Likelihood to Recommend Microsoft Defender is very good while we are enhancing our organization's security, and it is very useful in getting threat alerts and vulnerabilities that can harm our system and users. It is recommended to use this to improve overall security and threat protection of our users and organization. With the help of Microsoft Defender, we get fully covered and secured.
Read full review **Well Suited:**- **Enterprise Environments:** - Ideal for large-scale enterprise environments with a diverse IT infrastructure, offering comprehensive coverage across endpoints, networks, and cloud services.- **Integrated Microsoft Ecosystem:** - Excellently suited for organizations heavily invested in the Microsoft ecosystem, providing seamless integration with other Microsoft security tools and services.- **Proactive Threat Detection:** - Well-suited for organizations that prioritize proactive threat detection and response, leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning for early anomaly identification.- **Regulated Industries:** - Particularly beneficial for businesses in regulated industries, such as finance or healthcare, where compliance with stringent data protection regulations is crucial.**Less Appropriate:**- **Small Businesses with Limited Resources:** - Might be less appropriate for small businesses with limited resources or those with a simpler IT infrastructure, as the comprehensive features may exceed their specific needs.- **Highly Specialized Security Requirements:** - In scenarios where a business has highly specialized security requirements that necessitate specific, niche solutions, Microsoft Defender XDR might be less flexible compared to specialized security tools.- **Non-Windows Environments:** - Less appropriate for organizations predominantly using non-Windows operating systems, as it is optimized for integration within the Microsoft ecosystem.- **Organizations with Strict Bandwidth Constraints:** - In environments with strict bandwidth constraints, continuous monitoring and analysis by Defender XDR could potentially impact network performance.
Read full review Pros detect and respond to security threats in the cloud environment, reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access. The product assists our organization dealing with sensitive data in achieving and maintaining compliance with data protection rules. The product provides real-time visibility into the cloud environment, offering insights into ongoing security activities. It guarantees that security teams can actively handle possible threats by delivering real-time monitoring and notifications, reducing the impact on business operations. Read full review I am a huge fan of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint within Microsoft 365 Defender. It is one of the most professional and reliable EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response) tool out there providing excellent features like vulnerability management, baseline assessments, device discovery etc. Microsoft Defender for Office365 (Email Security) is yet another class apart product in this Microsoft 365 Defenderr stack. It is one of the easiest to use tools among all the other Microsoft security products yet at the same time offers such a wide variety of features like threat policies (anti-spam, anti-malware, anti-phishing etc.), attack simulation, message trace etc. Incident Management is the main USP of Microsoft 365 Defender due to which it can actually be considered as a true XDR. The intuitive and user-friendly UI, the very useful attack story view, broad classifications, automated investigation etc. etc. etc.; the list of awesome features just goes on. Read full review Cons 'Regulatory Compliance' is definitely an area of improvement for MDC. The complex and high number of controls within a specific framework should allow a more helpful and detailed guidelines in order to tackle them. The limitation of options in the incident management menu of MDC has proven to be a hassle while managing security alerts. For example, an analyst cannot even provide a comment about the actions taken on an incident. There is a missing functionality of connecting other EDR or XDR solutions to MDC which I think should be there for a CSPM tool. Read full review Setting up Microsoft 365 Defender integration with other tools or platforms might be challenging and require technical know-how. Improving its third-party security tools integration and simplifying the setup process would offer a smoother experience for security teams. A simpler way to improve security operations is by having a more cohesive way of detecting and responding to threats across different security solutions. Read full review Usability Too complicated sometimes, doesn't explain the meaning of certain features or problems encountered.
Read full review Support Rating Microsoft Support is really good in calls and uptime availability and they are helpful in understanding and fixing issues and reporting the bugs, also the first line support is amazing in fixing bugs and releasing the new patches.
Read full review In-Person Training Good and hard to find someonme who can explain everything for you beside Microsoft they provide you everything you need.
Read full review Online Training Microsoft Provides a good training for the Microsoft 365 Defender and has a good learning paths to learn and take the exams and get your Certifications.
Read full review Alternatives Considered Defender for Cloud (previously known as Azure Security Center) is a more comprehensive and extensive security solution. Currently, threat analytics make up only a small portion of the whole picture. It encourages a comprehensive picture of the cloud environment across all of its endpoints. For example, firewalls, virtual machine coverage, etc. When compared to the former Threat Analytics, the attack surface of Defender for Cloud is vastly expanded.
Read full review We used the MS XDR as this is a bundle that we bought when we subscribed to the M365 platform, so having it was a bonus as we stated earlier, but due to limitation on licenses in Sentinelone, having this is just a blessing for us, so we can reduce around 200 licenses and can utilize it for other users
Read full review Return on Investment It creates a great insight in all assets that are available The CSPM makes sure that certain risk that might have been missed are addressed Being able to query across the data gives great insights in threats and possible vulernabilties for CVEs Read full review Depending on the licensing you pay for, Defender is included and a great ROI cost wise In terms of time spent, Defender can be a large time suck but yield positive results for end users Generally, it pays to learn and train in Defender BEFORE there is a problem and you need to really use it. Read full review ScreenShots Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots Microsoft Defender XDR Screenshots