Mimecast Limited, a leading email security and cyber resilience company, announced the appointment of Shahriar Rafimayeri as chief information officer (CIO). In this role, Shahriar will oversee all aspects of the company’s global IT organization, including infrastructure and internal application technology. He will accelerate Mimecast’s digital transformation efforts, with a focus on further elevating the customer and partner experience for companies of all sizes. Marketing Technology News: Seismic Acquires Grapevine6 to…

Mimecast Limited, a leading email security, and cyber resilience company announced the availability of Mimecast for Rapid7 InsightIDR. Building on the successful for Rapid7 InsightConnect integration, which more than 100 organizations currently leverage, this new integration is engineered to allow joint customers to ingest log data from Mimecast directly into InsightIDR to achieve a more comprehensive view of their security environments. Organizations will be able to detect, respond to, and remediate incidents faster, and…

Mimecast Limited, leading email security and cyber resilience company, announced the availability of Mimecast Cloud Archive for Theta Lake. The robust integration is designed to streamline risk analysis and governance efforts in the current remote working era to enable capture, retention, eDiscovery, and automated risk detection across relevant productivity applications. Key productivity applications include e-mail, audio, video, and chat data from Webex Teams, Webex Meetings, Zoom (Meetings, Phone, Chat), Microsoft Teams…

A Mimecast for ServiceNow Integration Gives Joint Customers a Rapid and Automated Response for Customer Service and IT Operations Mimecast announced it has received certification of its application with ServiceNow, available now in the ServiceNow Store.  Certification by ServiceNow is only granted to apps available in the store and signifies that Mimecast has successfully completed a set of defined tests focused on Now Platform security, compatibility, performance, and integration interoperability. The certification also…

Mimecast Limited, leading email security and cyber resilience company, announced the availability of Mimecast Email Security for Azure Sentinel in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, online store providing applications, and services for use on Azure. Mimecast customers can now take advantage of the productive and trusted Azure cloud platform, with streamlined deployment and management. Marketing Technology News: Insellerate Launches First of Its Kind Mobile Solution Mimecast customers can now take advantage of the Microsoft…

End-users can now learn from real-life, de-weaponized phishing campaigns Mimecast Limited, a leading email security and cyber resilience company, announced an industry changing capability that will allow customers to launch live phishing simulations. Known as SAFE Phish, it’s designed to let security teams create training exercises using real-life, de-weaponized campaigns that target their organizations and employees. Training results are engineered to be incorporated into the Mimecast SAFE Score dashboard, which is…

Former IBM And Palo Alto Networks Exec joins Mimecast to lead DACH sales team Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced the appointment of Klaus Seidl as the new Vice President of the DACH region. Klaus will be responsible supporting Mimecast’s growth in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) and will report to Mimecast’s SVP of EMEA, Brandon Bekker. Marketing Technology News: BlueConic Expands Customer Lifecycle Orchestration Capabilities Klaus has more than 30 years’ experience in IT and…

Mimecast Case Review Redesigned to Offer Rich Dashboards and Reporting, Powerful Search and Legal Hold Functionality Mimecast announced that Mimecast Case Review offers a new, intuitive user interface that is designed to provide an entire platform of capabilities for helping to respond to e-discovery. Built on and leveraging Mimecast Cloud Archive, a market leading platform, Mimecast Case Review includes a redesigned interface and enhanced features. New benefits are engineered to include a more granular search, scalability,…

Acquisition Extends Protection Beyond the Perimeter to Defend Against Brand Exploits Used to Steal Money and Data Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced the acquisition of Segasec, a provider of digital threat protection. With this innovative technology, Mimecast customers can better defend against attacks that leverage fake websites and domains for credential harvesting of their customers, employees, partners, and 3rd party vendors within their supply chains. Hackers are using sophisticated…

New Mimecast Web Security Capabilities Reduce Security, Data and Compliance Risks Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, today announced the release of added application visibility and control capabilities to its Mimecast Web Security service. Application Visibility and Control will help Mimecast customers overcome the challenge of Shadow IT by uncovering Cloud app usage within their organizations and providing the necessary tools to control access. These new capabilities strengthen overall cyber resilience…

