If encryption is so good at protecting data, why do so many businesses succumb to cyberattacks?

Cybercriminals use increasingly complex deception methods, and cybersecurity can be unfamiliar, unintuitive, or inconvenient to operate, recent Mimecast research reveals. No wonder most successful cyberattacks are due to human error. A secure email ser… Continue reading If encryption is so good at protecting data, why do so many businesses succumb to cyberattacks?

Arctic Wolf partners with leading security vendors to strengthen worldwide security operations

Arctic Wolf announced the expansion of strategic partnerships with leading security vendors to easily extend the power of the Arctic Wolf Platform across the entire security stack and to advance attack detection capabilities for all use cases, with the… Continue reading Arctic Wolf partners with leading security vendors to strengthen worldwide security operations

Mimecast Makes Security Training a Laughing Matter

Mimecast has found the best way to train employees on cybersecurity is with a healthy dose of humor. The company has developed a sitcom-style training program it offers via a subscription that’s making a big difference. Jann Yogman, senior direc… Continue reading Mimecast Makes Security Training a Laughing Matter

New infosec products of the week: July 16, 2021

Mimecast CyberGraph helps detect sophisticated phishing and impersonation attacks CyberGraph creates an identity graph which is built to store information about relationships between all senders and recipients. The graph is designed to detect anomalies… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: July 16, 2021

Mimecast CyberGraph helps detect sophisticated phishing and impersonation attacks

Mimecast announced the Mimecast CyberGraph solution, a new add-on for Mimecast Secure Email Gateway (SEG) that is engineered to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help detect sophisticated phishing and impersonation attacks. CyberGraph creates an iden… Continue reading Mimecast CyberGraph helps detect sophisticated phishing and impersonation attacks

3 areas of implicitly trusted infrastructure that can lead to supply chain compromises

The SolarWinds compromise in December 2020 and the ensuing investigation into their build services put a spotlight on supply chain attacks. This has generated a renewed interest by organizations to reevaluate their supply chain security posture, lest t… Continue reading 3 areas of implicitly trusted infrastructure that can lead to supply chain compromises

61% of organizations impacted by ransomware in 2020

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, a Mimecast survey reveals. The report is based on a g… Continue reading 61% of organizations impacted by ransomware in 2020

Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training

Remote work has become a new normal for industries worldwide, which presents exciting opportunities but also has the potential to expose critical security weaknesses, since employees tend to let their guards down while working from home. Employees need… Continue reading Five steps to get employees invested in security awareness training

Cofense acquires Cyberfish to eliminate the need for legacy email security solutions

Cofense announced the acquisition of Cyberfish, provider of next-generation phishing protection powered by Computer Vision and advanced Machine Learning (ML) technology. By integrating innovative machine learning capabilities from Cyberfish with Cofens… Continue reading Cofense acquires Cyberfish to eliminate the need for legacy email security solutions