Overview

• The publicly available checker assesses whether an email provider has implemented or is working to implement two BSI technical guidelines for secure delivery and authentication.
• The initiative is part of the “E‑Mail‑Sicherheitsjahr 2025” collaboration led by BSI with industry groups Bitkom and eco.
• A new “Hall of Fame der E‑Mail‑Sicherheit” recognizes 150 participating organizations, including Commerzbank and the Kreishandwerkerschaft Paderborn, though some declined to be listed.
• BSI reported early findings showing limited adoption of DNSSEC (20%) and DANE (11%) and published a compliance list where major domains such as mac.com, me.com, gmail.com, outlook.com and msn.com currently meet five of seven criteria.
• Organizers highlight the risk environment, citing an average of 42 emails per professional inbox per workday and a claim that 90% of cyberattacks arrive via email, while Bitkom says 26% of German companies suffered phishing-related damage in the past year.