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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Composite Score
8.5 /10
CX Score
8.8 /10
Category
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
8.5 /10

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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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint won the following awards in the Endpoint Protection - Enterprise category

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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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

96 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.

+87 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?

6% Negative
4% Neutral
90% Positive

Pros

  • Respectful
  • Fair
  • Includes Product Enhancements
  • Helps Innovate

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Endpoint Detection and Response

83

Dynamic Malware Detection

82

Centralized Management Portal

80

System Hardening

79

Application Containment Mechanisms

78

Port and Device Control

78

Host NGFW Functionality

77

Ransomware Recovery and Removal

77

Automated Remediation

76

Kernel Monitoring

76

Cross Platform Integration

76

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Quality of Features

81

Ease of Implementation

80

Ease of Data Integration

80

Usability and Intuitiveness

80

Ease of IT Administration

80

Availability and Quality of Training

80

Business Value Created

79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

79

Breadth of Features

78

Ease of Customization

73

Vendor Support

73

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reviews

Marisol M.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

The interface is very friendly and compatible with other OS.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Detection and response is very graphic and organized

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's being underestimated and people have the wrong idea just because of its price its not efficient compared to similar software.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

to have an open mind and research the capabilities of the product and compatibility

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Comprehensive Endpoint Security with Ms defender

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

peter a.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2023

Fantastic Defender

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Endpoint from other similar products?

It threat learning process is smarter. It also easy to know which endpoints that have not been reporting to the central portal.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The capability to block sites suspicious of phishing. In our organization you will land in the red page and you cannot try using private browsing feature of the browser as we used to do when forcepoint was in place

What do you dislike most about this product?

Not sure I have found a part i do not like yet. it might have it limitation but not that enough for me to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This is the best endpoint defender any organization should be interested in acquiring

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

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