Re: Proof point vs Mimecast

["O'Callaghan, Daniel" <000000eccf3d4b14-dmarc-request () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU>]

We evaluated both, selected Mimecast primarily on price compared to PP.  Implemented last October.  Overall very 
satisfied, though there is a bit of a learning curve.  Their basic protection really dropped our phishing/compromised 
account numbers.  We are gradually rolling out different features of their advanced protection-really like the 
"impersonation protect" feature for identifying/blocking whaling and BEC attacks.  The PhishMe integration is 
promising, but we are still in process of testing it.


_________________________
Dan O'Callaghan
CISO, Sinclair Community College
937.512.2452
(It's not paranoia if you really do store sensitive data!)

From: The EDUCAUSE Security Community Group Listserv <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> On Behalf Of Snook, Allen
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 9:14 AM
To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
Subject: [SECURITY] Proof point vs Mimecast

Good morning All,

Has anyone used either or both of these companies?  We have just completed a POC with Proof Point which I feel is a 
great product/service we just cannot afford the price tag.  Currently we are looking at Mimecast to do another POC with 
to compare the two.

I would like to get anyone's feedback to the following questions in regards to Proof Point or Mimecast:

*         why you picked one over the other,

*         if you switched from one to the other why,

*         what you like best of either, or

*         most importantly what you didn't like.

Also is there another product/service you prefer that would be great to know.

A little about our environment:
For the last 30 days, our average daily email stats look like:
            email sent: 11,855
            email received: 92,692
            total mailboxes: 17,000
            active mailboxes: 8,168

We use Office365 Exchange with A1 licensing.

Currently our heaviest attack vector is Email (with IMAP password discovery, discovered during our POC with Proof 
Point) with Alumni accounts being compromised most often.

Regards,


Allen A. Snook - CISSP

Director of Information Security

CCNP
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Mechanicsburg PA 17055
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