Robust security tool of you have a Microsoft suite in place
September 22, 2023

Robust security tool of you have a Microsoft suite in place

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
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Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft 365 Defender

We used it to improve threat protection and detection within the organisation. Since we were already using Microsoft 365 and other related services, this tool was also added in as holistic approach to security, helping to safeguard against a wide range of cyber threats. With it's centralised design it made it easy to manage security from a central dashboard, helping out DevOps team detecting and blocking out threats much more easily.

Pros

  • Scalability is insured
  • Easy and quick integration with other Microsoft 365 services
  • Centralised management made simple with it's dashboards
  • AI and machine learning capabilities to enhance threat detection

Cons

  • Integration limitations: despite it integrates well with Microsoft services, seamless integration with non-Microsoft tools may require additional effort
  • Configuration can be a bit complex if you need a more tailored solution
  • Not imune to falses positives as any other security tool
  • The easy setup for adding up new users saved us 2x times the time it was taking us to setup with our previous solution
  • It reduced the number of computer infections by 15% overall (many threats being blocked before reaching the users)
  • Great user feedback on it's performance
We had multiple tools in place for each security component ( email scanning, computer protection and web protection) which made the configurations much more time consuming. Also, we were lacking a centralised framework for analysing threat monitoring processes and detections, since each tool had their on interface. Basically we wanted to unify as much as possible and make it easier to add in more users.
Since it has an easy and quick integration with other Microsoft 365 services and it gives a centralised management made simple with it's dashboards, it completely changed the amount of work we need to put in: we save time in new comers setup and in monitoring/analytics processes.
We are not using that at the moment but we are considering putting it in action.
Yes, since it has great customization capabilities. We are looking forward to customize the automated response actions based on our organization's security policies and needs, adapting each response action for the different types of threats.
We are not using Sentinel at this stage.

Do you think Microsoft Defender XDR delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Microsoft Defender XDR's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Defender XDR live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Defender XDR go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Defender XDR again?

Yes

If you have a Microsoft 365 suite already implemented, without many other integrations and you'd like to strengthen your organisation security in a centralised manner, this is a great tool for you! Also, it's scales super well, so it's the right option to implement if your company is expanding. In my opinion, on the other hand, if you have many non-Microsoft integrations and you need to maintain those tools in place, find a more flexible framework, as it would require much more work to configure for cross-platform compatibility.

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