Web Security Solutions

Overview

The web is a dangerous place

If there’s one certainty, it’s that employees will continue to click without thinking. Robust email security controls can protect clicks from email messages, but what about everywhere else – like social media, instant messaging and personal webmail? Strong web security is needed to protect clicks from just about anywhere.

Email and web are the top two vectors for cyberattacks, serving collectively as the initiation point for 99% of successful breaches and being used in concert to execute 91% of the malware delivered via email. Because the bad guys use these channels together, a seamless, simple, and scalable web security strategy for protecting them together is essential.

Mimecast addresses the top two cyberattack vectors – email and web – with a single, fully integrated cloud service.

Challenges

The challenges of addressing bad content, bad systems, and bad behavior

Bad content refers to malicious code hosted on websites mounted or corrupted by hackers. Remarkably, even after all the money that’s been lavished on safeguarding websites and traffic, many web requests still lead to malware. Bad systems are software tools you don’t want people to use. And in bad behavior, employees use unauthorized web-based email or file transfer services that seem too convenient to resist.

With the challenges mass remote working has introduced, organizations must integrate crucial security functions such as URL filtering, malware protection, and data leak prevention, and simplifying the task of enforcing compliance with your Internet and acceptable use policies, wherever your employees are connecting from.

Solutions

Effective web security must address key organizational challenges

To successfully combat the web security risks from employee access to the web, you must effectively address a number of requirements.

01.

Protect against malicious sites

Block websites that deliver malware or are part of phishing attacks using the latest intelligence.

02.

Enforce acceptable web use

Mitigate security, legal and compliance risks by simply and effectively controlling what websites employees and guests can access.

03.

Protect everywhere

Extend consistent security to all employees and devices, both on and off the network.

04.

Mitigate shadow IT

See which cloud apps are being used, by whom and how often. Apply policies to block specific apps and monitor apps to better understand usage before taking action.

05.

Easily see and report on web access

Get quick and simple visualization of key metrics, such as top accessed domains, site categories, blocked domains and requests leading to malicious sites. Access detailed logs for faster event investigation.

How It Works

Address the top two attack vectors with a single, integrated cloud service

Email is still the primary attack vector, but the web is a close second. Attackers use both to execute malware, which is why a single, tightly integrated cloud service is necessary to protect against web-based attacks.

Testimonial

"We ultimately chose the Mimecast Web Security service because it's easy to use. We had it up and running in about 15 minutes."

Michael Leary
AVP/Cybersecurity Manager

Email Security With Targeted Threat Protection

Mimecast Email Security with Targeted Threat Protection provides industry-leading security for the top attack vector, protecting against phishing, ransomware, BEC, payment fraud, impersonation, and insider risk.

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Web Security

Mimecast Web Security protects against malicious web activity initiated by user action or malware and blocks business inappropriate websites based on customer-configured policies and Mimecast’s threat intelligence capabilities. Easy to deploy and manage, it gives you the technology needed to keep the web safe, delivered simply and cost-effectively.

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Security Awareness Training

Mimecast Security Awareness Training makes employees an active part of your business' defense, addressing serious topics such as ransomware with funny, engaging, and award-winning content. Consistent content delivery, real-life phish testing, user risk scoring, and targeted end-user support are proven to reduce the risk of human error.

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Phishing Tests

Mimecast SAFE Phish quickly and easily converts real-life, de-weaponized phishing attacks into simulations in real-time. SAFE Phish works in concert with Mimecast Email Security to keep employees safe by blocking malicious content, then allowing them to learn from it - giving the right test at the right time.

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