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title: "Email and DNS, Locked Down: The Perimeter Checklist"
id: "12589"
type: "post"
slug: "email-and-dns-locked-down-the-perimeter-checklist"
published_at: "2026-08-06T06:12:04+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-08-06T06:12:04+00:00"
url: "https://lucidhive.com/email-and-dns-locked-down-the-perimeter-checklist/"
markdown_url: "https://lucidhive.com/email-and-dns-locked-down-the-perimeter-checklist.md"
excerpt: "The one perimeter external systems inspect: DNSSEC signing, SPF/DKIM/DMARC with a reject policy, and the verification loop that catches drift before it becomes an incident."
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