Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

7.1 /10

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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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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Ratings

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

86 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+82 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?

0% Negative

0% Neutral

100% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 80

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

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act

Threat Intelligence

Simplified Automation and Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 74

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Reviews

Anish M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2024

Robust Security

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Office 365 from other similar products?

It is looped with the Microsoft Ecosystem which most use, It bolsters threat detection an response. It has an AI driven capability with extensive features and also continuous updates. setting it a class apart.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Seamless integration with the Microsoft Ecosystem providing threat detection across email, documents and collaboration tools.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I would like to see a better streamlined interface for navigation.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Ensure clear ownership and accountability withing your organization.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Wesley B.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2024

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Office 365 from other similar products?

Integration into the Microsoft suite and addition of Purview

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Suite of products working in tandem with each other. Otherwise known as the Microsoft suite. Great stuff

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Fantastic product,. couldn't say anything better about it!

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Peter M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2024

"It protects our business integrity."

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

What is Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

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Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+82 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

Pros

Cons

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

Prevention Offers capable next-gen AV (NGAV) and host protection.

IOC Focus and Management Should include a wide variety of IOCs, but is more focused on behaviors and behavioral detection; IOCs are not as simple to manage.

24/7/365 Security Monitoring MDR provider should include a team of experienced security analysts monitoring the network 24/7 to identify abnormal activity and mitigate against threats.

Vulnerability Management Discover and fix vulnerabilities in the system.

Real-Time Threat and Anomaly Detection Real-time or near real time threat detection of attacks and anomalous behavior.

Standardized Playbooks Standardized playbooks contain procedures, standards, and anticipated results from incident response. Reduces threat dwell time and time to close the event.

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework Threat modeling capabilities and allows for mapping use cases to established TTPs, in order to facilitate rapid incident response.

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms System archives incidents and produces comprehensive reports to stakeholders about current vulnerabilities and past vulnerabilities and remediation efforts.

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act Actionable risk mitigation suggestions for each vulnerability discovered.​

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

Simplified Automation and Integration XDR simplifies automations and integrations, out of the box functionality without heavy lifting, SIEM+SOAR without the burden of cost and resources.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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 Office 365 Reviews

Anish M.

Robust Security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Wesley B.

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Peter M.

"It protects our business integrity."

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act

Threat Intelligence

Simplified Automation and Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Usability and Intuitiveness

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Customization

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support