Item: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Microsoft Defender is a fantastic product for endpoint security. We use almost all the features available in this product.
We have enabled it in our Intune. We have configured a profile for on-boarding Windows devices and have enabled all the benefits of Defender. Similarly we have on-boarded android and iOS devices. We have configured a compliance policy for them. We have created app protection policy. We have configured conditional access to block accesses of the devices that exceed your threat level. Also configured the Antivirus and Anti-malware policies. By implementing all these we have made our environment almost secured of external threats and vulnerabilities. This has also helped us to improve our compliance score.

Pros and Cons

It examines and acts quickly to all the vulnerabilities or threats from the external attacks.
It detects and blocks all the unsafe application which can cause problems to the system.
Its Antivirus feature protects the system from all the harmful viruses.

It works wonderfully well for Windows devices but when it comes to MAC devices it is not that supportive as it is for Windows. There is definitely some scope of improvement there.
It has limited support for third party tools.
Sometimes the user experience can be not that good as their system performance is impacted when the scan is active.

Return on Investment

Positive impact is that all the security related features has come under one umbrella.
After using this product we did not feel of going to any other solution. This is that good.
The pricing is on a higher side as all the Microsoft products are but overall happy with the performance.

Alternatives Considered

Symantec Endpoint Security, Proofpoint Insider Threat Management and Cisco Endpoint Security Analytics

As we are using 90% of Windows devices and laptops in our organisation we figured out that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is a better solution for us as compared to above solutions mentioned. It is very easy and convenient to use this solution with Windows devices. The configuration is more compliant and compatible with Windows devices. The templates provided in the profile are very easy to use.

Not that above mentioned solutions are not good but Microsoft Defender for Endpoint suits as per our organisation's environment. You have to look and analyse what is good for your organisation.

Key Insights

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

Yes

Are you happy with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's feature set?

Yes

Did Microsoft Defender for Endpoint live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Defender for Endpoint again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Intune

Likelihood to Recommend

If your organisation has more than 1000 people and is heavily loaded with Windows devices this product can be very useful to manage them. It will protect your devices, laptops. It protects your system from viruses and external attacks. It is very quick in reacting to all the threats and vulnerabilities that are coming from the internet. As a security administrator it will help you to maintain the compliance score healthy by providing robust solution to your security problems. It will also show you which devices are not compliant. It will protect the devices from unsafe applications which are not healthy for the system.

If your organisation has maximum number of MAC devices then honestly I would not recommend this solution for you.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint review

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint