This month we catch up with one of MailGuard’s newest customers, Daniel de Jager, CISO for Silk Logistics Holdings (ASX:SLH), an ASX listed entity with a workforce of 1,878 people and FY24 turnover of $554 million. Proudly 100% Australian-owned, SLH provide integrated, port-to-door, landside logistics services to some of the world’s biggest names.
Mr de Jager says, “For a company like Silk, the smooth flow of electronic data is essential to our supply chain operations.
Any disruption to this data flow could halt our logistics processes, affecting everything from trucks moving to goods being unpacked at shopping centres. Ensuring these systems are operational is a priority for us, and it is something that keeps us vigilant daily.”
We discuss his process for evaluating the threat and risk environment confronting SLH, their process for evaluating and selecting vendor solutions, and his advice for business leaders when it comes to keeping their business safe from harm.
“From a threat perspective, we’ve observed that the most common attack vector over the year has been email-based threats. Attackers often use this tactic to gain initial access by harvesting credentials and establishing persistence within the environment. Fortunately, our layered security approach, combining solutions like MailGuard and Defender 365, has proven effective in mitigating these threats, and we haven’t seen any significant incidents of credential compromise”, de Jager said.
You can read more, and share the Silk Logistics Holdings story with your customers, by downloading a full transcript of the interview here.
We’ve also captured it in a traditional case study format, which can be accessed on our website here.
If you have a customer story to share, reach out to your Partner Account Management team and we can make it happen.
Keeping Businesses Safe and Secure
Prevention is always better than a cure, and one of the best defences is to encourage businesses to proactively boost their company’s cyber resilience levels to avoid threats landing in inboxes in the first place. The fact that a staggering 94% of malware attacks are delivered by email, makes email an extremely important vector for businesses to fortify.
No one vendor can stop all email threats, so it’s crucial to remind customers that if they are using Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, they should also have a third-party email security specialist in place to mitigate their risk. For example, using a specialist third-party cloud email solution like MailGuard.
MailGuard provides a range of solutions to keep businesses safe, from email filtering to email continuity and archiving solutions. Speak to your customers today to ensure they’re prepared and get in touch with our team to discuss fortifying your customer’s cyber resilience.
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