Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Mimecast exec on the threat of ransomware
Tue, 28th Sep 2021
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NICK FORRESTER
Senior News Editor
TechDay's 10 Minute IT Jams provide sharp, to-the-point insights into emerging and established technology companies that operate in the Asia-Pacific region.
Today we talk to Mimecast field chief technologist Garrett O'Hara.
Mimecast is a cybersecurity company that focuses protecting against malicious activity, human error and technology failure. Its design ideology aims to solve the number one cyberattack vector – email.
In this interview, Garrett discusses all things ransomware: whether or not to pay ransoms, what's next in the battle against ransomware attacks, and why it's the biggest cybersecurity threat of our time.
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