Microsoft 365 Defender Archives

01FebFebruary 1, 20222022

Unboxing Defender for Business, Part 2: Threat & Vulnerability Management

Last time we looked at how to get started with Microsoft Defender for Business and the so-called "Simplified configuration process," which helped us onboard our first Windows devices and apply basic policies to manage antivirus and firewall settings across the organization. In this blog post, we will ask the...

Products, TechnicalCybersecurity, endpoint security, Microsoft 365 Business, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender for Business, Threat & Vulnerability Management2 Comments

12JanJanuary 12, 20212021

Monitoring identity, cloud apps and email at different service tiers

Today I want to give you two ideas that you can take to your customers as new offerings. Some of you may already be doing some form of this, but based on my recent survey results, identity protection and monitoring in the cloud is...

Business, TechnicalAzure AD Identity Protection, Managed Services, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Microsoft Defender for Identity, MSSP0 Comments

22DecDecember 22, 20202020

Reader question: Do you recommend Defender in place of third-party antivirus or security tools?

It feels like it has been a while since I addressed a reader question on the blog. This is one I get frequently, all the more so in recent months since Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) became available as a standalone subscription via CSP. Previously, it was...

Opinion, QuestionDefender for Endpoint, Managed Services, MDATP, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Defender, MSP, MSSP9 Comments

16NovNovember 16, 20202020

How much security is ‘enough’ security? Looking at Microsoft 365 Defender vs. Azure Sentinel

How much security is 'enough' security? This is in fact a trick question, I just threw it in there to get your attention. When it comes to security, one can never be 'safe,' but only 'safer' (even with the most expensive of cybersecurity tools and talented, dedicated humans to back...

Products, Question, TechnicalAzure Sentinel, Cybersecurity, Managed Services, Microsoft 365 Defender, Microsoft Threat Protection, security7 Comments

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Unboxing Defender for Business, Part 2: Threat & Vulnerability Management

Monitoring identity, cloud apps and email at different service tiers

Reader question: Do you recommend Defender in place of third-party antivirus or security tools?

How much security is ‘enough’ security? Looking at Microsoft 365 Defender vs. Azure Sentinel

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