Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reviews

The most valuable feature is its ability to effectively detect threats. It has the EDR feature, endpoint detection and response, and that is very good.

The management console is something that can be improved.

I have been using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for about two years.

It is stable.

It is scalable.

The initial setup is quite simple because it is built into the operating system.

Microsoft Defender has more granular capabilities because of the native operating system that it is built into. It is better integrated into the operating system because both the product and the OS are from Microsoft. That is an advantage.

I use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint protection on my personal computer.

The solution has an easy-to-use interface, is always updated, and is user-friendly.

The solution could improve by providing more integration.

I have been using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for approximately one year.

The solution is stable and secure.

I have found the scalability quite good.

The installation is simple.

I did the implementation of the solution.

The solution is free and comes with Windows.

I rate Microsoft Defender for Endpoint a ten out of ten.

I haven't experienced any problems.

They could improve the information about how they are dealing with people who could attack minors. This is my main concern. 

Another concern is ransomware, whether people can penetrate and encrypt my data or steal my credit card/banking information. 

I have been using it since 2019.

It performs well. The stability is seamless.

Scalability is not a problem because we don't have servers. We don't do anything more with the computers than use them for studies, reading papers and books, watching movies, and communicating with our family. So, we don't need to scale up.

If they could send me more information, then I could evaluate, read more, and give them opinions. For example, if someone tells me about a problem, then I can give solutions and also write to Microsoft regarding this information.

From the beginning of the pandemic, we received another kind of software when we had to be at home, but it caused us problems with the performance. So, I decided to quit the other software. Then, I installed Windows Defender on all my computers, including my grandchildren's computers.

I was using Sophos previously, but it was causing problems with the performance. For example, when my grandchildren were trying to assume a session, they opened Excel or Word with a 4 GB computer using Windows 10 and then they always lost the connection or the continuities because the computer slowed down. However, when we decided to quit using Sophos and install all the features of Windows Defender, then those problems were resolved.

The initial setup is very easy and straightforward.

My deployment process: I put some checks in the questions that they have. It was very easy. I read about it in the tutorial. I installed it on my entire family's computers (six computers) in less than half an hour.

It is free.

We are totally satisfied with performance and price. However, there is still the question, "Is it safe and secure enough for home, primary-school-age children, and minors?" Despite having a Masters degree in Computer Sciences and Mathematics, I have not been able to say if Microsoft is doing bad or good things.

Many companies may say that they have the best product, but I recommend always watching the news about what a company is doing. Stay informed. Don't be complacent. 

The solution is a nine out of 10.

We use this as our antivirus solution.

Within its class I think, it has a high and decent detection rate.

There were a few detections that are not picked up, and then Microsoft picks up on that and they update it. That's just a normal thing you go through based on every antivirus solution. You're always going to have viruses and signatures that are coming out.

So, I wouldn't say it's the perfect solution because if you're looking at next-generation behavioral based things, for example, if you're going to use ATP, that's when you can get more methods out of it. With Defender, if you pay more you can get the ATP component, which is sold separately by Microsoft.

We do have some challenges in the reporting aspect of it. 

There's a lot of manual effort involved to configure what we need.

There are also a few issues with policies.

Defender by itself is not a solution. Defender is basically a functionality.

We have some issues with reporting, but I think it's just the way we've integrated right now, again not using ATP. So, we just use STC MS management. Then it's limited in terms of reporting.

From an operator's perspective, I think there are some policy detection issues where you've got a detection for a signature but how it translates into the FCCM dashboard where it doesn't really categorize that particular model. It picks something up as bad but it's just unknown.

So, I think that's a known issue with this particular thing. Because it doesn't know what it is classified as it doesn't really do anything. For it to do something, the policy has to recognize the category of that number. It could be a trojan horse or whatever it is, but it doesn't really do that. It could be what they call an autonomous detection where the system categorizes it as not recognized and hence it blocks it, but it's not going to let you delete it instantly. Usually, you can say if it's detected you want to block it, that's the first step. The second step is to be able to delete the file or quarantine the file. But it doesn't recognize that, so it doesn't know what it needs to do. Instead, it just blocks it. It only blocks it because it doesn't recognize it as being Malware.

I would rate this product a six out of ten.

We use this product for our endpoint detection and all the remediation.

The solution provides good security features. The key valuable feature for me is that you can view it in the central console.

I'd like to see more integration in the next release and the solution should be file protected.

I've been using this solution for five years.

The solution is scalable. 

I'd like to see a quicker response time from the company's technical support. 

The initial setup was straightforward. It didn't take long and was part of the deployment of our endpoints, and part of the integration. We currently have around 3,000 users and no plans to expand. We have four people involved with maintenance. 

I recommend this solution and rate it eight out of 10. 

We're using the solution on our endpoints.

The functionality is very important to us. 

The cloud provisioning is great. 

It's a Microsoft product, therefore, it's easier to deploy this product than other options. It's very important for us to have a simple way to deploy new PCs when we buy the new PCs. We don't want that deployment to be a burden. The easy deployment feature is very helpful.

At the moment we are currently testing it. We are not major users of the product, and therefore we have no idea of what it can and can't do just yet.

At this time we don't have any recommendations concerning the Windows product interface.

It would be helpful if they offered video tutorial guides. 

I've used the solution for three or four months.

We are testing it right now and we didn't get into the production state just yet. Therefore, it's hard to gauge the capabilities in terms of stability. So far, however, it has been stable.

The scalability is okay. 

Support is always okay. I've always had a positive experience dealing with support. 

The deployment is seamless and super simple. It's not complex at all, and that's the main selling point for us. 

We did negotiate on the pricing, however, I can't speak to the exact costs involved. 

We did not really compare this solution to other options. The advantage is that this solution is available on mobile devices, and we needed something that covered everything, from desktops and laptops to mobile. Therefore, we didn't really consider anything else. 

We are Microsoft customers. We don't have a special relationship with the organization. 

We are using the latest version of the solution. 

It's a good product overall. I would rate it an eight out of ten.

We use the most up-to-date version. 

Our primary use case is for basic EDRs for simple interfaces.

In terms of improvement, they update the platform it seems quite a bit. Every month something is in a new spot or something changed somewhere. There should be less of that.

I have been using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for a couple of months. 

It seems stable.

It's pretty easy to scale.

A handful of people with each in charge of different areas are involved in the maintenance of the solution. It's people in system admin.

I have dealt with tech support a couple of times. They're usually pretty responsive. The first person might not know what the deal is, but they usually are able to get us to the right person, get a resolution for us, and answer our questions pretty quickly.

We used CrowdStrike but we switched to Microsoft because of the price. It's cheaper. There were other major differences. 

The initial setup was pretty complex in the way the various tools integrate. Trying to figure out permissions and getting access to certain things is complex. 

Global admin uses the tool, but then you have to get additional roles for the data loss stuff.

Make sure you read the documentation and understand what else is required before you get started.

I would rate it a seven out of ten. 

I don't think that another tool is doing anything better, or this one doesn't. It's just about using it and seeing where to find the stuff.

We use this solution for business security protection.

One of the main features is the solution is very light on resources and we do not have any problems with it.

There is room to improve the security of the solution.

We have plans to add an email security solution because this solution does not provide us with what we want.

I have been using this solution for approximately three years.

The solution is stable.

I have found the scalability of the solution good.

We were previously using the Avast security solution.

The installation is very easy, it takes only one day.

We did the implementation ourselves. We have approximately 10 engineers able to do the deployments and maintenance. 

There is not a license required for this particular solution.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Microsoft Defender Antivirus an eight out of ten.