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Detection models built for chat conversations proactively flag access credentials shared in collaboration platforms, giving teams time to act.
Research by Mimecast data scientists found that a workforce of 100 shares passwords six times in an average month, in collaboration tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams. These tools retain data indefinitely, so a password shared once stays available to anyone with access to that channel.
Even a single leaked password can cause catastrophic damage to a brand's IP, reputation, and market share. Hackers increasingly target collaboration tools as a first step in larger data breaches.
Recognized for its Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute in the 2026 Digital Communications Governance and Archiving report.
Passwords don't stay where they’re shared.
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Password sharing in collaboration tools goes largely unnoticed. Once a credential is in a message, it exists outside the controls meant to protect it.
Leaked passwords can identify a company's preferred patterns, increasing the likelihood of future breaches.
When a password gets exposed, fixing it takes time, and that work pulls people off other priorities.
Credentials shared in collaboration tools are often reused elsewhere, so a single exposure can open more than one door across an organization.
Policies can enforce length and complexity, but not originality. One leaked credential can reveal how someone builds passwords everywhere else.
Continuously analyze messages from tools like Slack and Teams, so password sharing and other policy violations surface as they happen rather than being discovered later.
After rolling out Slack, a major telecommunications company found PII and payment card data in employee messages. Mimecast helped them identify and remediate over 20,000 credit card shares in a single year.
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