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Mimecast celebrates Cybersecurity Awareness Month with educational initiatives
Mimecast Limited , an email security and cyber resilience company , has been recognised as a Cybersecurity Awareness Month “ Champion ” by the National Cyber Security Alliance . To celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month , Mimecast will be championing global initiatives designed to educate and promote cyber resilience .
Now in its eighteenth year , Cybersecurity Awareness Month continues to build momentum and impact with the ultimate goal of providing everyone with the information they need to stay safer and more secure online .
“ Enterprise organisations are under attack each day , cybersecurity threats are proliferating , and the rise of ransomware is putting security and IT teams under more pressure than they ’ ve ever faced before ,” said Josh Douglas , Senior Vice President , Mimecast . “ Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a great annual reminder that we all have a part to play in keeping our cyber activities safe and secure . Awareness and education are key , and we are happy to offer resources that advance cyber resilience .”
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The State of Email Security Report 2021 , 70 % of the companies expect their business to be harmed by an email attack and 79 % of companies were hurt by their lack of cyber preparedness . In an effort to bridge the gap and celebrate Cybersecurity Awareness Month , Mimecast ’ s month-long initiatives include :
“ Social engineering attacks are more common than ever and threat actors are excelling at manipulating humans for their own financial gain ,” said Radcliffe . “ I ’ m looking forward to discussing this topic during Cybersecurity Awareness Month with Mimecast . We will talk through ways to mitigate risk and share easy steps organisations can take to shore-up their cybersecurity postures .” p
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