Email Deliverability, Security & Compliance
Your email is a key business communication tool — make sure it stays that way. The Aspire EDSC platform protects your domain from impersonation, hits the new SPF / DKIM / DMARC standards, and makes sure your legitimate email actually arrives.
Three questions every business owner should answer
If you don't have a definite "yes" to all three, you have email exposure.
Are you in control of your online reputation?
Scammers can impersonate your domain — and even your customers can't tell the difference.
Is your brand safe from online attack?
Fake websites, cloned social profiles, counterfeit products — and your name on all of them.
Are your email systems protected?
Compromised inboxes are launchpads for phishing, BEC fraud, ransomware and worse.
The scale of email cybercrime
Email is the #1 attack vector — and the numbers are staggering.
61%
of SMBs were victims of a cyberattack in the past year. (BlackFog, 2023)
91%
of cyberattacks begin with a phishing email to an unexpected victim. (Deloitte)
3.4bn
phishing emails are sent every day, impersonating trusted senders. (StationX)
162bn
emails are identified as spam every single day. (People.ai)
£4.56m
average UK cost of a data breach in 2023 — up 8.1% YoY. (DBX UK)
2.39m
cybercrime cases hit UK businesses in 2022–23. (DBX UK)
How attackers abuse an unprotected domain
If your email isn't authenticated, these are all in play.
Email spoofing
Forging the "From" field so messages look like yours. Recipients trust them. They shouldn't.
Phishing & spear-phishing
Credible-looking emails impersonating you, designed to steal credentials or money.
Malware distribution
Attachments and links delivered under your reputation — opened because they "look safe".
Deliverability damage / blacklisting
If your domain gets associated with spam, mail providers start blocking your legitimate email too.
Loss of trust
Customers stop believing what comes from your domain. Reputational damage is long-lasting.
Financial fraud (BEC, CEO fraud)
Impersonated execs requesting wire transfers. Real money, real losses, very real risk.
The 2024 SPF / DKIM / DMARC standards
In 2024 Google, Yahoo and Apple started enforcing new requirements for email senders. Other providers are following. If your domain isn't compliant, your email gets quietly redirected to junk — or rejected outright.
Authentication: SPF + DKIM + DMARC
SPF validates the sender, DKIM signs the message, DMARC enforces the policy. All three together prove the email really came from you.
Spam complaint rate under 0.1%
Keep it below 0.1% (and never above 0.3%) — or your deliverability suffers across the board.
Enhanced DNS & TLS compliance
RFC 5322 standards, properly-configured PTR records, and TLS connections for every email transmission.
One-click unsubscribe
Mandatory for bulk senders — both as a list header and as a clearly-visible body link.
A 3-minute video explaining how SPF, DKIM and DMARC work together.
What's in the Aspire EDSC platform
One platform, zero downtime, zero learning curve — implemented and managed by us.
SPF / DKIM / DMARC rollout
Done properly the first time — no half-configured records, no email going to junk.
Continuous monitoring
We watch for unauthorised senders, lookalike domains, and reputation drift in real time.
Inbound threat filtering
Phishing, malware and spam stopped before they reach inboxes — and before someone clicks.
Deliverability reporting
Monthly reports on where your email lands, who's seeing it, and where to improve.
Staff education
Short, practical sessions so your team becomes the strongest link in your security stack.
Specialist support
Our email security engineers are on hand when something looks off — or you need fast advice.
What our clients say
A few words from Manchester businesses we've helped lock down their email.
"Have been a customer of Aspire for a number of years. Despite continual approaches from competitors, I've always been 100% happy to remain. Would happily recommend."
— Nick Thompson
"Mark and the team have been servicing our company since 2021 and have been a great partner. Always prompt with replies and great on the phone. Highly recommended."
— Sean Ryan
"Aspire IT have been a great help for my business. From start-up they've sorted out all my email accounts and if I have any problems they always act swiftly."
— Chris McMahon
Award-winning email security
Aspire was recognised in 2024 as winner for Best Cyber Resilience Strategy — a reflection of the work we do every day for our clients across the North West.
From £45/month the EDSC platform gives you global, company-wide compliance — and effectively stops anyone impersonating you by email.
Stop attackers using your domain — start today
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