Webinar Description
Key Takeaways
- Examines the gap between DMARC adoption rates and actual enforcement levels in 2026
- Addresses how attackers are exploiting DMARC on their own infrastructure to improve impersonation success
- Explores the role of artificial intelligence in lowering barriers to sophisticated email impersonation attacks
- Targeted at CISOs, IT security managers, and email security specialists in enterprise environments
- Covers security layers needed beyond DMARC to achieve comprehensive email protection
About the Webinar
The 2026 Cyberthreat Report Webinar: DMARC & The Identity Reckoning is a 30-minute live session presenting findings from Sendmarc’s 2026 Cyberthreat Report. Hosted by Kieran Frost, Sendmarc’s Chief Operations Officer, the webinar focuses on the current state of DMARC adoption and enforcement across enterprise environments. The session includes a live Q&A segment and provides attendees with a copy of the full research report.
DMARC Compliance Versus Actual Protection
A central theme of the webinar is the distinction between meeting mailbox provider mandates and achieving genuine protection against email impersonation. Many organizations have adopted DMARC to satisfy compliance requirements, yet enforcement rates remain low. This gap leaves enterprises vulnerable despite appearing compliant on paper. The session examines why adoption alone fails to prevent impersonation attacks and what steps organizations must take to move from basic implementation to effective enforcement.
Evolving Attack Techniques
The webinar addresses how threat actors are adapting their methods in response to wider DMARC deployment. Attackers are now implementing DMARC on their own infrastructure, which can make fraudulent messages appear more legitimate to recipients and email filters. The session also covers how artificial intelligence is enabling more convincing impersonation attempts by lowering the technical barriers for attackers to craft persuasive phishing content at scale.
Using DMARC Reporting for Threat Detection
Beyond enforcement, the webinar explores how organizations can leverage DMARC reporting as an early warning system for unauthenticated email threats. Properly configured reporting provides visibility into who is sending email on behalf of a domain, enabling security teams to identify impersonation attempts before they reach recipients. The session also acknowledges security gaps that DMARC cannot address independently, discussing additional protective layers required for comprehensive email security.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for enterprise security leaders and IT professionals responsible for email security and identity risk management. Relevant roles include Chief Information Security Officers, IT Security Managers, Security Analysts, and Email Security Specialists. Organizations in sectors with significant email infrastructure, such as finance, insurance, technology, and media, will find the content particularly applicable. The session assumes familiarity with email authentication concepts and targets mid to senior-level professionals seeking to strengthen their organization’s defences against impersonation attacks.