Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Customer Reviews 2023 |

What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

Microsoft Cloud App Security is a multimode Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB). It provides rich visibility, control over data travel, and sophisticated analytics to identify and combat cyberthreats across all your cloud services.

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Awards & Recognition

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps won the following awards in the Cloud Access Security Broker category

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2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2023

6 Top Rated Capabilities

12 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2023

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2022

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022

3 Top Rated Capabilities

7 Top Rated Features

2022

Product Impact

2021

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ratings

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

96 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 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 Cloud Apps?

1% Negative

7% Neutral

92% Positive

Pros

Reliable
Enables Productivity
Security Protects
Effective Service

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Cloud Security Posture Management

91

Cloud Discovery

90

Web Content Filtering

88

User Behaviour Analytics

87

Encryption/Tokenization

86

Threat Integration

85

Access Control

85

Data Loss Prevention

84

Policy Management

84

IAM Integration

84

Zero Trust

84

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 83

Ease of IT Administration

95

Business Value Created

94

Quality of Features

93

Breadth of Features

91

Ease of Customization

90

Usability and Intuitiveness

89

Vendor Support

88

Ease of Implementation

87

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

87

Availability and Quality of Training

84

Ease of Data Integration

84

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews

Atul C.

Role: Operations
Industry: Finance
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2023

Good product forcloud discovery and related policy

Likeliness to Recommend

8 / 10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?

UI is very intuitive and polcies can be altered easily. Also native integration with MS SIEM is delight.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

integration with SIEM and MDI is native.

What do you dislike most about this product?

A lot of false positive, some would need to have great knowlwdge to create custom policies to redce false positive.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If oyu have E5 license and has good user database who uses cloud apps very frequently, also if you planning to have SIEM and MDI then it is best of have this product as well for wholostic view of you cloud infra.

Pros

Efficient Service
Effective Service
Acts with Integrity
Performance Enhancing

Aman J.

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

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2023

A CASB Sollution from Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

10 / 10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?

Mcas comes with the whole 355 defender suite that cover the whole cyber kill chain this makes it unique from other products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Its rich logs and integration with other security products.also it's feature to mark our different websites that user visits on scale of 1-10

What do you dislike most about this product?

There is no such thing to dislike

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is best product if you have a Microsoft based setup.like if you are using azure ad office 365 email etc

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Santosh S.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2023

Fantastic Product, Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

10 / 10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?

Powerful and comprehensive CASB solution that offers advance threat detection.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Easy deployment and management

What do you dislike most about this product?

extensive compliance

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

best recommendation to use the product.

Pros

Caring
Acts with Integrity
Transparent
Security Protects

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2022 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ratings

87 Likeliness to Recommend

96 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+89 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?

Pros

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

Cloud Security Posture Management Provides functionality to extend security policies into Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) assets.

Cloud Discovery Automated discovery of cloud usage across the environment and users.

Web Content Filtering Restrictive filtering of web surfing to limit exposure to harmful and inappropriate sites.

User Behaviour Analytics System can monitor and analyze user behavior to detect insider threats.

Encryption/Tokenization Ensures enterprise control on encryption keys, barring access to corporate data without the knowledge of the enterprise.

Threat Integration Provides Endpoint protection through integration with anti-virus, anti-malware, UEBA and other security appliances.

Access Control Defines and grants access to data within the network based on roles and responsibilities.

Data Loss Prevention Detection of potential data breaches by monitoring, detecting and blocking the electronic transmission of sensitive data.

Policy Management Solution centralizes policies, standards, and procedures mapped to regulations or best-practices (PCI-DSS, ISO/IEC, HIPAA, etc.) with built-in templates.

IAM Integration The ability of the solution to integrate with third-party identity access management systems and to enable SSO with mobile applications on the device.

Zero Trust Provides features that enable a zero trust architecture, including device authentication and user contextual risk based authentication.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews

Atul C.

Good product forcloud discovery and related policy

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Aman J.

A CASB Sollution from Microsoft

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Santosh S.

Fantastic Product, Easy to use

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Feature Ratings

Cloud Security Posture Management

Cloud Discovery

Web Content Filtering

User Behaviour Analytics

Encryption/Tokenization

Threat Integration

Access Control

Data Loss Prevention

Policy Management

IAM Integration

Zero Trust

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of Data Integration