Mimecast Threat Center must provide companies with up-to-date threat information

Mimecast wants to further secure companies through its new Threat Center. Experts from the security company keep a constant eye on the threat assessment and provide organisations with relevant and practical information. As a result, companies need to tighten their security against current threats, according to the company.

Mimecast processes monthly data generated by the Internet traffic and over 12 billion e-mails from more than 33,000 organisations worldwide. The new Threat Center analyses this information and uses it to expose current security trends. Based on anonymous data on user behaviour, company security measures and targeted attacks, in-depth reports are created.

The reports contain further information about the investigation into vulnerabilities. It also analyses new and targeted malware, as well as attacks on specific industries. The Threat Center also publishes a monthly Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), which is an overview of email threats that can pass through the security layer of companies.

With the right information, companies can use their resources effectively and efficiently against acute threats,” said Joshua Douglas, Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Mimecast.

In addition, security teams are given the means to adapt their internal security organisation to the specific threat assessment for their sector. It is also possible to adjust the internal policy on the basis of the information, and it is clear what users should be warned about.

Microsoft Word

The first analysis of a newly discovered vulnerability has already been released. This is an error in Microsoft Word, which makes it possible to mask an attack via another vulnerability. Security systems do not notice an attack because of an error in the processor of an integer overflow, after which criminals gain control over the attacked system.

The new center is headed by Joshua Douglas, Vice President of Threat Intelligence at Mimecast. Douglas has more than twenty years of experience in securing large organisations. “With the right information, companies can use their resources effectively and in the right way against acute threats,” says Douglas. “This reduces complexity and allows organizations to protect themselves without increasing costs.”