Acquisition Offers Powerful Brand Protection with Stronger Blocking of Spoofing Attacks Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced it has acquired DMARC Analyzer, a SaaS-based solution provider that offers user-friendly Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) setup, management and analysis. With this acquisition, Mimecast customers can address threats at the email perimeter, inside the email network, and beyond their immediate purview. DMARC Analyzer’s simple and…

Heather Bentley to Join as Senior Vice President of Customer Success; Susan Vaillancourt Joins as New Vice President of Brand Strategy; and Alpna J. Doshi Named to Board of Directors effective December 1, 2019 Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced three new executive appointments to help drive the company’s next phase of growth. Heather Bentley, formerly of Symantec, will join Mimecast as the new Senior Vice President of Customer Success; Susan Vaillancourt, previously with Optiv, joins as…

Report Discovers Trojans Made up 71% of Opportunistic Attacks, and Education as the Most Targeted Sector Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, launched its first Threat Intelligence Report: Black Hat Edition 2019. The report provides technical analysis of emerging threats identified as attempts to get through the security environment of Mimecast customers. Within the report, Mimecast Threat Center researchers outline tactics and techniques of emerging threats, active threat campaigns observed, primary…

In his Expanded Role, Bekker will Manage Rapid Growth in Europe, Middle East and Africa; Paul Stafford Promoted to VP of Africa Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced the appointment of Brandon Bekker to Senior Vice President, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to help manage the rapid growth within region. In this newly created position, Brandon will be responsible for supporting the continued growth for Mimecast in EMEA and ensuring collaboration and consolidation across all markets in…

Radicati Group Positions Mimecast Highly for Innovation and Customers Success Mimecast, a leading email and data security company, announced it has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave:  Information Archiving Cloud Providers, Q1 2019 and a Top Player in the Radicati Information Archiving - Market Quadrant, 2019. According to the Forrester Wave, “Mimecast excels in customer support, user experience, and email protection”, while the Radicati Group highlighted how Mimecast’s integration of Security, Archiving, Protection…

Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced Bob Schechter has joined its Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2019. Schechter is currently a corporate board member, investor and advisor to several early stage businesses. “Bob is a great addition to our Board of Directors, as he has vast executive and board-level experience,” said Peter Bauer, chief executive officer and chairman at Mimecast. “His willingness to service Mimecast is much appreciated and we look forward to benefiting from his…

Acquisition Expands Mimecast to Offer Cybersecurity Awareness Capabilities with Leading Training Content, Risk Scoring and Real-World Simulation Attack Scenarios Mimecast Limited, a leading email and data security company, announced it has acquired Ataata, Inc. Ataata is a cyber security training and awareness platform designed to reduce human error in the workplace and help enable organizations to become more secure by changing the security culture of their employees. The acquisition will allow customers to measure cyber…

Zivver, a challenger business in secure communications, announced that it has raised $17 million in new funding, bringing its total funding to date to over $30 million. This early-stage funding round was led by international tech investor DN Capital, with participation from new investor SmartFin. Following a period of rapid domestic growth, the new investment will be used to accelerate Zivver’s international expansion into the UK and other markets, and to expand the Zivver platform. Marketing Technology News:…

Brainshark, Inc., the leading platform for data-driven sales enablement and readiness, announced exciting enhancements to its Readiness Scorecards solution, giving organizations a new, powerful way to track the progress and impact of their enablement programs. Readiness Scorecards provide companies with fast, unprecedented visibility into the learning progress of their sales reps and other client-facing teams. These insights make it simpler for teams to diagnose skills gaps quickly, and then close those gaps via…

MRM Commerce, the e-commerce offering for MRM, a leading marketing agency that is part of McCann Worldgroup, has achieved Magento Commerce Specialization in the Americas region. To achieve this distinction, companies must demonstrate technical expertise, implementation proficiency, and customer success. Marketing Technology News: Mimecast Now Certified in the ServiceNow Store MRM Commerce, which became a Magento partner in 2008, has continually built its e-Commerce expertise credentials over the years. A former Magento…