Registration is now CLOSED.

Each week, bootcamp webinar sessions will be recorded and posted on the DMARC Bootcamp Resource page. If you missed registration, follow along on your own using the resources posted each week.

Details for each of the five weeks of bootcamp can be found below.

GCA DMARC Bootcamp 2021

DMARC is considered the industry standard for email authentication to prevent attacks from malicious third parties sending harmful email using an organization's domain. By implementing DMARC, you lower the odds of your domains being spoofed and used for phishing attacks against others. DMARC is also an important defense against Business Email Compromise (BEC), which is a growing risk for organizations of all sizes, with more than $1.7 billion in losses last year according to the FBI.

Continuing its efforts to accelerate DMARC adoption through advocacy and practical solutions, the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) is pleased to offer another installment of its DMARC Bootcamp. Beginning May 5th, GCA will conduct five weeks of free online technical training focused on what DMARC is and how to implement it. We’ll cover the basics of SPF and DKIM and options of performing DKIM key generation and signing. We will go over each of the tags for a DMARC policy and provide a demonstration of how to create the DNS records for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC on several systems.

By the end of the bootcamp, participants will have enough information and confidence to move to the highest DMARC policy level of “reject” immediately or within a few months.  

Every step of the way, GCA will assist with resources and guidance, including a weekly one-hour webinar. 

Upon registering for the bootcamp, you will receive a confirmation email. One week prior to the first webinar you will receive additional information to get you started. Each week's webinars will be held on Wednesdays, with two time slots to choose from: 8am ET/ 2pm CET or 1pm ET/ 7pm CET.

EARN CPE CREDITS!!!

Bootcamp participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance as follows:

• Attend the full 5 hours of the live bootcamp sessions
• Certificates cannot be issued for watching recorded sessions
• This will be tracked by using the email address the participant registered with.

If any participant’s domain does not have a DMARC policy set prior to the start of bootcamp and implements a DMARC at policy level “none” for their organization during the bootcamp (end date to do so is June 4th), they will receive an additional 3 hours of credit. The domain used during registration is what we will track for this credit so you must register using your organization's email address (i.e. no gmail, yahoo, hotmail, etc.).

Learn More About Each Session 

Week One: Getting Started

• April 28: Pre-webinar resources emailed to bootcamp registrants
• May 5: Webinar - BEC and DMARC in a Nutshell
  This webinar features a brief overview of the bootcamp, along with an overview of DMARC that explains what DMARC protects against (including BEC), why it is important to implement, and the various components involved with implementation.

Weeks Two and Three: Time to Implement!!

• May 12: Webinar - What are SPF and DKIM?
  In this session we will review SPF and DKIM. We’ll cover the basics of SPF and DKIM and options of performing DKIM key generation and signing.
• May 18, 19 & 20: DMARC in Detail and Online Technical Demos
  In these sessions we will go into the technical aspects of creating a DMARC policy. We will cover each of the tags for a DMARC policy and provide a demonstration of how to create the DNS records for SPF, DKIM, and DMARC on various DNS platforms. You may attend any one, or all three, sessions.
• Tuesday, May 18 - demo of Window DNS
• Wednesday, May 19 - demo Linux DNS
• Thursday, May 20 - demo of Cloud DNS

Week Four: Ongoing Management

• May 26: Webinar - DMARC Reporting & Analysis: What Happens Next
  In this session, we will discuss next steps now that you have DMARC implemented. We will talk about how to analyze and review the reports generated and what actions may need to be taken before moving to a DMARC enforcement level.

Week Five: Wrap-up Session

• June 2: Webinar - Bootcamp Review and Additional Protocols
  In this session, we will do a quick review of the previous sessions and provide high-level information on other email security protocols.