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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 offers exceptional customer support, consistently exceeding expectations.
The service seamlessly manages data backups, providing reliable recovery options.
It features a set-and-forget system that minimizes the need for ongoing attention post-setup.
The platform provides powerful tools for managing backups and data retention policies, boosting confidence in data security.
Users benefit from cost savings and a significant return on investment by utilizing the service.

CONS

Reporting capabilities are limited and require API use for comprehensive insights.
Java dependency is a frequent concern among users.
Lack of multi-user support presents inconveniences in various scenarios.
Licensing cost is high, though scalable.
Support documentation can be too detailed, hindering quick comprehension.
 

Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection Pros review quotes

Karsh Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC Engineer 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.
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.
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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.
it_user642642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Research IT Support Specialist at a tech vendor
Nov 18, 2017
No longer the fear of losing work which has been worked on for a long time.
AW
System Administrator III at a university
Oct 17, 2017
Backup and recovery have been great, but I love having the ability to keep the hybrid type build which they offer.
it_user752553 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Specialist at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 10, 2017
Security tools: Being able to monitor data going in and coming off our endpoints. Seeing what it is and where it's going is awesome.
 

Mimecast Insider Risk Management and Data Protection Cons review quotes

Karsh Trivedi - PeerSpot reviewer
SOC Engineer 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.
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.
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.
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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.
it_user642642 - PeerSpot reviewer
Research IT Support Specialist at a tech vendor
Nov 18, 2017
Faster.
AW
System Administrator III at a university
Oct 17, 2017
More security would be nice, I would love to be able to remotely brick a stolen laptop and it's hard disk drive (HDD).
it_user752553 - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Security Specialist at a construction company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Oct 10, 2017
Reporting could use an overhaul. It is very limited.