Mimecast Enterprise Email Security Deployment Made Easy

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Mimecast’s Approach to Collaboration Security

Mimecast has developed an API-based approach to provide robust protection comparable to a traditional Secure Gateway (SEG) without requiring infrastructure modifications.

This innovative solution connects directly to Microsoft 365 environments, initiating protection within minutes.
No adjustments to MX records or mail flow are necessary.

Detection Engines and Threat Intelligence

The detection engines employed through the API are identical to those powering Mimecast’s gateway product, encompassing:

Deep URL inspection
Malware sandboxing
Behavioral AI
Advanced Business Email Compromise (BEC) detection

According to Mimecast, “Security teams gain real-time insight into threats that bypassed initial defenses.”

Key Differentiation

The key differentiation lies in the intelligence underlying the architecture, which applies multi-vector threat protection by analyzing:

Sender authentication
Domain reputation
URLs
Content simultaneously

This yields consistent, high-efficacy protection without fragmented detection layers, catching three times more BEC and credential phishing attacks compared to traditional methods.

Automated Response

Automated response acts swiftly upon identifying a threat, pulling back malicious emails from affected inboxes, blocking compromised URLs, and quarantining suspicious attachments.

Human Risk Command Center

Mimecast extends its protection beyond the inbox through its Human Risk Command Center, connecting threat signals with:

User behavior
Identity data
Insider risk indicators
Generative AI activity

This unified risk view enables organizations to identify exposed areas and align security, legal, and compliance teams around a shared understanding of organizational vulnerability.

Proof-of-Value Program

Before committing to a long-term partnership, organizations can run Mimecast alongside current tools, observing effectiveness in real-time and measuring return on investment.

This structure provides faster time to value, minimal operational disruption, and a data-driven justification for enhanced security measures.