Item: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Rating: 10
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Microsoft Defender to ensure essential protection for our computers. It detects persistent threats and can remove them. We also make periodic scans and set real-time protection. The Defender flags the files as potentially harmful, and you can submit the files to Microsoft for review. Also, we use Microsoft Defender offline.

Pros and Cons

Offline protection.
Actively scan files and process them in the background.
Protection history.
Scheduled scans.

Performance optimizations.
Incorporate behavior analysis.
Improve user interface and usability.

Return on Investment

Risk reduction.
Incident response savings.
Productivity gains.

Key Differentiators

Cloud Solutions
Scalability
Integration with Other Systems
Ease of Use

The decision was influenced by: cost-effectiveness, performance and effectiveness, budget constraints, the good reputation of the defender, centralized management, enterprise integration, ease of use, user-friendliness and ease of configuration, integration with the Windows ecosystem, and centralized reporting and monitoring capabilities. In conclusion, Microsoft Defender meets our requirements and our expectations.

Components

We use real-time protection, which continues monitors our system for suspicious and malicious activity; virus and malware scanning, especially full scanning, behavior analysis to detect suspicious behavior patterns; phishing protection helps to prevent from falling victim to phishing attacks; firewall management protecting from incoming and outgoing network threats, tamper protection to prevent unauthorized changes.

Protection Scope

450

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

Splunk Enterprise, Titus Classification Suite

Likelihood to Recommend

Microsoft Defender is well suited for home users who run Microsoft OS, small businesses with limited IT resources, large enterprises that require centralized management, some educational institutions for cost-effective protection, nonprofit and charity organizations offering protection from malware threats, mixed IT environments for easy and effective integration, for users and organizations with basic security needs.

Best protection from Microsoft.

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint