The memory leaks lead to the permanent writing of memory content into different MS Office files, which could help attackers, says Mimecast.

Companies are embracing digital transformation, but few consider adapting their cyber security solutions to reflect the sophisticated threats decision-makers face daily, says Ralph Berndt, director of Sales at Syrex.

The initiative aims to support community non-profits and encourages Mimecast employees to participate in charitable initiatives.

Targeted malware, heavily socially-engineered impersonation attacks and phishing threats are still reaching employee inboxes, says Mimecast.

Over 70% of organisations have been hit by an attack where malicious activity was spread from one user to another via e-mail, says Mimecast.

The programme is open to existing Mimecast customers looking to improve their defences against Web-based attacks.

The acquisition aims to strengthen the company's offer of cyber security awareness for email capabilities.

This reveals that legacy e-mail security systems are failing to provide sufficient security protection. Mimecast will be at the ITWeb Security Summit this week.

Its new detection, remediation and threat intelligence capabilities for e-mail will be showcased at the ITWeb Security Summit, which takes place this week.

Experts discuss relevant issues that will dominate the local technology arena at ITWeb's Governance, Risk and Compliance 2018 event.

It held its first Agri Indaba at Zebula Golf Estate in Limpopo recently.

Research shows companies do not enforce cyber security policies with much vigour.