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Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Composite Score

7.9 /10

CX Score

8.2 /10

15 Reviews Write a Review

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

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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

4
Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4
Since last award

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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.

+92 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?

7% Negative

0% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 86

Prevention

24/7/365 Security Monitoring

IOC Focus and Management

Vulnerability Management

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Threat Intelligence

Real-Time Threat and Anomaly Detection

Standardized Playbooks

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms

Technology Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Reviews

Bruno M.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2024

Scalability is very good on this product.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

It has Defender for Cloud apps for email and collaboration security and also attack simulation training to train users on how to deal with attacks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Safe links scans, defender for clouds app and Advance threat protection and Scalability

What do you dislike most about this product?

Complexity, hard to set up and configure.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To have someone of a team capable of set it up and configure to implement it in a effective manner.

Pros

Security Protects
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Includes Product Enhancements

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

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Ratings

86 Likeliness to Recommend

4 Since last award

100 Plan to Renew

81 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

4 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+92 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Office 365?

Pros

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.

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.

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.

Vulnerability Management Discover and fix vulnerabilities in the system.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Technology Management Continuously manages and monitors systems and technology. Integrates with existing technology.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Bruno M.

Scalability is very good on this product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Anish M.

Robust Security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Wesley B.

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Prevention

24/7/365 Security Monitoring

IOC Focus and Management

Vulnerability Management

Use of the MITRE ATT&CK Framework

Threat Intelligence

Real-Time Threat and Anomaly Detection

Standardized Playbooks

Risk Scoring & Remediation Act

Compliance Reporting and Archival Mechanisms

Technology Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support