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Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection pros and cons

Vendor: Mimecast
4.5 out of 5

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PROS

Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection excels in customer support, consistently providing exceptional service.
Backup and data recovery processes are seamless and effective, significantly reducing the load on IT departments.
Implementation of Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection results in time savings and reliability improvements, with reduced management time and efficient reporting.
The platform provides robust security features, helping prevent unauthorized disclosures and effectively managing phishing threats.
Companies report significant cost savings and a positive ROI from using Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection, thanks to its comprehensive and reliable service.

CONS

Reporting capabilities are limited and require better built-in support.
Java dependency is a major issue; its removal would enhance performance.
Multi-user support is missing, causing inconvenience in several cases.
Deployment can be challenging, often getting bogged down during distribution.
Licenses are costly and scaling can lead to unexpected expenses.
 

Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection Pros review quotes

Karsh Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc Analyst at Payatu
May 17, 2026
Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection has positively impacted our organization as it has helped us identify a lot of phishing emails and stopped many unauthorized disclosures or accidental disclosures of information.
Joseph Makinta - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director, Ict Security at a government with 201-500 employees
May 23, 2026
Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection has positively impacted my organization by giving us more visibility in terms of what our users are doing or which data they are sharing.
Livhuwani Ratshinanga - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a media company with 201-500 employees
May 24, 2026
Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection has impacted my organization positively by protecting our environment from malicious links and spam.
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Megha Pradhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Analyst at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
May 22, 2026
Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection positively impacts my organization by helping us thoroughly check any kind of data that should not be mishandled, primarily for endpoint users who are sending organization documents outside.
Chuck_Mackey - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Cybersecurity Consulting at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 16, 2022
There are a couple of things. One of them is that they have what they call Incydr. Their detection and response solution to the insider threat area is called Incydr. That gives visibility to the clients that have widely dispersed employee bases due to work from home, or that had a dispersed workforce predating any of the work from home requirements. Even though they might not be inside the organization physically, they're inside the organization. It allows us to get some visibility into what people are doing, what the context is, and how to control what might be the potential for intellectual property theft or file exposure.
SS
Incident Response Officer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 30, 2024
Risk factors can be adjusted for all intricate details.
reviewer1067547 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Architect - Ethical Hacker at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 22, 2021
Code42 Next-Gen DLP is scalable.
Dec 5, 2020
The solution is very stable. Very rarely do we have any issues with it. We don't have to deal with bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze. We find it to be reliable.
JC
CrashPlanPROe Application Manager at SIL International
Jun 18, 2018
Works in the background and users are able to perform restores.
Feb 9, 2018
It required very little ongoing maintenance once setup.
 

Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection Cons review quotes

Karsh Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
Soc Analyst at Payatu
May 17, 2026
I think the UI of Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection can be more optimized, as it feels slow and laggy at points.
Joseph Makinta - PeerSpot reviewer
Deputy Director, Ict Security at a government with 201-500 employees
May 23, 2026
Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection can be improved because we struggled with configurations.
Livhuwani Ratshinanga - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Administrator at a media company with 201-500 employees
May 24, 2026
Additionally, there have been instances where a document or link has bypassed Mimecast, causing us to question why it was not blocked before reaching users.
Learn what your peers think about Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: May 2026.
896,467 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Megha Pradhan - PeerSpot reviewer
Cyber Security Analyst at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
May 22, 2026
I would rate Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection an eight out of ten because we need improvements in policies, and although I am not aware of other organizations' experiences, we are facing some lags, and there are points we must work on.
Chuck_Mackey - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Cybersecurity Consulting at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Jun 16, 2022
In a couple of instances, we had a little bit of trouble in getting it distributed throughout the organization. We ultimately managed to do it, but they talk about it being a pretty simple process, and it became a little laborious. It would just turn away. The agents were not being distributed. It was just churning and churning and churning. When we were looking for specific categories of data, it was getting bogged down, but that was not even so much Code42, although some of it was their issue.
SS
Incident Response Officer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Sep 30, 2024
You can't always filter out data that you'd like to.
reviewer1067547 - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Architect - Ethical Hacker at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Mar 22, 2021
What I think could be improved is how I get support.
Dec 5, 2020
There doesn't seem to be any feature that is lacking.
JC
CrashPlanPROe Application Manager at SIL International
Jun 18, 2018
I would like to see more flexibility on privileges, perhaps create another kind of admin for regions. Also, I would like the ability to access logs without having to be on the actual device or a super-admin.
Feb 9, 2018
​Due to recent changes that effectively abandoned an entire segment of their user base, I no longer trust nor can recommend Code42 products.