Microsoft Defender for Cloud

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.N/A
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud
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Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Because we do a profound review of functionalities, configurations, and security operations from our soft team's perspective. The best one that adapts to our actual architecture, and I mean it's so negative for us because we are more prone to Microsoft products, was Microsoft …
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Competitive-wise, we've looked at Palo Alto and Proofpoint. So we selected Microsoft Defender for Cloud on the basis it was linking closer to the identity, but we've had to also, I said earlier that we've aligned with Palo Alto for the secondary tech to look at it from a device …
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Barracuda goes neck to neck with Microsoft Defender for Cloud in the anti-spam, anti-phishing email suite. But why I chose this product is because again, it's very well embedded with Microsoft technology, and we're a Microsoft shop, and it works well for us to use that product …
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Defender is a robust cloud security solution, but Prisma is Comprehensive cloud-native security platform with full lifecycle security
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I believe Microsoft Defender for Cloud stacks up well against the other tools we looked at. It is native to the Azure platform and provides the same insights as the other tools. We selected Microsoft Defender for Cloud because it integrates well with the Azure resources and …
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Although it meets our needs, we decided to go for it because of the confidence we already had in the other tools.
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We haven't really, I mean we've used Google's options, but not really. We've just gotten demos really.
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We were one of the first ones to deploy when Microsoft released it, so it's hard to compare, but what we hear from competitors, the fact that Microsoft can see the full ecosystem using this product makes it a lot better as compared to using a third party tool. So it's the ease …
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I was trained on AWS originally, but I'm starting to Azure more and more in Microsoft.
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Evaluated between cost. I just think it integrates better with the Microsoft stack and I mean, I think just cost from just that perspective and being the one pane of glass, I think that's enough.
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Had some coverage gaps and was more expensive compared to native Azure security controls, such as Defender for Cloud.
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There is the several ways to protect the applications and lot more tools available in the market. Most commonly we used Crowd strike Falcon for endpoint detection and response capabilities. McAfee endpoint protection also provide broad range of security features. Best …
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud has a better range of functionality across the board. In terms of database, reliability, security solutions.
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We use Microsoft Defender for Cloud as an integration of Defender 365 and collect all the incident into one dashboard.
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud offered a more integrated and comprehensive solution for our multi-cloud environment, integrating well with our security and compliance needs
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud is definitely the choice with the latest market trend and attacks that are currently happening. Microsoft has been able to safe guard a lot after the recent serious attacks happening globally in the digital world. There is a trust in this software …
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Defender has the benefit of all the integration, included licensing for defender for server and being able to start small and grow.

Wiz licensing was too expensive, lacking features like an EDR making it a less favorable solution
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ASC is more suited for organizations with limited budget and staff.
Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
We used to use Symantec and McAfee. It's been mostly defenders since, gosh, the last eight to 10 years. So we're a small organization. We don't have a lot of folks, so single-painted glass is really important to be able to see the whole environment in a single place. And the …
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When we purchase this data fund, we check with not competition and we decided to purchase these tools because it's strong and we have a good relationship with Microsoft.
Chose Microsoft Defender for Cloud
It is very good in comparison to other products that we have used. Its price is very effective and attractive, and it also provides good security policies. threat intelligence is also good and user protection is also very much better, and it also serves new updates as and when …
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User Ratings
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
(56 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.9
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.2
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
Microsoft is well-suited with its definitive cloud, and I also like its Microsoft Intune ID. The conditional policies are great with that, and they're really good and well situated, so you can't beat them at that conditional policy level. Less appropriate, as I said, some of these low-hanging fruit features, like being good in phishing campaigns, and then I feel like maybe doing better at their seam products. So we'll see how that goes.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • I like that with Microsoft Defender for Cloud you can track your secure score to see how well you are doing with your security controls.
  • There are remediation steps for findings with the platform and some can be fix automatically with a few clicks.
  • There are recommendations for exactly what controls to put in place to ensure a more secure environment for Azure.
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Cons
Microsoft
  • Granular permissions and role-based access management could improve security. This would enable organizations to control who has access to and can set specific features.
  • While it offers integration with various Microsoft services, expanding support for third-party cloud platforms and applications would enhance its versatility. Many organizations use multiple cloud providers, and broader compatibility would be advantageous.
  • The cost structure could be more transparent, especially for larger organizations with extensive cloud resources. Clearer cost breakdowns and predictions would help organizations budget more effectively.
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Likelihood to Renew
Microsoft
It is a great product that integrates nicely when running an Azure platform and even multi-cloud environment. Not looking for point-solutions but a suite that answers most requirements. It is very comfortable being able to use KQL, workbooks and automation that is native to the azure platform
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Usability
Microsoft
My visibility is limited because I'm only doing very small pieces of what the overall org does. And also, we have limitations on what we're allowed to use. It's not like we get a new product as users or leadership level users, and everything is on, and we can just do whatever we want. We're very restricted in what we can use any tooling within the org because of the different levels of regulatory constraints we have, because of just the nature of who we are inherently. So that's why. I don't think it's necessarily the product. I think it's more or less of what we're able to do with the product.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
Microsoft Defender for Cloud is definitely the choice with the latest market trend and attacks that are currently happening. Microsoft has been able to safe guard a lot after the recent serious attacks happening globally in the digital world. There is a trust in this software and with the latest updates and machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud should be the choice.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • It simplifies security management and saves time. I'm not sure, but I'm very confident it saved me a couple of paychecks by centralizing the data I need to secure the cloud environment.
  • I also utilize the inventory overview to monitor my team's activities and verify they are following internal regulations, as well as cost overruns.
  • The recommendations can be utilized as a valuable instructional tool. I have the team explain why they are receiving them, why they are not following them, and what they are doing differently.
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Screenshot of Remediation of critical issues in codeScreenshot of Cloud security benchmark mapped to industry FramworksScreenshot of Prioritization of critical risks with contextual threat analysisScreenshot of Workload protectionScreenshot of Unified DevOps VisibilityScreenshot of Visualizations to improve security posture proactively