Security News > 2020 > January > Mimecast Acquires Threat Protection Provider Segasec
Email and data security company Mimecast on Monday announced the acquisition of threat protection solutions provider Segasec.
The acquisition, Mimecast says, is expected to help it better defend customers against fake websites that aim to harvest the credentials of their customers, employees, partners, and third-party vendors within their supply chains.
With attackers employing sophisticated techniques to target organizations in a broad range of industries by using their brands as bait, Mimecast aims to provide brand exploit protection from the early stages of an attack.
Segasec uses machine learning to monitor domains on the Internet for suspected malicious activity and run targeted scans to identify attack patterns and uncover attacks.
Mimecast plans to use Segasec's technology to provide customers with the means to monitor, manage, block, and take down phishing or impersonation scams, thus helping organizations implement a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy.