Optimized Security and Archiving for M365 and Google Workspace Now Available to Safeguard Federal, State and Local Government Agencies Against Sophisticated Cyberattacks

Mimecast, an advanced email and collaboration security company, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider^®, today announced a strategic partnership. Under the agreement, Carahsoft will serve as Mimecast’s Master Government Aggregator^®, making the company’s world-class solutions available to the Public Sector through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) ValuePoint, National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA), E&I Cooperative Services Contract and OMNIA Partners contracts.

“When reviewing our go-to-market strategy in the Public Sector markets, we knew that we wanted to leverage a Government aggregator to help guide and support us,” said Mike Bird, Director of Public Sector Sales at Mimecast. “As we evaluated the options, Carahsoft’s deep portfolio of solutions, contract vehicles, partnerships with Public Sector-focused resellers and alignment to our technology alliance partners made them the clear choice.”

Public Sector agencies have access to AI-powered, best-in-class protection with Mimecast Email Security solutions that are designed to safeguard organizations against all forms of email compromise, including zero-day attacks. Mimecast’s advanced solutions provide proactive threat detection, brand protection, awareness training, and data retention capabilities to help organizations work protected.

“Government agencies are often a target for cybercriminals due to the high level of sensitive information they store,” said Sean Kelley, Director of Sales who leads the Mimecast Team at Carahsoft. “With the addition of Mimecast to our portfolio, agencies can leverage multi-layered targeted threat and information protection solutions to carry out daily communications without worry. We look forward to working with Mimecast and our reseller partners to further support the Public Sector′s cybersecurity advancement.”