Email security & deliverability in Flat Bush
Email is where most attacks start and where most business is still done. We filter out the phishing and fake invoices before staff see them, lock down your domain so nobody else can send as you, and fix the settings that send your own mail to clients' junk folders.
Onsite technicians cover Flat Bush. Most problems are fixed remotely first; when a job needs hands, a technician comes to you.
Email security & deliverability for Flat Bush businesses
Flat Bush is one of Auckland's newer suburbs, built over the last two decades around the Ormiston town centre, with medical and dental clinics, childcare, tutoring, real estate, home-based professionals and small offices in newly built commercial blocks. It sits between Botany, Manukau and East Tamaki.
Commercial buildings here are new, so fibre and basic cabling are usually in place, and the gaps are more about choices made at fit-out: consumer Wi-Fi, too few data points or a comms cabinet in a hot cupboard. Home-based professionals also need business-grade security on home networks shared with family.
We put those records in place carefully. Every service that sends as you, such as your accounting package, website forms and newsletter tool, is found and included first, so tightening the policy doesn't block your own invoices. Then we add filtering for incoming mail and show staff how to report anything odd. Finally we keep watching the DMARC reports, so a new service sending as you, or someone trying to forge your address, is spotted and dealt with rather than discovered when a client complains.
We send technicians to Flat Bush clinics, offices and home businesses for setups and fixes, and support most requests remotely. Installation work is quoted in writing beforehand.
What's included
Phishing and malware filtering
Incoming mail scanned for malicious links, attachments and fake sign-in pages, with links checked again when they are clicked.
External sender warnings
A clear banner on mail from outside the company, so a message using the boss's name from a free email account stands out.
Impersonation protection
Rules that flag mail pretending to come from your directors, your domain or lookalike domains with a letter swapped.
DKIM signing
Microsoft 365 and your other sending services set to sign outgoing mail with your domain, so receivers can verify it.
SPF records
One correct SPF record listing every service that legitimately sends for you, kept within the lookup limits that break many records.
Report-a-scam button
A simple way for staff to send a suspicious email to us for checking, so problems get reported rather than quietly deleted.
Is it right for your Flat Bush office?
Email security is worth a look if:
- Clients tell you your invoices or quotes end up in junk
- Someone received a fake invoice that appeared to come from your address
- Staff are getting convincing fake Microsoft sign-in emails
- You don't know whether your domain has SPF, DKIM or DMARC
- A large client or bank has asked you to set up DMARC
How getting started works
- Free IT health check. We look at your devices, accounts, backups and network and tell you what we find, in plain English.
- Clear proposal. A written monthly price per user and a list of any fixes, with nothing hidden.
- Handover. We collect admin access and documentation from your current provider and keep your team working.
- Day-one fixes. Security gaps, failed backups and urgent risks are dealt with first.
Email security & deliverability in Flat Bush: questions
Our new clinic's comms cupboard gets very hot. Does that matter?
Heat shortens equipment life and causes random faults. We can move the equipment to a better spot or into a ventilated cabinet, and any cooling or power changes go to a builder or registered electrician.
Can you secure a home office shared with family devices?
Yes. We keep work devices on a separate network or protected by a managed firewall, encrypt the laptop and require multi-factor sign-in, so family devices can't put business data at risk.
Why does our email go to junk?
Common causes are a missing or broken SPF record, no DKIM signing, a website or app sending as your domain without permission, or a shared sending address with a poor reputation. We check each one and fix the cause.
What are SPF, DKIM and DMARC in plain English?
SPF is a list of who can send email for your domain. DKIM is a digital signature on each message. DMARC ties them together and tells receiving servers whether to accept, quarantine or reject mail that fails, and sends you reports about it.
How long does it take to set up?
Filtering and records are usually set in a day or two. Moving DMARC to full enforcement normally takes a few weeks of watching reports, so nothing legitimate is caught.
Will turning on DMARC stop our own emails?
It can if it is rushed. That is why we start in reporting mode, find every service sending as you and only tighten the policy when the reports show your genuine mail passing.
More IT services in Flat Bush
- Managed IT
- IT support
- Cyber security
- Microsoft 365
- Networks & Wi-Fi
- Internet & phones
- Backup & disaster recovery
- Cloud & servers
- CCTV & access control
- Printers, copiers & scanning
- Laptops, PCs & devices
- Office moves & fit-outs
- IT strategy & consulting
- Co-managed IT
- Security awareness training