Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps vs. SonicWall Cloud App Security

It is well suited if your team is working with Microsoft tools and Azure services. but if you are using other cloud service providers and don't want to spend efforts in learning integration with third-party software then this is not a great fit for you. overall we are very satisfied with the product. If your corporation with Microsoft tools then I would recommend it.

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SonicWall Cloud App Security offers next-gen security for our colleagues and data within cloud applications, including email, messaging, file sharing and file storage. For us adopting SaaS applications, SonicWall Cloud App Security delivers best-in-class security and a seamless user experience. Random disconnection of the vpn is a minor issue which I have faced till now.

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• 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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• Secure network
• Helps in file transfer
• Maintain user profiles

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• Cloud discovery throws away found services not found in the MCAS database of SaaS apps.
• Many panes of glass required for a fully enabled implementation to administer, configure and utilize 100% of the product.
• Room for improvement in the reporting realm - not enough records are visible and exportable for high record count policy reports.

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• If there is a week internet then it suddenly disconnect the vpn.
• Sometime there is slow response time.
• Sometime it slow down the system due to some internal process execution.

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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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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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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps stacks up against Netskope. There are areas in which Netskope offers more insights into web traffic however because of the tight integration to the Microsoft ecosystem is one of the reasons why we choose Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps. It also offered savings. We didn't have to invest in another tool to gain the benefits of a CASB. For productivity tools we use Micorosft Office 365 and therefore Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps provides very good insight into these applications because of the tight integration with the Microsoft ecosystem. These are both Microsoft products.

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It gives us end to end security.Get visibility, data security, advanced threat protection and compliance for cloud usage.It stop targeted phishing, impersonation and account takeover attacks in Office 365 and G Suite.It deliver the best user experience with out-of-band traffic analysis through APIs and log collection.

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• It has good features which helps our organization to quickly fix challenges.
• It depends on the requirements. Certain requirements are really complex.
• The deployment itself is quite fast because [Microsoft Cloud App Security] is on the cloud, but there are a lot of requirements from the regulations and the bank's standards perspective.

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• It is very much secure for us.
• Comprehensive protection for our organization.
• Monitor cloud usage in real time with an intuitive dashboard view.

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