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The Blackhat security conference has made one thing abundantly clear — the age of AI is forcing a complete rethink of how we defend against threats, manage compliance, and reduce risk across every layer of the enterprise.

 


This week, IBM released its 2025 Cost of a Data Breach report, placing the average cost of a breach at over $5.08 million USD. A staggering figure, and a sobering reminder that risk mitigation is no longer optional. It is essential.

 

At mxHERO, we’re on the ground at Blackhat, and we’re seeing consistent themes emerge:

  • Zero trust is now a requirement, not a philosophy

  • Unstructured content is a high-risk blind spot

  • Compliance automation is vital for keeping pace with new regulations

  • AI-readiness must be secured with strong data governance foundations

 

So how can organizations turn these risks into manageable realities?

 

By leveraging the combined strength of mxHERO’s Intelligent Email Management (IEM) platform and Box’s Intelligent Content Cloud, security and compliance outcomes can be radically improved.

 


Here's how:

 

From mxHERO Mail2Cloud:

  • SAFE File Previews: Inbound email attachments are opened securely without exposing end users to potential weaponized payloads

  • Outbound Email DLP & Compliance: Automate capture of outbound emails to prevent accidental or malicious data leakage

  • Legacy Email Capture: Eliminate at-risk content silos by intelligently migrating at-rest email into secure Box environments


From Box:

  • Box Shield: Monitor, classify and control content usage to prevent insider and outsider threats

  • Deep Malware Scanning: Identify threats embedded in content before they reach users

  • Retention & Policy Automation: Govern information lifecycles automatically with metadata-aware rules

  • Agentic AI Enablement: With properly governed and enriched content, unlock safe and intelligent automation across workflows

 

Together, mxHERO and Box provide a proactive, automated, and AI-ready framework to address the risks highlighted at Blackhat. As we know, content is both more valuable and more secure, when it's in Box.

 

Improved digital hygiene. Stronger security. Smarter compliance. AI-powered agility.

 

If you’d like to explore how our joint solution can support your security modernization initiatives, connect with us here in the Box Community or reach out directly. Let’s transform risk into resilience.

 

 

A brilliant reminder of how every small civic action counts. Appreciate you using your voice to encourage responsibility and change!
 

Great insights from Blackhat — the cost of inaction is indeed too high. I really like how you tied together zero trust, compliance automation, and AI-readiness under one framework. The mxHERO + Box approach feels practical because it bridges the gap between unstructured email content and enterprise governance.

We’ve seen a similar need for structured organization in other industries as well. For example, in the gaming community we manage bases-coc.com, where keeping thousands of Clash of Clans base layouts organized, accessible, and protected against bad links mirrors the same principle: content is only valuable when it’s well-governed and safely delivered.

Excited to see how organizations adopt these strategies to strengthen resilience.

Rising Security Risks & How mxHERO + Box Can Help

At Blackhat, the message is clear: AI is reshaping security, compliance, and risk management, and the stakes are high — IBM’s 2025 Cost of a Data Breach report estimates the average breach at over $5M. Key emerging risks include:

  • Zero trust is now essential.

  • Unstructured content is a critical blind spot.

  • Compliance automation is required to keep pace.

  • AI-readiness demands strong data governance.

mxHERO + Box deliver a unified solution:

mxHERO Mail2Cloud:

  • Safe file previews to avoid weaponized attachments

  • Outbound email DLP & compliance automation

  • Legacy email capture into secure Box environments

Box:

  • Box Shield for monitoring, classification, and threat prevention

  • Deep malware scanning before content reaches users

  • Retention and policy automation via metadata

  • AI enablement on properly governed content

Together, they provide a proactive, automated, and AI-ready framework that strengthens digital hygiene, security, and compliance while enabling smarter, AI-powered workflows.

Result: Reduced risk, better governance, and content that’s both valuable and secure.

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