Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Formerly Microsoft Defender ATP

It integrates all other Microsoft services like 365, Skype, Visio and mail.

Tenable Security Center was a fantastic exposure detection tool but there was always a lag and servers would hang alot when being scanned causing resource traffic. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint on the other hand does not use up most resources soo there is usually noo lag during scanning and it also provide more detailed insights on the network. Also Microsoft Defender for Endpoint integration power has helped us up our security game by delivering a smooth secure network.

Bitdefender was a great platform, but didn't provide as much network insight that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does. It did not work well as an Endpoint Detection and Response platform. Tenable Security Center was great for vulnerability scanning of the devices on our network, but was a resource hog and the server would lock up a lot. It would also cause certain servers to lockup when they were being scanned. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does not consume as many resources and does not lockup the devices when they are being scanned. It also provides a lot of useful insight into the devices on our network.

We have reviewed/used ESET and find Defender much better for Endpoints.
We have also used McAfee on Servers and have since migrated to Defender on Servers.

We have found Defender to work very well in most of our application purposes.

Microsoft comes as a bundle suite and for other solutions the purchasing needs to be done separately.

I found CrowdStrike to be confusing and complex when it comes to managing assets and incidents around endpoints. While it provides quality intelligence, it lacks a more admin-friendly way of presenting that information. Hence, as I have mentioned in the previous points as well, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint solves this problem by a big difference by giving a very intuitive and easy to access options which proves to be super useful especially when time is of essence.

in an overall protection sentinelone is providing better protection for us, but as it comes with subscription's limitation, we have to be really careful in managing the licenses, the MS Defender for endpoint is providing us a decent protection which we are not complaining about, why we chose them ? as mentioned, this is coming with our subscription

I feel that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is much better in protecting our Windows based devices as it is developed by Microsoft itself. However, it comes with a little price hike.

Trend Micro's Apex One offers a comprehensive endpoint security solution, including advanced threat protection and vulnerability management.

Trend Micro also provides the similar capabilities but with some advanced features like Comprehensive Protection, Deep Security Integration etc.,

In my organization we already have E5 license so no need to procured additional license for EDR functionality.

For me personally, I can not really compare the two against each other, as they are both really good. For us as a business specializing in MS products, it is a logical choice to have followed.

It excels in detecting unusual behavior on endpoints, offering valuable insights into potential attack paths, and it operates with remarkable speed and responsiveness.

We choose Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as an additional solution to fill gaps and also to keep more of our solutions under one pane of glass (Microsoft 365).

Microsoft Defender is more easy to install, upgrade and use.
Eset is annoyingly visible.

Enterprise Endpoint Protection: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is well suited for large organizations with numerous endpoints, such as desktops, laptops, and servers, as it provides centralized management and monitoring of security across the entire network. Microsoft Ecosystem Integration: Organizations heavily invested in the Microsoft ecosystem, using products like Microsoft 365 and Azure, will benefit from the seamless integration offered by Defender for Endpoint, allowing for more efficient threat detection and response.Threat Detection and Remediation: It is effective for organizations looking to improve their ability to detect and respond to advanced threats and security incidents, thanks to its advanced threat analytics and EDR capabilities.

CrowdStrike Falcon EDR is one the Best solution available in Market ,However, I think they are lack in Threat visibility and Vulnerability assessment& Management for application versions & configurations .

We have evaluated other products, such as Sophos, Trend Micro, and others. The advantage of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is having a single subscription with Office 365 full packet, antivirus, and one drive with backup all in one subscription. Very easy to manage.

We found products with similar capabilities considering our needs. The opoortunity to test was crucial, and also the fact that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a Microsoft tool, since we are running a Microsoft environment for this project. There are a few differences among the providers, one of them was pricing, but overall they seemed to be very similar.

The fact it is integrated into the Microsoft 365 licensing our customers already purchase makes it an easy choice.

Microsoft Defender gels very well with the rest of the M365 suite of products. The security Dashboard gives one view for Email Security and Endpoint Security. The security events can be generated while getting integrated with SIEM solution or can use its own SIEM offering.

We never went beyond pilot testing these other platforms when it comes to Avast and Bitdefender, but it was an easy decision to go with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint in regards to cost, ease of installation, configuration, and deployment, and usage on a daily basis. The interface of MDE is very intuitive and required a very small learning curve. Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics, on the other hand, was discontinued.

This product does do a very good job of providing basic security protection for our client endpoints. We decided to go with this product because of the ease of setup and integration into the Windows server environment. We have not had any complaints from any of our clients using this product.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is east to deploy, hence safed lot of efforts in implementation and management. When I evaluated CrowdStrike I found that not all threats are identified in it, which was a matter of concern for us. We also had issues with configuration and troubleshooting. In Trend Micro we could find many threats but ease of configuration is better in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.

We have used McAfee/Trellix solution before Microsoft Defender for Endpoints with similar experience. There were organization reasons to switch from Trellix to another solution, and Microsoft Defender for Endpoints was a good choice in our case.