Material Security 
vs. SEGs
Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) provide protection from malicious emails during delivery via a gateway approach originally designed for on-prem deployments. Material Security is built to block threats and control risk across email, files, and accounts in Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
Material Security is best for cloud-first organizations that want a complete view of threats and risk across email, files, and accounts in Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Material is designed for companies that need:
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- Protection even after messages are delivered
- Resilient account controls like MFA step-up authentication to protect email data
- One integrated console instead of managing a patchwork of point solutions
SEGs are best for organizations standardized on a secure email gateway model and comfortable changing MX records, tuning quarantine flows, and focusing security efforts on pre-delivery filtering. Teams may prefer Mimecast’s approach if they have:
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- On-prem email that requires a traditional gateway
- Established email-only security teams
- Dedicated operations personnel to maintain a gateway
Differentiators Between Material Security & SEGs
Ease of Deployment
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, files, and account settings.‍
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Implementing a SEG centers on a gateway architecture that has been adapted for the cloud. Setup and configuration requires DNS changes, traffic rerouting, and ongoing maintenance.
Less Time to Manage
Material Security offers features designed to reduce admin overhead:
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- No gateway, no shadow mail store, and no daily queue triage
- Single interface for phishing protection, account risk management, DLP, and incident response
- Messages aren’t detained by default, so deliverability stays clean
- Precise remediation rather than blunt quarantines
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SEG workflows operate around a quarantine, which requires constant oversight:
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- Queue review and end-user releases
- Policy tuning for false positives and graymail
- Deliverability disruptions when settings tighten
Catch What a SEG Misses
Customers choose Material for its ability to catch sophisticated threats that evade a SEG’s defenses. More than just a gateway that gets one chance to catch an email in transit, Material combines visibility across the cloud office along with post-breach controls. This allows Material to automatically block sophisticated threats like BEC and VIP impersonation, while protecting against ATOs, data exposure, and insider threats.
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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