Mimecast Announces Solution to Enhance Data Governance and Compliance Across Collaboration Tools Including Google Workspace

Mimecast, a UK-headquartered global cybersecurity leader transforming the way businesses manage and secure human risk, today announced a new solution with Google Workspace to enhance governance and compliance capabilities within the Workspace suite of collaboration and productivity tools. This solution enables comprehensive support for key compliance use cases such as AI-powered archiving and data retention, eDiscovery, case management, and compliance monitoring for Google Workspace data sources that go beyond email, including Google Chat, Google Calendar, Google Drive and Google Meet. 

Collaboration tools are essential for maintaining the day-to-day operations of contemporary workplaces. However, according to Mimecast’s The State of Human Risk 2025 report, 79% of respondents say these tools pose new and urgent threats such as social engineering attacks, insider risk and account compromise  - underscoring the critical need for robust, integrated approaches to security, compliance, and governance. This is especially true for organizations in highly regulated industries that must adhere to strict compliance standards such as FINRA, GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, PCI DSS, FOIA and FDIC, and often face challenges in collecting, accessing, and searching data within collaboration tools while keeping pace with the rapid generation of data by employees.

Mimecast’s Digital Communication Governance, Compliance, and Insights solution, a core component of the Mimecast platform, will equip Workspace customers with advanced capabilities to help proactively manage data risk, maintain compliance, and limit unwanted data exposure - without hindering enterprise collaboration. Mimecast’s technology delivers real-time visibility of actionable insights that can be used to detect policy violations, shape controls, enable swift crisis response, and support retrospective investigations. These challenges now extend beyond traditional regulated industries and encompass virtually any company that handles digital communication and employee data.

"IT teams face a complex and large volume of compliance requirements, often struggling with manual processes, siloed systems, and incomplete datasets across diverse data sources, including challenges related to data residency. Amid heightened compliance pressures, there’s a critical need for comprehensive governance and compliance solutions that operate at speed and scale," said Mimecast’s Chief Product & Technology Officer Ranjan Singh. "By combining Mimecast’s expansive global footprint with Google’s leadership in enterprise data sovereignty we can provide Google Workspace customers with choice and flexibility while helping them mitigate risk, accelerate investigations, ensure resilience across collaborative channels, and unlock actionable insights to drive greater value from their data."

This integration provides Google Workspace customers with:

• Retrospective Access: Conduct contextual investigations and respond to incidents via unified historic search across Gmail and Drive, with Meet, Chat and Calendar coming later this year.
• Data Management and Governance: Satisfy archiving and retention needs while controlling data exposure and sprawl.
• Proactive Analysis: Get ahead of risks and threats to the business with real-time compliance supervision and sensitive data monitoring.
• Behavior Trends and Insights: Spot patterns in behavior from collaboration and communication data to inform controls, policy, and business decisions.

This latest Workspace data source integration builds on a long-standing partnership between Mimecast and Google, reinforcing their commitment in common to securing human risk across the enterprise. Beyond the existing Governance & Compliance offering for Gmail data, Mimecast also integrates with Google Drive to monitor risky file activity with Incydr and Signal, with Google Security Operations SOAR for centralized detection and response, and with Google Security Operations to deliver comprehensive visibility across log data.

Mimecast is a recognized leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Communications Governance and Archiving, helping organizations manage and secure human risk through integrated, AI-powered compliance, governance, and insights solutions.

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About Mimecast 

Mimecast is a leading cybersecurity company transforming the way businesses manage and secure human risk. Its AI-powered, API-enabled connected human risk platform is purpose-built to protect organizations from the spectrum of cyber threats. Integrating cutting-edge technology with human-centric pathways, our platform enhances visibility and provides strategic insight.

By enablang decisive action and empowering businesses to protect their collaborative environments, our technology safeguards critical data and actively engages employees in reducing risk and enhancing productivity. More than 42,000 businesses worldwide trust Mimecast to help them keep ahead of the ever-evolving threat landscape.

From insider risk to external threats, customers get more with Mimecast. More visibility. More agility. More control. More security.

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