What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?
Defender for Cloud Apps includes additional capabilities that extend beyond the traditional cloud access security broker (CASB) scope to strengthen app posture and protect against malicious cloud apps. Ensure holistic coverage for your apps by combining SaaS security posture management, data loss prevention, app-to-app protection, and integrated threat protection.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend
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98 Plan to Renew
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83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+85 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Security Protects
- Saves Time
- Reliable
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Cloud Discovery
Cloud Security Posture Management
Policy Management
Data Loss Prevention
User Behaviour Analytics
Zero Trust
Access Control
Record Management
Threat Integration
Web Content Filtering
Encryption/Tokenization
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Ease of Data Integration
Business Value Created
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Breadth of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
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Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Availability and Quality of Training
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews
Cara W.
- Role: Student Academic
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Feb 2021
It's the necessary security, all that is needed
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?
Avoid and control all existing risks through fully customized alarms, which keeps control of all activity within the cloud, while with its in-depth exploration system, which immediately identifies the records or clients that are not beneficial to your company. This device is different in many ways compared to other products, it is able to protect critical data, which flows in the cloud.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
It is a good alternative to use this software, you will avoid threats, which can turn into misfortunes for your business, by leaking some unwanted information, since it will explore all the records of customers, applications and more in great detail.
What do you dislike most about this product?
It is a very helpful platform, since we have been using it it has managed to control all possible risks in the organization. With the excellent tools available, we can keep specific access to clients limited to maintain the privacy that is desired.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
This is an essential tool to keep your business alert and free of threats, you will not have any risk of leakage to regret. All records will be well analyzed, so security will triple by keeping everything well controlled. I recommend you this software in advance.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Wells S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2020
Fantastic product, a trial will convince you
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?
Microsoft cloud app security is effective and efficient than other products I feel safe when I use Microsoft cloud app security
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The security aspect is what I love most
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing, Microsoft cloud app security is okay
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
I would recommend it to them and they won't regret using it
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Government
- Involvement: Initial Implementation
Submitted Apr 2021
Speed and modern technology at its best service it
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
