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Mimecast tracks growing Malware-as-a-Service trend in analysis of 202 billion emails
2020-03-05 22:15

From October 2019 through December 2019, the email security company analyzed 202 billion emails and rejected 92 billion as malicious. The Mimecast Threat Intelligence Report RSA Conference Edition 2020 reports that the emerging Malware-as-a-Service model means that simpler attack methods can reach more targets while keeping older, well-known malware active at the same time.

Mimecast tracks Malware-as-a-Service trend in analysis of 202 billion emails
2020-03-05 16:54

Software security company identified 92 billion malicious mails in Q4 and a spike in Emotet and ransomware.

Mimecast Acquires Threat Protection Provider Segasec
2020-01-07 16:46

Email and data security company Mimecast on Monday announced the acquisition of threat protection solutions provider Segasec. The acquisition, Mimecast says, is expected to help it better defend customers against fake websites that aim to harvest the credentials of their customers, employees, partners, and third-party vendors within their supply chains.

For pity's sake, groans Mimecast, teach your workforce not to open obviously dodgy emails
2019-07-17 18:33

JavaScript obfuscation finds its way into finance phishery A JavaScript-based phishing campaign mainly targeting British finance and accounting workers has been uncovered by Mimecast.…

Mimecast Acquires Cloud Migration Firm Simply Migrate
2019-01-30 11:36

Mimecast, a company that focuses on email security, acquired Simply Migrate (a cloud migration specialist) for an undisclosed sum on January 29, 2019. The purpose is to allow Mimecast customers to...

Welcome! Mimecast finds interesting door policies on email filters
2018-08-30 08:48

Microsoft and Proofpoint servers ushered in 15,656 malware attachments Inhouse email filters still miss millions of attacks – including malware attachments, impersonation and malicious links – the...

Mimecast announces acquisition of Solebit
2018-07-31 19:47

Mimecast announced it has acquired security software developer Solebit for approximately $88M net of cash acquired. Solebit’s technology is engineered to provide an approach for the identification...

Mimecast Acquires Threat Detection Startup Solebit for $88 Million
2018-07-31 12:23

Email and data security firm Mimecast (NASDAQ: MIME) announced on Tuesday that it has acquired threat detection firm Solebit for approximately $88 million net of cash acquired. read more

Mimecast acquires Ataata
2018-07-10 19:13

The acquisition will allow customers to measure cyber risk training effectiveness by converting behavior observations into actionable risk metrics for security professionals. The addition of...

Email Security Firm Mimecast Buys Staff Training Startup Ataata
2018-07-10 11:29

London, UK-based email archiving and security firm Mimecast has acquired Bethesda, Md-based security training company Ataata. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed read more