Microsoft Defender for Business vs. TechOwl Shield

Microsoft Defender for Business is well suited for any size organization using the Microsoft 365 Suite. As an included feature in the mid and upper tiers of the 365 suites, it can quickly address antivirus protection for any sized company. It's compliance and security dashboards can help guide sole proprietorship owners in better understanding their security standing. The software also scales to give mid-sized and enterprise originations the in-depth information needed for compliance.

Incentivized

TechOwl Shield is great when you need to monitor a lot of digital assets like websites, emails, and domains all in one place. It’s really helpful for spotting phishing threats or leaked info fast.

• Monitors the health of endpoints
• Protects endpoints with antivirus
• Allows for policy configurations that can be deployed to endpoints

Incentivized

• Vulnerabilities Detections
• Open Port Detections
• Phishing Domain Detections

• Finding blocked programs in the UI is not intuitive if the alert message is dismissed.
• The admin portal changes often with features coming and going.
• Admin portal interface is cluttered and sometimes not intuitive.

Incentivized

• False Positives
• Customization
• Integrations

So far we have found no alternative that would overall offer us more than we are getting from Microsoft Defender for Business!

Incentivized

Microsoft Defender for Business is user friendly but requires some IT knowledge to adapt to its full potential. Microsoft 365 business will likely be more adaptable and have less of a learning curve than new users when configuring settings or security policies. Overall, I would say that strengths outweigh weaknesses and the unknowns can be learned

Incentivized

TechOwl Shield efficiently track Attack Surface, detects threats in the Dark & Deep Web, and provide actionable Cyber Threat Intelligence. Brand Intelligence protects our brand. These combined features make TechOwl Shield an invaluable asset to our security infrastructure.

Microsoft Defender for Business, I believe, is a "light" version of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. While they both have some of the same features, Microsoft Defender for Business has far less, and the more complex you want to get with your configurations, you may need to dip your toe into the InTune Admin Center to deploy certain policies.

Incentivized

TechOwl Shield in itself is different in terms of what it offers as compared to others in this industry.

• Improved cybersecurity
• Learning curve
• Resource consumption

Incentivized

• High Initial COst
• Compliance assurance
• Improved Security Posture