Mimecast Advanced Email Security - always there
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Mimecast Advanced Email Security as our principal email gateway and it filters all mail and ensures only the mail with the highest levels of spam confidence get through. Spam and malicious emails remain and existential threat to all businesses and Mimecast Advanced Email Security has proven to be the most effective tool at the perimeter for shield us against email threats.
Pros
- Filtering out unwanted and malicious mail
- Education of staff about potentially harmful links
- Excellent admin control panel
Cons
- As with all mail filters Mimecast Advanced Email Security is not infallible
- Better mobile app to allow mail to be released when away from the office
- Better AI interpretation of conversations in emails
Likelihood to Recommend
The best thing to say about it is that when it installed and configured it generally speaking needs little maintenance. As IT professionals we have many time pressures and it’s vital to have effective solutions that are low maintenance. When maintenance is required the admin console is easy to navigate through and menu shortcuts are intuitive and easy to control and configure.
