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    Elevate Security

    N/AN/AElevate Security, headquartered in Berkeley and founded in 2017 by two former Salesforce security executives, aims to address one of the most challenging aspects of building an enterprise security program: getting ahead of breaches before they happen. The solutions help enterprise security leaders gain visibility into their biggest organizational risks to prevent ransomware: account takeover, and data loss. Elevate Security enables CISOs to transform beyond managing incidents to proactively…N/A

    Mimecast Engage Awareness Training

    Score7.7 out of 10
    N/AMimecast Awareness Training equips security teams to identify and reduce human-driven risk across their entire organization. The security awareness and human risk management solution works to continuously inspire awareness, transform behavior, and reduce the likelihood of security incidents caused by human error.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    88%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    75%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
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    Security
    Comparison of Security features of Elevate Security and Mimecast Engage Awareness Training
    Feature
    Elevate Security
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    Ratings
    Mimecast Engage Awareness Training
    7.9
    6 Ratings
    8% below category average
    Single sign-on capability00 Ratings7.96 Ratings
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Security Awareness Training
    Comparison of Security Awareness Training features of Elevate Security and Mimecast Engage Awareness Training
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    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast Engage Awareness Training
    5.9
    6 Ratings
    36% below category average
    Training Content Library00 Ratings6.86 Ratings
    Multilingual Training Content00 Ratings3.53 Ratings
    Training Gamification00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Industry-Specific Security Training00 Ratings3.54 Ratings
    Individualized Security Training Plans00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
    Phishing Simulations00 Ratings7.15 Ratings
    Security Reporting00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Integration with Security Tech Stack00 Ratings5.65 Ratings
    User Ratings
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    Likelihood to Recommend
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    7.8
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    Likelihood to Renew
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    5.0
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    Usability
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    6.0
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    Availability
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    9.1
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    Performance
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    9.1
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    Support Rating
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    7.0
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    Implementation Rating
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    7.0
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    Product Scalability
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    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    Staff is the single most significant danger to the cyber security posture of an organization. Before implementing Mimecast Awareness Training, staff had almost no awareness or concept of IT security or the potential risks. Staff attitudes have improved dramatically since introducing Awareness Training.
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    Pros
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    • Engaging content
    • Professionally presented with a high level of polish and production
    • Dynamic MI with pivoted actions to resolve pinch points
    • Integration with AD infrastructure to minimize roll-out workload and expense
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    Cons
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    Mimecast
    • I would like to see better reporting for "Targeted Training"
    • Phishing Training Templates need to be more robust with the capability to spoof trusted domains.
    • Mimecast should also provide more Phishing Training Templates to customize.
    • To add custom modules to "Company Wide Training"
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    I’ve parked the slider at a solid 10 because the platform keeps proving its worth every quarter. Staff phishing‑click rates have plunged from double digits to low single digits, our audit team finally stopped chasing overdue modules, and—bonus—engagement surveys show people actually enjoy the bite‑sized, comedic flavoured content. The built‑in reporting lets me walk straight into the boardroom with clean metrics. Minimal admin, measurable behaviour change, and zero eye‑rolls from end‑users—hard to ask for more.
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    Usability
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    I pegged usability at a full‑blown 10 because even my least tech‑savvy colleagues—think “still double‑clicks web links” level—navigate the portal without ringing the help‑desk. Single‑sign‑on drops them straight into the next module, the interface looks like Netflix for cyber nerds, and the progress bar shouts “two minutes left” instead of burying them in menus. On the admin side, I spin up campaigns in three clicks, clone content on the fly, and the drag‑and‑drop scheduling means I can rejig a whole quarter’s plan during the time it takes the kettle to boil. Zero training manuals, zero grumbles, zero excuses—just smooth sailing from login to completion.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    Its the best, hands down. Great, easy to use and on point content that injects some humour into the training makes it relevent whilst staying engaging. We have seen our engagement scores almost double since using Mimecast, with completion rates across the buisness above 90% compared to previous scores on less than 50%.
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    Performance
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    The product is quick and responsive. Emails alert the staff of new training content and provides a direct link to the training video. They watch, learn and than answer a brief question to test their knowledge. This feeds into the users risk profile in which additional training can be automatically applied based on a risk scores.
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    Support Rating
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    We have had a couple of instances where we needed to contact customer support for our minecast cyber awareness training. The team were great and easy to deal with. The problem in itself was minor, and turned out to be our issues and understanding setup, however the mimecase team walked us through the issue and it was resolved exceptionally quick.
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    Implementation Rating
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    I gave implementation a rock‑solid 10 because, frankly, it was smoother than a servo sausage roll at 2 a.m. SSO clicked in on the first try, directory sync hoovered up all the user data without mangling job titles, and change comms went out on time—no “surprise training” backlash. Key insight: involve your internal comms or HR crew from day zero so the launch emails feel like a friendly nudge, not a phishing attempt. We also ran a pilot with our most cynical techs; their nit‑picks helped us tweak permissions before unleashing it on the masses. Finally, schedule the baseline phishing test after staff receive the kickoff memo—sounds obvious, but it spares you the angry “gotcha” emails and makes the resulting metrics actually meaningful.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    Mimecast's content is much higher quality. KnowBe4's sales tactics are much more pushy. Customer service has been better with Mimecast in general, though Mimecast's UX/UI is a lot more confusing a less user-friendly to navigate than KnowBe4. It is difficult to group individuals together, let alone manage if the directory integration is not used.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    Honestly, the pricing model is about as painless as a public‑holiday Monday—straightforward per‑user cost, no sneaky “module packs” hiding in the fine print, and the nonprofit discount went down a treat. If I had to nit‑pick for the sake of continuous improvement, I’d love two tweaks:


    Seat‑band granularity. The jump between tiers can feel like falling off a cliff when you’re hovering near the threshold; a smaller step (say, every 50 users) would soften the blow on fast‑growing teams.


    Mid‑term seat reductions. We negotiated a generous +10 % buffer, but if headcount ever drops, a pro‑rata credit instead of waiting for renewal would be ace.


    Minor quibbles, though—the value’s still a raging 10/10.
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    Scalability
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    Mimecast Awareness Training is so easy to use, a child could set it up. One of the major benefits of the platform is its ability to easily prepare a years worth of content. As new users enter the organisation, its integration with Microsoft makes it easy to onboard the user and have then catch up on training.
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    Professional Services
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    I’m handing professional services a loud 10 because they rocked up like a pit‑crew at Bathurst and had us race‑ready in record time. Two half‑day workshops, and suddenly we’d nailed SSO, tuned the Azure AD connector, and had a fistful of custom phishing templates dripping with Aussie‑isms (Bunnings receipts, anyone?). Their consultant even whipped up a cheeky PowerShell script to clean up dodgy display‑name attributes, saving our sys‑ops hours of beard‑scratching. On top of that, they translated our dull “Information Handling” policy into bite‑sized language for the learner splash screens—legal loved it, staff actually read it. Zero scope creep, crystal‑clear handover docs, and follow‑up calls that felt more like mentoring than billable hours. Worth every cent.
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    Return on Investment
    Elevate Security
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    Mimecast
    • It helps provide IT we context when explaining security concepts
    • Has helped save IT time
    • Provides us with insights into user behaviour and learning opportunities
    • Helps us with our cyber security insurance
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