Item: Microsoft Defender for IoT
Rating: 8
Author: Matt Huiatt

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our client needed this for security purposes and since we're running our systems via O365/Azure anyway it made sense to continue using Microsoft products. Needed to improve compliance and risk management without breaking the bank. We already have a pre-existing relationship with Microsoft so this made sense.

Pros and Cons

Alerting us when issues arise
ID of assets
Monitors without causing performance issues

It's still growing just like Azure was in the beginning
Not great for clients who have very small budgets

Most Important Features

Overall Cost
Real Time Alerts
Product Roadmap looks promising for the future

Return on Investment

We're much more secure
Threat management is streamlined

Key Insights

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

Yes

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

Yes

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

Yes

Did implementation of Microsoft Defender for IoT go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Microsoft Defender for IoT again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

This is a good product for all PC environments as it can find assets and monitor without too many problems. Likely won't be as great for a Mac or Linux environment. For monitoring etc this is solid software that should have more features as time goes on

Solid Security for a Decent Price

Overall Satisfaction with Microsoft Defender for IoT