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Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Composite Score

6.2 /10

CX Score

5.9 /10

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What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

Microsoft Defender for Cloud helps protect multi-cloud and hybrid environments with comprehensive security across the full lifecycle, from development to runtime. It helps security admins adopt a comprehensive cloud-native application protection strategy to improve security with code-to-cloud insights across multiple cloud environments and DevOps platforms.

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

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.

82 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 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.

+38 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?

0% Negative

37% Neutral

63% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Includes Product Enhancements
Trustworthy

Cons

Vendor's Interest First
Under Delivered
Wastes Time

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Vulnerability Scanning and Analysis

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Risk Scoring and Reporting

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement

Data Discovery and Classification

Security Orchestration and Automation (SOAR)

Automated Remediation Workflows

Data Mapping and Lineage

Threat Intelligence Integration

Misconfiguration Detection

ROT Data Remediation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Reviews

Aishwarya S.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Good workload security capabilities

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud from other similar products?

Ease of deployment and PAYG options

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of deployment with automatic provisioning

What do you dislike most about this product?

Bit pricy and more visibility for Kubernetes security

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go with it for good visibility of your security posture

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Veeresh P.

Role: Consultant
Industry: Consulting
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2024

Simple Basic and upto-the-mark

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud from other similar products?

1] Their unique AI & ML Capabilities. 2] Constantly Upgrading and Adding new features 3] Good Brand i.e Microsoft

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

1] Multi CLoud Support - means this tool also provides AWS Security Posture Management also which previously Azure Security Center in 2021-2022 didn't had.

What do you dislike most about this product?

1] This product is overall good but lacking compared with other alternatives except for the Price.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

1] Microsoft will fully change the Global IT World, and similarly, Microsoft Defender for Cloud will constantly upgrade with the new features. You can definitely buy this solution if you have the budget considerations to make.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Ratings

82 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+38 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Cloud?

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Cons

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

Vulnerability Scanning and Analysis Identify security weaknesses in data stores, applications, and configurations.

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA) Detect anomalous user activities that might indicate data breaches or insider threats.

Risk Scoring and Reporting Quantify data security risks based on vulnerability severity, exploitability, and potential impact.

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement Provide ongoing visibility into data security posture and track progress over time.

Data Discovery and Classification Locate and classify sensitive data across all storage systems, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Security Orchestration and Automation (SOAR) Integrate with other security tools to automate incident response and threat containment.

Automated Remediation Workflows Streamline data remediation processes to quickly fix critical issues.

Data Mapping and Lineage Track the movement of data throughout its lifecycle, understanding who has access and how it is used.

Threat Intelligence Integration Security threat intelligence feed integration with ability to update multiple uses and control updating behaviors.

Misconfiguration Detection Find and rectify issues like open ports, insecure permissions, and outdated software

ROT Data Remediation Identifying and correcting errors, and inaccuracies in ROT Data. ROT (Redundant, Obsolete, and Trivial) data can pose various risks to organizations.

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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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Reviews

Aishwarya S.

Good workload security capabilities

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Veeresh P.

Simple Basic and upto-the-mark

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Vulnerability Scanning and Analysis

User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)

Risk Scoring and Reporting

Continuous Monitoring and Improvement

Data Discovery and Classification

Security Orchestration and Automation (SOAR)

Automated Remediation Workflows

Data Mapping and Lineage

Threat Intelligence Integration

Misconfiguration Detection

ROT Data Remediation

Vendor Capability Ratings

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support