Who is Material Security?
Material Security is a cybersecurity company focused on protecting cloud email and identity environments for enterprises and institutions.
- Cloud email security controls for Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace
- Post-compromise protection for exposed inbox data and accounts
- Identity-aware protections that integrate with existing identity providers (identity security)
- Policy, detection, and remediation workflows for Security Operations (SecOps) teams (security operations tooling)
- Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment with integrations into enterprise collaboration and IT ecosystems (cloud security)
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Material Security focuses on securing enterprise email and identity in cloud productivity suites, with particular emphasis on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace deployments. Its platform is designed for organizations that treat email inboxes as high-value data stores and attack surfaces, rather than only as message delivery channels. The offering targets security, identity, and IT operations teams that manage enterprise-wide collaboration environments.
The company’s core capabilities fall into the categories of cloud email security, identity security, and post-compromise protection. Instead of only scanning inbound email for threats, Material Security applies controls to stored email content, account configurations, and user behavior to limit the utility of compromised inboxes to attackers. This includes protections for sensitive data that may be present in mailboxes, such as authentication links, password reset messages, and business records, which are frequently used in account takeover and lateral movement scenarios.
Material Security integrates with existing cloud email platforms through APIs provided by Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace (cloud security). These integrations allow the platform to analyze mailbox contents, access patterns, and security-relevant metadata without replacing the underlying email infrastructure. The service is delivered as SaaS, enabling deployment without on-premises (on-prem) hardware, and is designed to coexist with secure email gateways and native email security features by focusing on a different layer of the email and identity stack.
The platform also connects to identity providers and authentication systems (identity security), using identity-aware context to inform protection policies and automated responses. This positioning aligns Material Security with broader enterprise identity and access security practices, where email accounts and inbox data are treated as core identity assets. Integrations with SecOps tools and workflows allow alerts, case management, and remediation actions to feed into existing SOC or Intermediate Representation (IR) processes.
Within an enterprise IT directory or marketplace, Material Security can be categorized under cloud email security, post-compromise email and data protection, and identity-centric security for collaboration platforms. Its focus on protecting stored email data, mitigating account takeover consequences, and enhancing operational response places it alongside other cloud security and identity security offerings that secure SaaS applications and collaboration environments rather than network perimeter or endpoint layers.
Our description of Material Security. Updated December 2025.
