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Alert Reduction and Risk Prioritization

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Based on TrustRadius reviews, Microsoft Defender for Cloud assists security teams by identifying vulnerabilities and providing remediation guidance. Reviewers use the product to scan infrastructure and workloads for gaps. Some users also note that the platform can help reduce the number of security tools an organization needs, simplifying the security stack. One reviewer reported a significant reduction in expenses related to security breaches after implementation.

Prompt Questions

  • how can a security analyst at an insurance company use microsoft defender for cloud's risk prioritization to focus remediation on the highest-risk customer data workloads

  • does microsoft defender for cloud reduce the number of security alerts that analysts need to triage, and by how much

  • what percentage reduction in threat alerts do organizations typically report after adopting a leading cnapp solution

  • how does risk prioritization in a cloud security platform help reduce the volume of low-priority alerts reaching security teams

  • how do cloud security platforms cut down on alert fatigue and false positives for security operations teams

  • what cloud security platform should a company choose if their top priority is reducing the security team's alert workload

Vulnerability Identification and Remediation

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Reviewers use Microsoft Defender for Cloud to scan infrastructure and workloads, particularly for banking customers, to…

Reviewers use Microsoft Defender for Cloud to scan infrastructure and workloads, particularly for banking customers, to identify vulnerabilities and other gaps. The platform also provides guidance on how to fix the identified issues.

“We're predominantly using it for the banking customers to identify any other vulnerabilities in their infrastructure. We used to scan and they'll see any other gaps in their workloads based on that. It also give you the remediation, how this can be fixed. That's where you're using it.”
Verified user in Information Technology & Services (1001-5000 employees)View Full review

Security Tool Consolidation

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According to one reviewer, Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps reduce the total number of security tools an organization…

According to one reviewer, Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps reduce the total number of security tools an organization needs, which can simplify the management of the security solutions portfolio.

“I can't really give it a good estimation for it, but I would say it definitely does help with the reduction of the amount of security tools because when you would do an inventory management of your tools, there are a lot of solutions people can have.”
Verified user in Industrial Automation (1-10 employees)View Full review

Reduced Costs from Security Breaches

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One user reported a 25% savings in expenses that would have otherwise been spent on security breaches, indicating a pos…

One user reported a 25% savings in expenses that would have otherwise been spent on security breaches, indicating a positive financial impact from using the product.

“Yes. We saved 25% of expenses with security breaches”
Verified user in Computer & Network Security (11-50 employees)View Full review

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