Microsoft Defender for Cloud vs. Proofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (Proofpoint CASB)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
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
Proofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (Proofpoint CASB)
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Proofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (CASB) secures applications such as Microsoft Office 365, Google’s G Suite, Box, and other services, providing visibility and control over cloud apps.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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User Ratings
Microsoft Defender for CloudProofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (Proofpoint CASB)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
(31 ratings)
8.5
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
Microsoft Defender for CloudProofpoint Cloud App Security Broker (Proofpoint CASB)
Likelihood to Recommend
Microsoft
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.
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Proofpoint
If you are using microsoft o365 solutions then it helps to safegaurd them and protects your organization data. If you are using many cloud services in your company then it will help you to monitor and prevent data theft. It helps you work with confidence in this new age cloud solutions securely.
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Pros
Microsoft
  • 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.
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Proofpoint
  • Protects and controls our DLP
  • Secures our office 365 environment
  • Gives us analytics and visibility
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Cons
Microsoft
  • '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.
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Proofpoint
  • The customer support can be better as it sometimes take time to resolve issues.
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Alternatives Considered
Microsoft
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.
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Proofpoint
Proofpoint CASB was a beast and its features are simply faster and better in processing and addressing the needs of our users. They work well and integrate with our current infrastructure. Their business model, certifications, constant updates, ML model and collaboration with their customer submissions always improve the system for effectiveness. They’re trusted by big companies.
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Return on Investment
Microsoft
  • 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
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Proofpoint
  • By using we are able to safeguard our critical data
  • Helps us to detect threats and helps to mitigate them
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ScreenShots

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots

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