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“Good product that needs some work to be great”
“Advanced Threat Detection Effective but Reporting Lacks Depth for Large Organizations”
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Microsoft enables digital transformation for the era of an intelligent cloud and an intelligent edge. Its mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Microsoft is dedicated to advancing human and organizational achievement. Microsoft Security helps protect people and data against cyberthreats to give peace of mind.
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Amount of telemetry data available is overwhelming and can be used for advanced and complex usage scenarios. It smoothly integrates with the rest of the Microsoft security stack.
Identifies and mitigates threats using advanced analytics and machine learning, And I liked automated responses with other integrations
MDE has advanced threat detection features. Real time threat protection makes it easier to catch the treats in real time. All the alerts are managed in single console of alerts and investigation tab. Advance features like tamper protection and Automated investigation and response and add on
Network device detection out-of-the-box settings would need to be adjusted at the very beginning to avoid detection of non-corporate devices. Multi-tenancy needs some serious changes to catch up with the competition. You might need to reorganize the internal teams due to different product scopes. There are some product limitations built-in related to the number of entries, policy count, and data entry length that would need to be identified early to avoid future blockers. It is not easy to make feature per feature comparison to other products to make a reasonable decision on which product to choose.
The reporting features that are provided are not as useful for security incidents and overall health monitoring. I would recommend having integration with external tools to develop their dashboard and reporting
If the policies are not fine tuned properly then false positives can increase their load and we get alert noise. Some legacy applications are not supported.
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reviews and Ratings
- SENIOR SECURITY ENGINEER10B+ USDServices (non-Government)Review Source
Good product that needs some work to be great
Even though we used Microsoft services to migrate, deploy, configure and tune up the product there were still issues that were not easy to resolve. Microsoft support is great, but for non-obvious scenarios it takes a long time to get a viable solution so you should consider that when planning the project timeline. - IT SECURITY ASSOCIATE10B+ USDIT ServicesReview Source
Real Time Threat Protection with Challenges in Policy Tuning and Application Support
Microsoft Defender for endpoint is one of the best endpoint security solution I came across. We are using it for more than 5 years and its been wonderful experience. It provides deep understanding of malware threats on the onboarded devices. Attack surface reduction rules provides systematic control in the environment - CLOUD APPLICATION SECURITY ENGINEERGov't/PS/EdEducationReview Source
Microsoft Defender Shows Reliable Endpoint Protection But OS Features Remain Uneven
We have deployed Microsoft Defender for Endpoint across our Windows, Windows Server, and macOS endpoints as our endpoint defense solution. As an endpoint protection platform, it has exceeded our expectations in stopping common threats and providing visibility into endpoint behavior. Its biggest strength is the ease of integration into an Intune managed fleet of devices, while there is a lack of feature parity across different operating systems. - IT SECURITY & RISK MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE<50M USDIT ServicesReview Source
Comprehensive Features for Windows, Gaps Remain for Apple, Android and Linux Devices
If you are a Microsoft Shop(Aka You have M365 License), it seems to be a no-brainer to use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It's a great product that provides in one console some key information to keep your organization safe. - SECURITY ANALYST1B-10B USDRetailReview Source
Seamless Microsoft Ecosystem Integration with Strong Endpoint Visibility and Centralized Management
The product delivers strong stability, seamless integration, and dependable performance. There were few scenarios where certain advanced features felt limited, but these did not significantly impact day-to-day operations.