Material Security 
vs. Email Security
Email security tools give a partial view of threats to the cloud workspace. Material Security provides comprehensive detection and response across email, files, and accounts to increase efficiency and improve security outcomes – all for the cost of email security.
Material Security is best for organizations with lean security teams who want to wrap their arms around Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. Material is designed for companies that need to:
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- Protect accounts from breaches and ATOs
- Block sophisticated threats, including those that originate outside the email attack chain
- Automate processes to stop threats and reduce risk across the workspace
Email security tools are best for organizations who prefer to dedicate resources to individual security disciplines. Teams may choose this approach if they have a:
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- Laser-focus on inbound phishing protection at the perimeter
- Large team to handle discrete areas of security
- Preference for hands-on tuning, rapid iteration, and building custom protections from the ground up
Differentiators Between Material Security & Email Security
Visibility and Control That Security Teams Deserve
Material Security connects to Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 by API, and setup takes less than ten minutes to establish a secure, read-write connection to email and files. Teams have the evidence they need for thorough investigations, including:
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- Integrated visibility across email, files, and accounts
- Rich audit logs
- Detailed message identifiers
- In-depth forensic data
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Email security tools either take a gateway approach, which requires changing MX records and a lengthy implementation, or an API-based approach. API-based email security tools focus only on the email perimeter, without visibility into account settings or file activity that may be subtle indicators of a compromise.
Low Overhead to Manage
Material provides one platform for automated detection and response that frees teams from monotonous tasks like phishing report triage and detection scripting.
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Most email security tools are sold in modules, making them challenging to configure and maintain. Teams are left to fill the gaps with manual detection scripting and complicated, disconnected interfaces.
More Coverage at a Fraction of the Cost
Material Security is built to defend against the full lifecycle of modern email-based threats, at a cost comparable to email-only security. In addition to offering sophisticated anti-phishing capabilities, the platform also addresses a broader set of risks, including:
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- Identifying and automatically remediating account takeoversÂ
- Classifying and securing sensitive data
- Hardening security posture to proactively protect accounts in both Google and Microsoft
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Email security tools focus primarily on phishing detection, providing strong protections in that domain. Remediation options in these tools are straightforward, most commonly involving deletion or routing to spam.Â
Why do security teams choose Material Security?
It’s simple: it provides protection beyond just email at a better value.
Email Security
Material runs on auto-pilot to remediate sophisticated email attacks that bypass traditional controls—without disrupting operations or wasting resources managing rulesets
File Security
Understand where sensitive data exists, if it is exposed, and reduce the risk. Material detects sensitive content in files and automatically remediates excessive permissions and inappropriate sharing.
Account Security
Detect account takeovers, contain their impact, and proactively harden your accounts. Material prevents attackers from establishing their presence, moving laterally, and exfiltrating sensitive data.
The most innovative organizations trust Material
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