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NEC XON and Mimecast partner for SADC ’ s best email security

NEC XON has provided custom ICT and related integration services since 1996 for government , telcos , mobile operators , network service providers , and enterprise organisations throughout Africa . Recently , NEC XON partnered with email security vendor Mimecast to provide security email and cyber resilience solutions in the Southern Africa Development Community ( SADC ).

ICT and integration services provider NEC XON has partnered with email security specialist Mimecast Limited to complete its turnkey cybersecurity offering to South African organisations with secure email platform , integration , and managed cybersecurity services .

Mimecast is recognised by analysts and customers as one of the world ’ s top email security and cyber resilience companies .
“ Email security is still one of the most important cybersecurity and data protection controls ,” said Kevin Smith , Head , Cyber Security , NEC XON . “ It is a significant contributor among the complete managed cybersecurity services that NEC XON offers . Others include network security , security incident and event management ( SIEM ), extended detection and response ( XDR ), vulnerability management and awareness as our focus controls .
Mimecast provides targeted threat protection , world-class archiving , Open APIs , and native integration for the latest threat
New research from Mimecast found that 55 % of South African organisations expect increasingly sophisticated attacks to be their biggest security challenge in the next year .
intelligence . It helps solve the number one attack vector – email – while integrating brand protection , security awareness training , web security , compliance and other essential capabilities .
Gartner has named Mimecast a leader in the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Information Archiving for the seventh time , based on its ability to execute and completeness of vision .
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