Brian Pinnock, Vice President, Sales Engineering, EMEA, Mimecast.
Cyber attackers continue to target humans as the weakest link in the security chain, so companies should integrate e-mail, collaboration security and insider risk management in a scalable manner to strengthen defence.
This is according to Brian Pinnock, VP of sales engineering, EMEA at Mimecast, who is scheduled to deliver a presentation at the ITWeb Governance, Risk and Compliance 2025 event on 20 February at The Forum, in Bryanston. Pinnock will explain how to advance a company's security strategy with a unified human risk management (HRM) strategy.
He will also demonstrate how this strategy helps to bridge the gap between external threats and internal vulnerabilities, while maintaining existing teams and security technology investments.
This is an important consideration, particularly for CISOs and other stakeholders within the cyber security ecosystem, says Pinnock.
According to Mimecast, it is important to unify e-mail, collaboration security and insider risk to protect users and sensitive company data, simplify operations and enable security teams to stay focused and end-users to keep working.
“This unified, integrated approach reduces alert fatigue from IP theft, shadow IT and data loss from departing employees with AI, automation and proactive remediation strategies, while allowing users to work unimpeded,” adds Pinnock.
He underlines how purpose-built AI and NLP models detect sensitive data in files, e-mails and screenshots, streamlining content inspection and investigations.
The Mimecast executive says it’s important to make users aware of behaviour with real-time, automated, customisable micro-lessons that can be used to reduce alerts and automate remediation.
Brian Pinnock, Vice President of Sales Engineering for EMEA at Mimecast, emphasizes the importance of integrating email, collaboration security, and insider risk management to strengthen defense against cyber attackers who target humans as the weakest link in the security chain. Pinnock will be presenting at the ITWeb Governance, Risk and Compliance 2025 event on February 20th, where he will discuss advancing security strategies with a unified human risk management approach.
By bridging the gap between external threats and internal vulnerabilities, companies can protect users and sensitive data while maintaining existing security technology investments. This is crucial for CISOs and other stakeholders in the cybersecurity ecosystem. Mimecast recommends unifying email, collaboration security, and insider risk to simplify operations and allow security teams to focus on proactive remediation strategies.
Pinnock highlights the use of purpose-built AI and NLP models to detect sensitive data in files, emails, and screenshots, streamlining content inspection and investigations. By making users aware of their behavior through real-time, automated micro-lessons, companies can reduce alerts and automate remediation processes. This integrated approach not only enhances security but also allows end-users to work without interruption.
