Mimecast snaps up US vendor to counter 'boring' cybersecurity training methods

Tom Wright
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Vendor slams current training programmes that feature 'PhDs rambling about security'

Mimecast has acquired US-based cybersecurity firm Ataata to address the "boring" training options currently on the market, according to the vendor's CEO. Ataata provides a "cybersecurity awarene...

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