Stuff received an email from an apparent "whistleblower" within the Nelson City Council. Major email providers like Gmail and Outlook check SPF information when assessing if an email is spam. Skara Bohny Despite a Nelson City Council says its email security was in place despite a spoof email getting through to Stuff. Craig Campbell, IT security expert for Nine, Stuff's parent company, said there was another layer of email security needed to prevent fraudulent emails getting through. McLeod said the Nelson City Council would look into the option, but if it wasn't doing it now it was for a reason.

Source: Stuff October 01, 2019 03:11 UTC