Okta Workflows

Mimecast + Okta Workflows Integration

As an Okta Workflows customer, you can automate most common Mimecast use lifecycle management operations directly within your Mimecast account upon installing this app, streamlining the daily provisioning of team members.

Note: This app should only be installed and used while you're a customer of Okta Workflows. Any user of this app needs to follow the Okta privacy policy. See https://www.okta.com/privacy.

Solution Overview 

The integration of Mimecast’s advanced email security with Okta Workflows delivers powerful, automated identity-driven responses to email-based threats. Mimecast provides comprehensive detection of phishing, impersonation, and malware attacks, while Okta Workflows leverages this threat intelligence to orchestrate seamless, no-code automation of security actions, such as user account suspension, alerting, and enforcing step-up authentication.

Mimecast + Okta Use Cases

• User Provisioning and Updates

  Automatically create, update, and manage Mimecast user accounts based on changes in Okta, ensuring consistent user profiles and streamlining onboarding/offboarding processes.

• User Data Management

  Efficiently read and list users to facilitate tasks such as auditing, updating user profiles in Okta, or finding specific users for group assignments.

• Group Creation and Maintenance

  Create, update, and delete groups in Mimecast, enabling admins to organize users effectively and adapt to evolving team structures.

• Group Membership Management

  Easily add or remove users from Mimecast groups, automating group assignments and ensuring accurate access control based on Okta membership.

• Auditing and Discovery of Users and Groups

  Query and list both users and groups to audit memberships, find specific group IDs, or identify users for targeted actions.

Key Benefits

1. Boosts Admin Efficiency: Automates user and group management between Okta and Mimecast, drastically cutting down manual effort.
2. Strengthens Security & Compliance: Ensures consistent user data, preventing security gaps and aiding in compliance audits.
3. Guarantees Data Accuracy: Keeps user and group information perfectly in sync across both platforms, minimizing errors.