Mimecast has announced the acquisition of Code42, a leader in insider threat management and data loss prevention.

According to the companies, this acquisition expands on the success of their existing technology partnership and marks a critical step in Mimecast’s strategy to revolutionize how organizations manage and mitigate human-centered security risks. 

The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

A connected approach

“Mimecast’s platform stands out in our crowded industry by focusing specifically on the critical moment of risk—a person opening their laptop,” said Marc van Zadelhoff, Chief Executive Officer, Mimecast.

“Unlike fragmented point solutions, Mimecast provides a connected approach that is engineered to offer complete visibility and strategic insight across customers’ ecosystems, enabling intervention that helps them prevent costly incidents caused by insider risk and data exfiltration.

“Integrating leading solutions like Code42 broadens and deepens our proven security and human risk management capabilities.” 

Code42 provides insider threat management and data loss prevention capabilities native to the cloud, enabling companies to protect critical data from exposure, loss, leak and theft, while accelerating incident response times.

This acquisition will enable businesses to gain comprehensive visibility and strategic insight across the expanding attack surface.

Joining forces

“Employee collaboration is at the heart of successful organisations today,” said Joe Payne, President & CEO of Code42.

“Protecting organisations from data exfiltration requires enhanced visibility into risky user activities across email, collaboration platforms, web, cloud and more.

“By joining forces with Mimecast, we can help customers quickly detect and respond to threats across their expansive digital environments.”

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