Mimecast
Mimecast provides email security and human risk management services for organisations.
- Categories
- Email security, Security awareness and human risk, Data loss prevention, DMARC and email authentication
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
- Founded
- 2003
- Ownership
- Owned by Permira since 2021
- Certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701, ISO 22301, ISO/IEC 42001, ISO 14001, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, SOC 2 Type 2, HITECH, TISAX, ENS
About Mimecast
Mimecast provides cybersecurity products and services. It sells email security, collaboration threat protection, security awareness training, data protection, and governance and compliance tools. Its customers include small and medium businesses, enterprises, and resellers. The company serves over 42,000 organisations. Mimecast offers a unified platform that protects humans, data, and AI tools. Its products use AI and threat intelligence to defend against email attacks, insider risks, and data loss. The platform integrates with over 300 other tools to share threat intelligence and automate response. Mimecast also provides support packages and partner programmes. It holds certifications such as ISO 27001 and SOC 2 Type 2. The company has been recognised by analyst firms for its email security and human risk management offerings.
Products
- Advanced Email SecurityDefends against sophisticated email attacks using AI-powered protection.
- Engage Security AwarenessTrains employees to reduce human risk through continuous intervention and training.
- Incydr Data ProtectionProtects customer lists, source code, and intellectual property from loss and theft.
- Aware Governance & Compliance SuiteProtects collaboration data from loss, non-compliance, and threats on platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams.
- Collaboration Threat ProtectionDefends against cyberattacks launched through Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint.
- DMARC AnalyzerGains control of email domains, increases deliverability, and stops spoofing attacks.
Ownership and deals
Companies owned by Permira lists both in the directory, with the deals on record.
- Mimecast acquired AwareReport on Mimecast buying Aware (opens in a new tab)
- Mimecast acquired Code42Report on Mimecast buying Code42 (opens in a new tab)
- Mimecast acquired Elevate SecurityReport on Mimecast buying Elevate Security (opens in a new tab)
- Permira acquired Mimecast for $5.8bnReport on Permira buying Mimecast (opens in a new tab)
- Mimecast acquired SegasecReport on Mimecast buying Segasec (opens in a new tab)
Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. Funding rounds from 2022 onwards come from Return on Security's weekly Security, Funded newsletter. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.