Mimecast Protect is Mimecast's email security and threat-protection platform, providing controls such as URL/link protection and anti-phishing features to defend organizations from email-borne threats.
Overview
Mimecast Protect is Mimecast's email security and threat-protection platform, providing controls such as URL/link protection and anti-phishing features to defend organizations from email-borne threats. The recent article notes attackers exploiting Mimecast link infrastructure to power a large-scale phishing operation, underscoring both the platform's central role in email defense and the potential for abuse of legitimate infrastructure. This highlights the ongoing significance of link-based protection and vigilant user education in cybersecurity.
Related Threat Clusters
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Phishing Campaign Exploits Mimecast Links to Target SharePoint Users
Threat actors have exploited Mimecast's secure-link rewriting feature to send over 40,000 phishing emails that impersonate SharePoint and DocuSign. These emails, which included Microsoft branding and fake display names,…
2 articles · Updated December 11, 2025
Recent Intelligence Reports
- Massive phishing scheme fueled by Mimecast link exploitation — Scworld · December 11, 2025