. Government IT teams have deployed across 50+ domains in under a day.
Can we generate compliance reports for oversight bodies?
Yes. SimpleDMARC provides exportable compliance reports that show DMARC enforcement status, authentication rates, unauthorized sending sources detected, and remediation actions taken. These reports are formatted for regulatory oversight, IG reviews, and cybersecurity assessment submissions.
What happens if we have domains that can't reach p=reject?
Some legacy systems may have authentication challenges. SimpleDMARC identifies these systems during the monitoring phase and provides specific guidance on how to configure SPF/DKIM for each one. For domains with complex legacy infrastructure, you can set a timeline for enforcement while maintaining monitoring and reporting for oversight compliance.