Code42

Code42 is a cybersecurity company that provides data protection and insider risk management software for enterprises.

• Insider risk management and monitoring for corporate data on endpoints and cloud services.
• Detection of data exfiltration behaviors such as file movement, uploads, and sharing by users.
• Endpoint data visibility and telemetry for security and compliance teams.
• Threat investigation workflows for Security Operations (SecOps) centers (SOCs) and incident response teams.
• Integration with enterprise security ecosystems and corporate identity platforms.

More About Code42

Code42 focuses on insider risk management and data security, with offerings designed for enterprises that need visibility into how users handle sensitive data across endpoints and cloud applications. Its platform is used by SecOps, insider threat, and risk management teams to identify file movement patterns and user behaviors that may indicate data exfiltration, whether malicious or unintentional.

The company’s software is positioned in the insider risk management and data loss detection category within the broader cybersecurity market. It collects telemetry from user devices and cloud services, such as file creation, modification, movement, and sharing events, and correlates these signals with user identity and context. This enables organizations to monitor data activity involving endpoints, cloud storage, collaboration tools, and external domains, and to prioritize events that present higher risk based on policy and context.

Code42’s offerings typically integrate with existing enterprise security stacks, such as Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) (security information and event management) platforms, Security Orchestration Automation Response (SOAR) (security orchestration, automation and response) tools, identity providers, and endpoint security tools. By forwarding alerts and contextual data into these systems, security teams can build playbooks for incident response and automate triage. The product architecture commonly relies on endpoint agents, cloud connectors, and APIs to capture and enrich data events, then store and analyze them in a centralized platform.

The platform aligns with common enterprise security and compliance frameworks that require monitoring of sensitive data usage and user activity, such as controls related to Data Loss Prevention (DLP), insider threat programs, and zero trust principles. Unlike traditional perimeter-based or content-only DLP tools, Code42 emphasizes behavioral telemetry and user context, which can support investigations into suspicious file movement, offboarding risk, and policy violations without relying solely on content inspection.

In directory and marketplace taxonomies, Code42 is best categorized under insider risk management, data loss detection, and endpoint data protection within the wider security and risk management domain. Enterprises use its software to gain unified visibility into data movement, investigate insider-related incidents, and support governance policies around intellectual property and sensitive information.