Mimecast stories

Mimecast highlights cyber risk perception among CISOs
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digital transformation
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phishing
Many CISOs recognise a knowledge gap on their boards, which places CISOs at a disadvantage when they need to prove ROI on cybersecurity initiatives.

Somerville named Mimecast partner, given access to services
Wed, 22nd Mar 2023
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cybersecurity
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email security
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Mimecast has named Somerville a partner, giving it access to Mimecast’s email, web and data cybersecurity services.

Mimecast and Okta join forces to reduce insider threat attacks
Thu, 10th Nov 2022
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ai
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collaboration
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okta
Mimecast Limited, an advanced email and collaboration security company, has announced a new strategic integration with Okta, an independent identity provider.

Half of Aussie businesses have seen increase in data threats
Wed, 4th May 2022
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
Australian companies are starting to understand they need to be constantly training and educating staff on how to keep their privacy.

Mimecast reveals what email cybersecurity needs in 2022
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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cybersecurity
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email security
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When the first email was sent over 50 years ago, no one could have predicted how much we would end up relying on this technology or the threats that would come to be associated with it.

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Mimecast exec on the threat of ransomware
Tue, 28th Sep 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
In this interview, Garrett discusses the question of whether or not to pay ransoms, and explains why it's the biggest cybersecurity threat of our time.

The case for prioritising IT privacy in businesses
Tue, 18th May 2021
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
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It was Privacy Awareness Week recently. But one week in May every year isn’t cutting it: privacy needs to be a year-round focus.

Organisations faced unprecedented ransomware risk in 2020
Wed, 28th Apr 2021
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
Enterprises faced unprecedented cybersecurity risk in 2020 from increasing attack volume, the pandemic-driven digital transformation of work, and generally deficient cyber preparedness and training.

Shields up: surprises are the new normal
Wed, 17th Feb 2021
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
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hybrid
The most common way for a cyber threat to penetrate an organisation is through email, but there are many other ways to create havoc - for some criminals, it is their life’s work to come up with different ways to facilitate attacks.

Are you ready for a more privacy-focused New Zealand?
Tue, 1st Dec 2020
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cybersecurity
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mimecast
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privacy commissioner
New Zealand’s new Privacy Act is now in effect, and there are significant changes that affect every organisation that operates in New Zealand.

Mimecast and CrowdStrike partnership protects customers from advanced attacks
Tue, 3rd Nov 2020
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ai
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ai security
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attack
Mimecast has extended its work with CrowdStrike with the intention of better protecting customers from advanced cyber attacks.

Mimecast appoints Jonathan Corini as new VP for global channel sales
Thu, 22nd Oct 2020
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appointments
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channel ecosystem
Corini will oversee the strategy and execution of the company’s global channel programme, with the appointment aiming to unify and strengthen Mimecast’s commitment to the channel.

Security training and tech: Empowering staff in a hybrid work environment
Mon, 28th Sep 2020
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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email security
As employees travel back and forth between home and the workplace, are they walking through the door with cyber threats sitting on their devices?

Who are the 2020 Mimecast ANZ partner award winners?
Mon, 10th Aug 2020
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multi-cloud
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partner awards
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“We congratulate all winners for being recognised as Mimecast's top performing partners and individual across the region.”

InfoTrust named Mimecast’s ANZ Growth Partner of the Year
Fri, 7th Aug 2020
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awards
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channel partners
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partner awards
The award reflects InfoTrust’s customer-centric approach with a focus on optimising ROI for customers’ security investments, the company says.

Inteview: Mimecast security expert on why email attacks are more successful than ever
Fri, 26th Jun 2020
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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email security
TechDay spoke to Mimecast Australia principal technical consultant Garrett O’Hara, who walks through why security experts are becoming increasingly pessimistic about email-borne attacks.

60% of IT managers think email cyber-attacks are 'inevitable' - report
Fri, 12th Jun 2020
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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email security
Mimecast has released its latest State of Email Security report, which surveyed over 1,000 IT decision-makers on their view of the current state of cybersecurity.

'Huge disconnect' between employer and employee perception of security
Tue, 9th Jun 2020
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cybersecurity
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cybersafety
59% of IT managers in a survey conducted by Forrester say they are doing enough for their organisation’s cybersecurity, yet 53% of employees disagree.

Interview: Mimecast channel director on new partner programme and consolidation in the channel
Wed, 20th May 2020
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cybersecurity
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partner programmes
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channel partners
Craig McGregor explains Mimecast's new partner programme, the importance of consolidation in the security space, and the effect of COVID-19 on the local channel.

Why CEOs can be the weakest link in cybersecurity – Mimecast
Fri, 31st Jan 2020
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
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mimecast
Research by Vanson Bourne revealed that 44% of respondents believed that their CEO was the weak link in their cybersecurity operation.

Mimecast acquires brand exploitation prevention startup
Wed, 15th Jan 2020
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mergers and acquisitions
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mimecast
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segasec
The acquisition of the Israeli Segasec extends Mimecast’s capabilities to protect against brand exploits used to steal money and data.

Mimecast’s top ANZ channel partners of 2019
Tue, 17th Sep 2019
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datacom
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brennan it
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dimension data
The company has announced the winners of its Mimecast Partner Awards which celebrate channel partner performance across eight categories.

67b emails rejected due to 'highly malicious attack techniques'
Fri, 9th Aug 2019
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email security
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it management
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mimecast
Out of 160 billion emails analysed between April and June 2019, 42% were rejected.

Native email security systems inadequate – Mimecast
Mon, 17th Jun 2019
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email security
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report
In the report, 85% of the 1,025 global respondents experienced an impersonation attack in 2018.