Mimecast showcased its range of
email and data security solutions and services; Security expert - Matthew
Gardiner spoke at the event
Dubai, UAE – November 2,
2016 – Mimecast Limited
(NASDAQ: MIME), a leading email and data security company, participated in the Gartner
Security and Risk Management Summit 2016. The company showcased its full-range
of email and data security solutions and services at the event, which was held
from October 31st to November 1st at the Raffles Hotel Dubai.
As a speaker at the conference, Matthew Gardiner, Senior
Product Marketing Manager of Mimecast, addressed the impact of ransomware on
businesses, the reasons why attacks through ransomware have been increasing in
recent months and how organizations could defend themselves against a
ransomware attack and protect themselves in the current security landscape.
“No organization is immune to a ransomware attack and businesses
are increasingly being held hostage by cybercriminals. In recent months, much
of the malware being blocked by Mimecast for our customers has been ransomware,
which is a huge number. Given the criticality of business assets, digital
infrastructure, or even safety of life in some cases, many businesses are
forced to pay the ransom,” said Matthew Gardiner, Senior Product Marketing
Manager of Mimecast.
“At the Security and Risk Management Summit 2016, we shared
insights on the serious threat ransomware poses, why there has been a
significant rise in ransomware attacks and discuss how a three-pronged
strategy of prevention, business continuity and email archiving could help defeat ransomware before
it takes the business hostage,” Mr. Gardiner added.
The key to ransomware protection is two-fold: deploying
email security solutions for ransomware detection, and maintaining up-to-the-minute
backups and archives of email data. Mimecast provides both security and
archiving solutions to protect against ransomware. Mimecast highlighted how its cloud-based
email security services and its capabilities of Targeted Threat Protection helps
Middle East organizations reduce the risk, complexity and costs traditionally
associated with protecting email.
The Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit 2016
provided organizations with the proven practices and strategies they need to
maintain cost-effective security and risk programs to support digital business
and drive enterprise success. The event featured comprehensive tracks to
drill down on the hottest security and risk management topics based on
participants’ role, experience level and key focus.
Mimecast was exhibiting at booth #942, where visitors were
able to meet and interact with some of Mimecast’s top solution experts.
