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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADataminr Pulse for Corporate Security is used to detect, visualize, and respond to events and threats in real-time to protect employees, facilities, and business operations.N/A

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps (formerly Microsoft Cloud App Security) is a multimode cloud access security broker.N/A
    Pricing
    Dataminr Pulse for Corporate SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Dataminr Pulse for Corporate SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsDataminr is packaged/priced based on the size of the organization and the use cases it will to address.—
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    Community Pulse
    Dataminr Pulse for Corporate SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Considered Both Products
    Dataminr
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    92%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    91%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Dataminr Pulse for Corporate SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (12 ratings)
    Usability
    -
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    8.8
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dataminr Pulse for Corporate SecurityMicrosoft Defender for Cloud Apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dataminr
    For any news editor, Dataminr is a must. It is the only platform I have used which I would 100 percent recommend to anyone who needs constant access and notification to all that is going on in the world's media. Various other platforms provide information, but Dataminr collates all these other platforms together into one easy to use interface. It is remarkably quick to check Dataminr after receiving a desktop or email notification and find out what is going on regarding a specific subject. As a news editor, I am required to manage a news team that produces copy for breaking stories, and Dataminr allows me to find news and commission it faster than any other platform I have previously used.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is well suited when working with other Microsoft Applications. For example, if you are working with Microsoft Office 365 it works very well when implementing CASB features. It works when implementing monitoring or blocks on Sanctioned applications however customizing the message to users is not that great.
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    Pros
    Dataminr
    • Collating various sources into one interface makes keeping track of breaking news remarkably easy.
    • The live update feature means updates from breaking stories are fed directly to the consumer. This means users do not have to go out their way to find out every last detail of a story, and can instead use their time writing the story.
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    Microsoft
    • The integration to Microsoft Entra ID is seamless, which allows Conditional Access to redirect the session to Microsoft Defender for Cloud App for it to take actions (Block or Monitor).
    • Tracker users' activity is very good when troubleshooting or running an investigate.
    • Detecting risky users through tight integration with Microsoft Entra ID is a very good feature.
    • Detecting mass downloads and blocking the download of files from non-manage company devices is a very good feature as well.
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    Cons
    Dataminr
    • Setting up Dataminr can be relatively obtuse. Although basic functions are easy to use, the more in-depth aspects require research and training to use correctly.
    • Topics are very broad, which can be a negative at times. It would be useful to have 'football' as a topic rather than 'sport', for instance.
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    Microsoft
    • It takes some time to scan and apply the policies when there is some sensitive information.
    • After it applies the policies, it works, but there is a delay.
    • It doesn't provide any way to scan Microsoft Teams when an external exchange of images is happening. You can always do the filtering on the documents during the chat, but if there is an image, then some kind of OCR capability is required to detect it. At present, there is no way [Microsoft Cloud App Security] can go and detect those kinds of images and alert us
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    Usability
    Dataminr
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    Microsoft
    The interface is pretty simple and easy to use; however, you will need to do a lot of investigative research on your own to get comfortable with it. Originally, many of the Microsoft security tools had their own seperate consoles. Overtime, they have blended into one interface which is the ideal state. In some cases it is clear Microsoft had to pick which console a certain feature or setting was going to reside in and this leads to some confusion. For example, DLP is managed through Defender for Cloud Apps but you will also need to jump into Purview. For things like reverse proxy on your M365 tenant, you will need to go into Azure and setup conditional access rules. Not a big problem and I can understand why the settings are located where they are but for someone just starting out with Defender for Cloud Apps, it will take some time to figure out.
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    Support Rating
    Dataminr
    Connection issues/downtime occur but they are rare and generally quickly fixed. There are frequent seminars and tutorials to teach the platform. This is an excellent decision from the company and has made me more willing to learn how to use Dataminr correctly. As a result of this, I use the platform more than I would have if I had been forced to learn everything myself.
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    Microsoft
    I have not utilized actual support but the Sales and Product teams have been super helpful in moving our implementation forward and showing us the best practices.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dataminr
    Before using Dataminr we did not use a similar platform, with stories discovered by simply crawling the web (TweetDeck/Reddit/news sites, etc). Because of this, Dataminr has been a game-changer for us and has revolutionized the way we have worked since it was introduced. Being able to completely remove one aspect of the job (searching for news) has increased productivity in all other areas.
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    Microsoft
    More flexible and more features with easy integration with cloud services like Microsoft Azure and other cloud services. Overall both gives similar features but we prefer Microsoft cloud app security due to its high threat detection rate. mostly we have been able to stop the threat in very very less time.
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    Return on Investment
    Dataminr
    • Since starting to use Dataminr, our traffic has vastly increased. Though not entirely to thank for the growth, Dataminr has played a role in talkSPORT.com's ComScore increasing by 150 percent over the past 18 months.
    • Increased traffic is partly due to producing more content, and Dataminr has directly led to discovering a number of stories we previously would have missed.
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    Microsoft
    • Cloud App Security saves us thousands of dollars finding and rectifying apps security issues
    • Identity Security Posture helps the organization identity stay in shape, saving thousands of dollars on security consultations
    • The cost of suffering a breach cannot be quantified, CAS helps minimize the chances of the attackers succeeding, with excellent historical logging for most operations
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    ScreenShots

    Dataminr Pulse for Corporate Security Screenshots

    Screenshot of the mobile application for both iOS and Android.Screenshot of a visualization showing the real-time impact of events on employees, travelers, and facilities.Screenshot of a dashboard that detects events in real-time and helps understand their context and scope with AI-generated text descriptions.Screenshot of a digitized workflow where users can plan for and respond to risks and events.Screenshot of examples of detailed updates that Dataminr ReGenAI provided  in real-time when a cargo ship hit Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge