Navigating the Digital Sea: Enhancing Email Security in Microsoft 365

In the vast ocean of digital productivity, many consider Microsoft 365 a safe harbour for their business data – a shelter from the storms that plague traditional IT environments running on-premise Exchange, Active Directory, or Device Management platforms. Microsoft has built a reliable and robust offering, which is geographically dispersed, and hosted in top-tier data centres around the world.

Unfortunately, due to its popularity, adversaries have flocked to this safe harbour and homed in on its vulnerabilities. Within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, nefarious actors target email and collaboration tools, turning them into prime objectives.

Setting sail with a secure cloud solution

With nine out of ten cyber attacks infiltrating through email, this primary threat vector demands attention. A solution like Mimecast’s Email Security, CI, operates as a smooth sailing vessel, cloud-based and gateway-less. It is described as “optimal for IT teams that need email security delivered the quickest way possible”. Setup is quick, taking minutes without altering Mail Exchange (MX) records in the Domain Name System (DNS), eliminating lengthy and risky procedures that hinder productivity.

Tailored simplicity for M365

The Missing Link highlights the solution’s suitability for streamlined administration and minimal policy customisation, acting as an anchor for simplicity. Specifically tailored for M365 and leveraging AI features, it can detect phishing messages, providing users with email warning banners and single-click threat remediation. 

Attacker focus shifts from the big end of town

Small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) now find themselves navigating turbulent waters, as bigger enterprises are spending big on hardening their defences and attackers move on to easier victims.

A recent survey by United States insurer Hiscox last year pointed to smaller enterprises getting targeted at least as much as much larger ones. That situation is unlikely to change, and it’s a reality that SMBs need to prepare for.

“Email security is all about finding a solution that is comprehensive, pervasive and most suited for your organisation. This entails offering maintenance and ongoing support to protect your email, data and people.”

Embark on a secure journey in less than five minutes. Enrol in a free 30-day trial of Mimecast’s Email Security, CI by visiting: https://www.themissinglink.com.au/mimecast-cloud-integrated#free-trial

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AndyC

Andy Curtis is an award-winning security consultant, researcher and public speaker. He has been working in the computer security industry since the early 1990s, having been employed by state and federal government, leading healthcare and banking providers across three continents. He has given talks about computer security for some of the world’s largest companies, worked with law enforcement agencies on investigations into hacking groups, and is a regular voice on TV and radio explaining IT security threats.

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