Since joining Mimecast in 2013, Duane Nicol has experienced some of the largest and most exciting shifts in the cyber security landscape. Through continuous learning and upskilling, he has become an expert in the world of e-mail security and cyber resilience, with a specific focus on security awareness. Nicol is now a specialist on emerging products for the MEA region. He spends his time educating the market about the impact of employee behaviour on an organisation’s security posture, and how they can increase the engagement and investment of employees to improve their defences. With an extensive career in data security – previously working for one of the largest certificate authorities globally – Nicol has a proven understanding of corporate risk within the enterprise and has dealt with several large brands, spanning the healthcare, finance and technology verticals.