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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Enterprise endpoint security built into Microsoft 365
Overview
What Microsoft Defender for Endpoint does
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help organizations prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. It's built into the Microsoft security ecosystem.
What people use it for
- Enterprise endpoint security across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS via Plans 1 or 2
- Small and medium-sized businesses using Microsoft Defender for Business as alternative
- Organisations using Microsoft 365 E5 which includes Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
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- Pricing not published on public websites; quote required from Microsoft sales
- Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 and Plan 2 do not include server licenses; additional licensing required for server protection
- Specific feature differences between Plan 1 and Plan 2 require consulting Microsoft documentation
Capabilities
Features
Threat & vulnerability management
Threat & vulnerability management capability
Attack surface reduction
Attack surface reduction capability
Next-gen protection
Next-gen protection capability
EDR
EDR capability
Auto investigation
Auto investigation capability
Microsoft Threat Experts
Microsoft Threat Experts capability
Threat analytics
Threat analytics capability
Secure score
Secure score capability
Microsoft 365
Integration with Microsoft 365
Azure Sentinel
Integration with Azure Sentinel
Intune
Integration with Intune
Azure AD
Integration with Azure AD
Behind it
Who makes Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Company
- Microsoft Corporation
- Based in
- Redmond, Washington, USA
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