Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Formerly Microsoft Defender ATP

It's a management decision. It wasn't me.

I wasn't one of the decision makers were the purchase overall that goes through our CIO organization. But as a user though, I would say it was a good decision. Trying to think how to word that in a sense. Well, from a decision not involved in the purchase process, I would say I didn't have a decision to use it, but I'm glad that they made the decision that we can use it.

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In this case, it was ease of deployment. Now, we don't buy it per se. We actually manage it for customers. Since most Microsoft subscriptions are bought by the customers themselves, we manage them, but we don't buy them and then resell them. We don't work like that.

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The fact that it's basically included with our licenses. We have it already and it was seamless to install. It didn't impact us. The fact that it worked in all the operating systems. It was easy to install within Intune and deploy it. It's all positive.

Because Microsoft Defender for Cloud, the good thing they have is that they work with compliance. You have N, you have sis, you have compliance, I don't know the word in English, but like compliance format. So I can see myself if I can't, I dunno how to say it, but you have nist SI or other PCI and I can see myself if I can get those compliance in N score, you guys have a score for those compliance. That's really helpful for us for those.

Maturity of product functionality and ease of deployment.

My decision to get Microsoft Defender for Endpoint was influenced by performance impact to other processes and applications. Also that cost and RIO benefits from using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and utilizing other functionalities that are available with Defender. For example, vulnerability detection is available and DLP for data loss prevention.

Good reputation and functionality? I wouldn't have bought it five years ago, but it's been improved a lot. I want to make sure if it's got a high detection rate, it is easy enough to manage as distributor so we can distribute it out to distributed management. Well-based source, it does all those.

Best production. Ease of use.

The most important factor was getting the complete suite of Microsoft products available in the A five licensing. And the most important factor was just our money went a lot further. One thing I guess I'm not sure it's in this question, but that I am a little unhappy with is now we're finding there are add-ons that are not part of it, especially as Microsoft moves into artificial intelligence, it's like, nope, that's not included.

We are already familiar with Microsoft security service like de fender xdr and denfender 365 and it was much easy to learn and deploy this added enhanced security layer to our company.

It's ease of implementation especially in the initial setting up process and the awesome customer support we got from the technical team really made it stand out from others.

Before we chose to move forward with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, we had three different platforms that were performing the tasks of vulnerability scanning, antivirus/antimalware and SIEM. Now, with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, we've been able to integrate these into one platform and seamlessly integrate with other Microsoft security applications for even greater insight.

Our biggest influence was selecting a product that works well with our current product portfolio and the ease of implementation. It has also been fairly easy to manage after getting past some of the initial setup tasks. Overall, this has been a lot easier to setup and use than any other endpoint protection software.

It comes with complimentary with Microsoft O/s - with that, it secures your endpoint.

The depth and quality of logs provided by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (especially for Windows endpoints) is exceptional and arguably the best in market. Due to this we have been getting very detailed activity timeline in incidents and an accurate software inventory in vulnerability management. While the onboarding process is a little complex, but it completely makes up for the fact that there are a wide array of actions that can be taken directly form the portal on the onboarded devices.

This is part of the M365 offerings that we bought, so it comes by default, as this can be an additional protection layers for us with no additional cost, it is something that we will consider in the future from economic stand point

As it is being offered as SaaS, there is no cost for deployment and it offers a great scalability for our organization

Our IT environment is basically based on Microsoft products. Hence, it was beneficial to use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint as the product for endpoint protection. It can easily get integrated with Microsoft Intune which was a big plus for us. Furthermore, being cloud based helped us in covering the remote devices also.

Many security features, such as advanced threat detection, real-time response, vulnerability management, and compliance capabilities, are available with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It might be appealing to businesses looking for a complete endpoint security solution. My organizations already using Microsoft products, the familiarity of the interface and tools can make the transition to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint smoother. IT teams and end-users may find it easier to adapt to a solution that aligns with their existing knowledge.

Easy to use. More features.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a service that scales very well, be it in size or in different locations. The integration part is the biggest driver for choosing Defender for Endpoint, especially since the M365 platform is in use.

Primarily, it's a cloud-native solution, leveraging the inherent Microsoft Defender within the Windows operating system. The process of connecting a device to the MDE portal is straightforward and uncomplicated. Additionally, unlike on-premises EDR solutions, it doesn't require a separate server to host the entire solution.

The seamless integration of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with other Microsoft security products, such as Azure Defender and Microsoft Defender for 365, was a primary consideration. This integration created a unified security experience, enabling us to manage our security operations efficiently and cohesively. The ease of use also played a role in choosing it.