Email Security Systems Miss 17K Threats

December 18th 2018, By Kacy Zurkus
 
In its latest Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA), Mimecast found that incumbent email security systems inaccurately deemed nearly 17,000 dangerous files “safe” this quarter. Email scams have been on the rise, which is partly what prompted Mimecast to dig into the efficacy of Office 365 and other widely used email security systems so that organizations can better understand their risk.
 
According to a recent survey also conducted by Mimecast, nearly 70% of employees are using company-issued devices for non-work activities, which presents an increased likelihood that users can fall victim to one of these malicious scams with dangerous files and malicious URLs while online shopping at work.
 
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