Mimecast acquires Elevate Security

Mimecast Ltd, an email security provider announced he acquisition of human risk management solutions startup Elevate Security Inc. for an undisclosed price.

Founded in 2017, Elevate Security offers a human risk platform designed to help enterprises proactively identify and safeguard their riskiest users. The platform offers risk intelligence and risk intervention, allowing security teams to understand and categorize who is most at risk.

By analyzing billions of cyber events spanning phishing, malware, browsing, and safe data handling, it found that 8% of an organization’s workforce causes 80% of security incidents. Elevate Security addresses the problem by identifying those employees to automate response and controls.

Elevate Security offers tailored solutions for security awareness, security operations and identity and user risk authentication professionals. For security awareness, it engages employees as defenders by understanding individual behaviors, aiding in better organizational protection and fostering a culture of security accountability.

The platform eases SOC by integrating individual risk data into SecOps policies, tooling and controls automation, enhancing response efficiency, and strengthening workforce safeguards. Elevate Security mitigates cybersecurity risks by incorporating each user’s unique risk profile into authentication and access governance processes.

Mimecast intends to continue to maintain and support existing Elevate Security customers, but the longer-term plan is to integrate Elevate’s technology into Mimecast products in upcoming quarters.