Microsoft Defender for Cloud FAQ Detail
126 Reviews and Ratings
What are CNAPP and CSPM?
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According to TrustRadius reviews, Microsoft Defender for Cloud provides Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Workload Protection. Reviewers explain that they use the product's posture management capabilities to enforce security and protect workloads across multiple cloud platforms, including Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS. This helps reduce risk and ensure environments are safe from unauthorized activity. Some reviewers also note that using Microsoft Defender for Cloud can help reduce the number of separate security tools an organization needs to deploy.
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Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
2 mentions▼Reviewers identify Cloud Security Posture Management as a primary capability of the product. They describe it as a stro…
Reviewers identify Cloud Security Posture Management as a primary capability of the product. They describe it as a strong feature for improving an organization's overall security posture.
“It provides Cloud Security Posture Management and Workload Protection that would have to be implemented with other tools if Microsoft Defender for Cloud was not a capability of Azure.”
“Really do a lot of push for security. Posture management really feel like that's a strong, strong sort. We also use it for ingestion of signals as well, but a lot of security posture management push right now.”
Workload and Environment Protection
3 mentions▼Users state that the product adds an extra layer of protection for all workloads on the cloud. It is used to secure env…
Users state that the product adds an extra layer of protection for all workloads on the cloud. It is used to secure environments on platforms like Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud, reducing risk and preventing unauthorized actions.
“All our cloud and pressure to meet a high standard of protection for all the workload that we have put on the cloud. One of the key components that is helping us take this kind of protection one step further is Microsoft Defender for Cloud.”
“Basically it provides the extra protection on all the cloud platforms like azure, google and AWS. It reduce the risk and makes infrastructure more efficient and robust.”
“We use it to make sure that our Azure environments are safe and that no one's starting up VMs or doing anything in our Azure environment.”
Security Tool Consolidation
1 mention▼One reviewer mentions that Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps reduce the number of security tools needed to protect the…
One reviewer mentions that Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps reduce the number of security tools needed to protect their Azure environment.
“I think Microsoft Defender for Cloud help reduce the number of security tools we would need to protect our Azure environment.”
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