- 22,998 risks prevented in 2023: Mimecast blocked 59,267 spam emails, 18,355 impersonation attacks, and 531 malware attacks in a single year.
- 3,994 malicious URLs blocked: Along with 118 malicious attachments, keeping harmful links and files away from students and staff.
- No more training overhead: The platform’s ease of use eliminated the need for extensive staff training sessions on security notifications.
Haileybury has seen a worrying rise in account compromise attempts since 2020, and as a K-12 school, it carries a heightened duty of care given the sensitive data and young students involved. ”Spam emails are quite a big problem for us because you become desensitised by spam and one day you might just click on a bad link and that’s it,” says Faizul Zakaria, Director of Information Communication Technology. Email remained the most common attack vector, making it the critical risk area to lock down.
Haileybury has partnered with Mimecast since 2019, using Email Security, Internal Email Protect, and Browser Isolation to significantly cut down on spam and phishing. After running a proof-of-concept against several other providers, Zakaria found Mimecast came out on top for stopping phishing and spoofing attacks, while also being easy enough to use in a K-12 environment without heavy staff training. ”When we went with Mimecast, those types of emails significantly reduced,” he says. ”We received feedback from our executives and teachers saying they rarely see spam emails hitting their inbox now.”
