Unparalleled insights that help you improve your cloud security posture with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
November 26, 2021
Unparalleled insights that help you improve your cloud security posture with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Cloud App Security
Our organization started to expand further with more people joining and diverse types of devices being used, as the world shifted due to the pandemic, and with employees need to use their own personal devices for work, we relied heavily on Microsoft Cloud App Security (Now Called Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps), we were concerned with app security, what type of apps are people using? are these apps secure? are these apps compromising the device security? should this app be trusted? are there any invalid attempts by this app? all these questions were answered with Cloud App Security. Not only that, the visibility provided by the Cloud App Security connector for internal network authentications and activity were invaluable to our secure operations, the out of the box recommendations for our overall security posture helped us optimize/fine-tune the configuration of our network devices and domain controllers, the product works really well!
- Application Usage Monitoring
- Security Posture of Internal Domain Controllers
- Policies and Templates to control apps
- Threat investigation and remedy
- Alerts and Notifications on suspectious app behaviors
- Refining Search and Drill Down in the Management Portal
- Better Filtering UI, Locating Right Events/Activities is Relatively Difficult
- More Policy Templates to Cover Wider Scenarios
- Better Guidelines on How to Rectify a Problem/Security Issue
- Identity Security Posture
- App Security Detections and Alerts
- Activity Logs and Investigations
- Cloud App Security saves us thousands of dollars finding and rectifying apps security issues
- Identity Security Posture helps the organization identity stay in shape, saving thousands of dollars on security consultations
- The cost of suffering a breach cannot be quantified, CAS helps minimize the chances of the attackers succeeding, with excellent historical logging for most operations
- Microsoft Advanced Threat Analytics (discontinued)
We had a past experience with Microsoft ATA, one of the engines that Cloud App Security now uses to provide insights on internal threats, Microsoft ATA was discontinued and all of its features became part of the Microsoft Defender suite, surely, Cloud App Security and the Microsoft Defender Suite provide way more features and capabilities. We didn't spend much time deciding [on] Cloud App Security, we already had Azure, Office 365, and Defender for Endpoint, Cloud App Security was the right decision with the blend of products we already have and its integration with the rest of Microsoft Security products makes it a valuable addition.
Do you think Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps's feature set?
Yes
Did Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps again?
Yes