# Mimecast

Mimecast is a cybersecurity company based in the United Kingdom, founded in 2003. It has 6 products listed on CybersecTools.

> AI-powered human risk platform for email security and collaboration protection

Source: https://cybersectools.com/companies/mimecast · Updated October 2026

## Quick facts

- Category: [Email & Messaging Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/email-security)
- Type: Product vendor
- Headquarters: United Kingdom
- Founded: 2003
- Products listed: 6
- Website: [mimecast.com](https://www.mimecast.com/)

## What does Mimecast do?

Mimecast is a cybersecurity company founded in 2003 by Peter Bauer and Neil Murray that focuses on managing and mitigating human risk in organizations. The company operates an AI-powered, API-enabled connected human risk platform designed to protect organizations from cyber threats.

The platform integrates technology with human-centric approaches to enhance visibility and provide strategic insight into security risks. Mimecast's solutions address multiple security areas including email threat protection, security awareness training, data loss prevention, insider threat management, collaboration platform security, Microsoft 365 backup and recovery, DMARC-based domain spoofing prevention, and data retention for compliance and eDiscovery purposes.

The company serves more than 42,000 businesses across over 100 countries worldwide. Mimecast operates 13 global offices across North America, Europe, United Kingdom, Africa, Australia, Singapore, and India, with data centers in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and South Africa. The company employs over 2,000 people globally.

Mimecast's platform aims to safeguard critical data and engage employees in reducing risk while enhancing productivity. The company's approach focuses on protecting collaborative environments from both insider risks and external threats. Marc van Zadelhoff serves as CEO, joining the company in January 2024, bringing experience from previous roles at Devo Technology and IBM Security.

Categories: [Email & Messaging Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/email-security), [Human Risk](https://cybersectools.com/categories/human-risk), [Data Protection](https://cybersectools.com/categories/data-protection), [Cloud Security](https://cybersectools.com/categories/cloud-security)

## Mimecast products

- [Mimecast Advanced Email Security](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mimecast-advanced-email-security): Email security platform protecting M365 & Google Workspace from threats (commercial)
- [Mimecast Engage](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mimecast-engage): Human risk-centric security awareness training platform with behavioral insights (commercial)
- [Mimecast Incydr](https://cybersectools.com/tools/incydr): Detects and prevents insider-driven data loss, leak, and theft across endpoints (commercial)
- [Mimecast Aware Governance & Compliance Suite](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mimecast-aware-governance-and-compliance-suite): DLP & compliance platform for collaboration tools like Slack and MS Teams (commercial)
- [Mimecast Collaboration Threat Protection](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mimecast-collaboration-threat-protection): Secures Microsoft Teams, SharePoint & OneDrive from malware and phishing (commercial)
- [Mimecast DMARC Analyzer](https://cybersectools.com/tools/mimecast-dmarc-analyzer): DMARC implementation & monitoring tool to prevent domain spoofing attacks (commercial)

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