Unlocking Unmatched Protection: The Benefits of Mimecast’s Integration with CrowdStrike

Recently, I shared and commented on a compelling LinkedIn post by Jay McBain, Chief Analyst – Channels, Partnerships & Ecosystems at Omdia. During his keynote speech to open Canalys Forum Americas 2025, Jay emphasized the critical role of technology alliances in shaping the future of cybersecurity. Jay spoke about how he believes integrations and ecosystem collaboration determine success.

Jay noted that the customer journey today involves an average of seven partners in every deal and that the most successful companies at the end of this era of collaboration will be the ones that execute best on a platform model.

Jay’s insights resonate deeply with me and what we’ve built at Mimecast, a platform-to-platform integration that delivers exponential value to our customers by unifying security ecosystems. 

But, don’t take either Jay’s or my word for it!

• 81% of organizations cite improved visibility across attack surfaces as a top benefit of integrating security platforms.
  Source: Forrester Consulting, “The Total Economic Impact™ of Security Platform Integration,” 2022
• Security awareness and human risk platforms, when integrated, lead to a 70% decrease in risky user behavior.
  Source: SANS Institute, “Security Awareness Report,” 2023

Building on this vision – while Mimecast provides many integration opportunities for our customers – I’d like to highlight the unparalleled benefits our customers gain when leveraging the best-in-class integration between Mimecast and CrowdStrike. Together, we are redefining what it means to have a seamless, automated, and intelligent defense across all aspects of security.

Why Platform-to-Platform Integration Matters

Cyber threats are evolving faster than ever and protecting one layer of your infrastructure in isolation is no longer sufficient. Mimecast and CrowdStrike have created a tightly integrated solution that bridges email, endpoint, and multiple solutions Security Operations Centers (SOCs) rely on. This enables organizations to break down the traditional silos and respond proactively across platforms. The power of these integrations lies in their ability to share threat intelligence and automate responses in real time – turning disconnected data points into coordinated action.

Key Benefits for Our Joint Customers

1. Threat Intelligence Sharing
Threats detected on endpoints via CrowdStrike Falcon instantly inform Mimecast’s email protection platform – and vice versa. This fluid exchange ensures malicious emails linked to endpoint compromises are blocked faster, and suspicious endpoint behavior triggers enhanced email scrutiny.

2. Accelerated Incident Response
With automated workflows, security teams don’t have to manually correlate alerts or switch between consoles. When CrowdStrike identifies a risky endpoint, Mimecast can automatically enforce stricter email policies or quarantine potentially dangerous messages, dramatically reducing the time attackers have to exploit weaknesses.

3. Simplified Security Operations
Our integration centralizes visibility, reporting and streamlines management. SOC analysts gain a holistic view of threats across email and endpoints, reducing alert fatigue and allowing teams to focus on strategic remediation.

4. Enhanced Human Risk Management
People remain the most targeted and unpredictable element in any security strategy; in fact, our research finds that eight percent of people create eighty percent of the issues. Addressing this at the source is paramount. Mimecast’s Human Risk Management (HRM) capabilities add a critical layer of defense by continuously assessing, scoring, and addressing individual user risk based on real-world behavior and threat exposure. The Mimecast HRM platform combines:

• Personalized Security Awareness Training: Adaptive micro-learning modules are tailored to each employee’s risk profile, helping users recognize and avoid the latest phishing, malware, and social engineering tactics.
• Behavioral Analytics: Mimecast analyzes user interactions with email, links, and attachments to identify risky patterns, such as frequent clicking on suspicious content or repeated policy violations.
• Actionable Risk Scoring: Each employee receives a dynamic risk score, giving security teams granular visibility into which users require additional support or controls.
• Most Important to any Security Professional, Automated Remediation: When combined with CrowdStrike, high-risk users identified by Mimecast HRM can trigger automated policies – such as stricter endpoint monitoring or targeted phishing simulations – creating a proactive, closed-loop defense that factors in both human and technical risk.

5. Reduced Risk and Compliance Assurance
For organizations dealing with strict regulatory requirements, this integrated approach reduces the risk of breaches and supports compliance by maintaining consistent, enforceable common policies across platforms.

6. Comprehensive Sensitive Data Protection with Mimecast Incydr
Protecting sensitive data is a critical component of any security posture. Mimecast Incydr extends the integration by providing robust internal data loss detection and prevention capabilities. It continuously monitors and protects sensitive information in use, in motion, and at rest, across email and endpoints. Key features include:

• Real-Time Detection of Risky Data Activity: Incydr identifies unauthorized or accidental data exposure, insider threats, and risky data movements before they escalate.
• Contextual Insights and Automated Response: When suspicious data behavior is detected, automated workflows can quarantine emails, restrict data transfers on endpoints, or alert security teams for rapid investigation.
• Data Visibility Across Platforms: By integrating Incydr with CrowdStrike and Mimecast’s email security, organizations gain unified visibility into sensitive data risks spanning multiple attack surfaces.

7. Future-Proofed Security with Innovation
Both Mimecast and CrowdStrike are committed to innovation, delivering continuous enhancements in threat detection, automation, and cloud-native scalability. Customers benefit from a partnership that evolves alongside the ever-expanding threat landscape.

Why Choose Mimecast + CrowdStrike?

Having led major technology alliance initiatives, I can confidently say that these integrations stand apart from any other platform-to-platform solution available today. It combines Mimecast’s market-leading email and collaboration security with CrowdStrike’s cutting-edge protection – giving customers a unified, adaptive defense that’s greater than the sum of its parts.

Ready to Experience the Difference?

If you’re looking to maximize your security investments and stay ahead of modern threats, the Mimecast and CrowdStrike integrations offer an unmatched solution. Let’s connect to explore how this partnership can transform your security posture.

Your security ecosystem deserves more than disconnected tools – it deserves integrated intelligence and automation. Together, Mimecast and CrowdStrike deliver exactly that.