Only 17 companies in the FTSE 250 are using the DMARC standard to prevent email scams which enable theft of customer passwords, bank accounts, credit cards and other sensitive information. Of the UKs top 500 companies based on internet site ranking, only 28% currently possess a valid DMARC entry. Of 139 companies using the standard, only 59 are operating a reject or quarantine response, leaving customers of 88% of companies without any protection against phishing attacks. There are an estimated 156 million phishing emails sent every day.”]