Frequently Asked Questions
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How does Mimecast use artificial intelligence (AI)?
Mimecast protects customers with multiple detection engines that pairs advanced AI and machine learning with industry-leading technologies tuned and improved over the past 20 years based on trillions of emails and millions of users.
What are the essential features which integrated cloud email security solutions should have?
Your integrated cloud email security solution should defend against email-borne threats using the most advanced detection tools available. The features you should look for are:
- AI-powered detection that quickly and easily spots sophisticated threats that arrive via email.
- Instantaneous deployment that leads into effortless administration through pre-configured settings, one-click remediation, and an intuitive threat dashboard
- Drill down capabilities for more detail and full visibility of email security risk posture
- Built-in optimized M365 protections
- An ability to protect from phishing, ransomware, credential theft and zero-day attacks
- URL Computer Vision and deep scanning of destination URLs
- Advanced attachment scanning and detection
- Spam filtering
- Identity and social graphing for anomaly detection
- Contextual email banners surfaced based on risk and updated in real-time across devices
- Fast, easy threat remediation
- Identification of historic email attacks
- Real-time visibility of blocked threats
What are the benefits of integrated cloud email security solutions?
Integrated cloud email security solutions will make your email platform more secure, increasing your organization’s cyber resilience. With the right solution, you can easily:
- Spot sophisticated threats that arrive via email.
- Obtain a more detailed and full view of your email security risk posture
- Optimize your M365 protections
- Protect from phishing, ransomware, credential theft and zero-day attacks
- Deep scan destination URLs
- Scan attachments
- Filter spam emails
- Use identity and social graphing for anomaly detection
- Remediate threats quickly
- Identify historic email attacks
- Obtain a real-time view of blocked threats
Are there benefits of using integrated cloud email security solutions (ICES) vs. secure email gateway (SEG) solutions?
With integrated cloud email security solutions, organizations experience:
- Protection optimized specifically for M365
- Deployment in minutes
- Out-of-the box settings
- Minimal configuration
- Simplified administration
- One-click remediation
- Extensibility through rich APIs
- World-class email security at a lower cost
What is the difference between an integrated cloud email security solution and a secure email gateway solution?
Integrated cloud email security offers:
- Lightning fast deployment
- Seamless integration with one particular email platform
- Best practice, out of the box settings
- Simplified administration
A secure email gateway solution offers:
- Support for any email environment
- Highly customizable policies and controls
- A full range of complementary solutions, including continuity, DMARC, and archiving