2.h.3 · Client Case

Abode Labs — DNS & email authentication.

Email authentication hardening and DMARC posture for abodelabs.ai, coordinated with Don. Paired case with TeleoTitle and flagship material for the Next-Gen-Audit offer.

Contact
Don
Domain
abodelabs.ai
Engagement
Fixed-scope DNS hardening
Deliverable
Runbook with DMARC enforcement plan
Maps to
Next-Gen-Audit
What I built

The same rigor, a different threat model.

Where TeleoTitle's work was wire-fraud framed, Abode Labs's was brand-protection and impersonation framed. Same underlying discipline — SPF, DKIM, DMARC — delivered in the same runbook shape. The value of doing two at once was in productizing the deliverable: the second one took a fraction of the effort and produced a cleaner artifact.

  • DNS assessment and gap inventory
  • SPF / DKIM publication
  • DMARC phased enforcement
  • Monitoring hooks for drift detection
  • Human-readable remediation runbook
Cross-link

This case and TeleoTitle together are the proof material for the audit and DNS‑hardening work delivered through Next‑Gen IT. See how both clients fit into the broader growth flywheel and partner model in the Partnership Strategy.

Next‑Gen‑IT strategy

Productizing the audit

Abode Labs’ DNS and email‑authentication runbook was designed to be repeatable. By running the Next‑Gen‑IT Audit Portal on abodelabs.ai we identified misalignments in SPF, DKIM, and DMARC; the same portal can surface hidden debt in any small business. The strategy is to use the scan results to drive a well‑documented remediation and continuity plan.

Preview of the Next‑Gen‑IT Audit Tool

Screenshot from the audit portal used in the Abode Labs assessment.

Explore the portal and our sample deliverables on the Next‑Gen‑IT page. The Starsky Owen Realty and Shonna King reports show how the findings are synthesized into a roadmap.