What is Microsoft Defender for Office 365?
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 offers a comprehensive solution to protect your organization and employees from advanced, targeted and zero-day phishing, malware and business email compromise attacks.
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84 Likeliness to Recommend
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100 Plan to Renew
79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
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+89 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 Office 365?
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
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Feature Ratings
Prevention
IOC Focus and Management
24/7/365 Security Monitoring
Vulnerability Management
Real-Time Threat and Anomaly Detection
Standardized Playbooks
Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework
Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms
Threat Intelligence
Risk Scoring & Remediation Act
Simplified Automation and Integration
Vendor Capability Ratings
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of IT Administration
Quality of Features
Ease of Implementation
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of Data Integration
Business Value Created
Ease of Customization
Breadth of Features
Availability and Quality of Training
Vendor Support
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Reviews
Peter M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Utilities
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2024
"It protects our business integrity."
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Office 365 from other similar products?
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a crucial part of our organization as it helps to identify and block phishing attempts, scans attachments and links in emails for malware and provides protection against malware and other malicious content in email attachments.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I love its advanced anti-phishing options, threat detection and secure infrastructure like desktop and laptop.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Although it integrates well with Microsoft products, it still has issues with other third party devices.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It is a must have because these days there is a lot of hacking being done in organizations. Our organization keeps records digitally and it has been very useful as it adds an extra layer of security.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Ronald L.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Nov 2023
Easy to manage, always improving
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Office 365 from other similar products?
Always improving its product every year which is always good to see. They are also investing a lot of money in security in general.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The new AI features that are enabling security admins to do less work! Ha!
What do you dislike most about this product?
The cost is not prohibitive, but it does have other competition in the market place, such as Proofpoint.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Try a few licenses first to see if it is right for you.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
Daniel M.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Feb 2025
A good choice, easy to use and reliable.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Office 365 from other similar products?
For me I find it easy to use and navigate well through the product while the others required experience of someone familiar with it to work through it.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The ease of use across the product is the favourite aspect.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing in particular.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Microsoft Defender is a good choice for businesses needing reliable security. It offers basic protection or advanced threat detection, works across devices, and integrates well with Microsoft tools.
Pros
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
- Effective Service
