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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Composite Score

8.4 /10

CX Score

8.7 /10

160 Reviews

What is Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help enterprise networks prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Defender for Endpoint customers need to apply for the Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service to get proactive Targeted Attack Notifications and to collaborate with experts on demand. Experts on Demand is an add-on service. Targeted Attack Notifications are always included after you have been accepted into Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+84 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 Endpoint?

7% Negative

4% Neutral

89% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Enables Productivity
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 79

Endpoint Detection and Response

Dynamic Malware Detection

Centralized Management Portal

System Hardening

Application Containment Mechanisms

Port and Device Control

Automated Remediation

Ransomware Recovery and Removal

Host NGFW Functionality

Kernel Monitoring

Cross Platform Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reviews

Mukesh M.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2024

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

quick and automatic to scan virus and protect files

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

compatible with operating system Windows and Mac OS

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing so far

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

give it a try before using a costly tool for the same purpose

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Rakshit C.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2024

Great Product for Protection

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

Microsoft Defender for Endpoints excels in automatic investigations, seamlessly gathers data, and integrates closely with the operating system.The overall security management makes it unique from other similar products who lacks in basic updates and upgrades frequently.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Everything, including Defender in one brand is awesome.If a threat actor comes in, and creates a global administrative account, they can gain access to everything and whitelist then block everything else.The product great job when securing customers network.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It needs improvement in anti-ransomware features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For businesses which are new or existing can definitely consider the product as it offers comprehensive threat visibility and threat intelligence capabilities, providing valuable insights into potential security vulnerabilities and threats.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Abhishek A.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Ease of use with great pricing.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

Microsoft Defender comes inbuilt with Microsoft Windows whihc makes it more widely used as compared to others.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Microsoft Defender always keeps running in the background looking for any potential threats whihc might cause severe losses because of malware attacks or virus attacks. The best part is the pricing whihc is quite affordable and it doesn't take much space in the system so it's even hard to notice that it's running in the background.

What do you dislike most about this product?

There are more features which Microsoft can add to this product to make it more widely acceptable among the new generation.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would definitely recommend people to give it a try before using a costly tool for the same purpose and see the resuls.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Efficient Service
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+84 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Endpoint Detection and Response Active threat detection that remediates against known and unknown malware and malicious activities, leveraging machine learning techniques.

Dynamic Malware Detection Heuristics are applied to files to identify similarities with known malware and block it.

Centralized Management Portal Includes multiple client management, push install capability, comprehensive policies for different groups, and active directory integration and synchronization.

System Hardening Automated vulnerability patching and vulnerability assessment.

Application Containment Mechanisms Includes cloud based protection, sandboxing, and local containerization.

Port and Device Control Includes USB encryption and endpoint data loss prevention.

Automated Remediation Automate remediation of alerts due to exceeding defined thresholds e.g. trigger scripts to address low disk space alerts.

Ransomware Recovery and Removal Recover files removed and/or encrypted by ransomware.

Host NGFW Functionality Includes policy-based default-deny/whitelisting and application verification and trust (VPN/virtualization).

Kernel Monitoring Monitoring of processes, memory, and system files at the OS level.

Cross Platform Integration Open API and net sec appliance integration with NGFW, SIEM, IPS/IDS, Automated Network Quarantining, DLP, Data Discovery, and Threat Intelligence.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reviews

Mukesh M.

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Rakshit C.

Great Product for Protection

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Abhishek A.

Ease of use with great pricing.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Endpoint Detection and Response

Dynamic Malware Detection

Centralized Management Portal

System Hardening

Application Containment Mechanisms

Port and Device Control

Automated Remediation

Ransomware Recovery and Removal

Host NGFW Functionality

Kernel Monitoring

Cross Platform Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support