What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?
Defender for Cloud Apps includes additional capabilities that extend beyond the traditional cloud access security broker (CASB) scope to strengthen app posture and protect against malicious cloud apps. Ensure holistic coverage for your apps by combining SaaS security posture management, data loss prevention, app-to-app protection, and integrated threat protection.
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88 Likeliness to Recommend
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97 Plan to Renew
83 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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Emotional Footprint Overview
+88 Net Emotional Footprint
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How much do users love Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps?
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Reliable
- Saves Time
- Security Protects
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Cloud Security Posture Management
Cloud Discovery
User Behaviour Analytics
Web Content Filtering
Threat Integration
Zero Trust
Encryption/Tokenization
Access Control
Policy Management
Data Loss Prevention
Record Management
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Ease of Data Integration
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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews
Shweta S.
- Role: Finance
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted May 2024
Robust, comprehensive, Microsoft's offering.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?
The product stands out for its deep integration with Microsoft's ecosystem, providing comprehensive protection across cloud services.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps is its centralized management console, offering a unified view of cloud security posture.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The complexity of configuration and occasional false positives can be challenging for users unfamiliar with advanced security settings.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Engage in thorough training and leverage Microsoft's support resources to maximize the effectiveness of Defender for Cloud Apps deployment and configuration.
Pros
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
- Inspires Innovation
- Saves Time
Atul C.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Finance
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Sep 2023
Good product forcloud discovery and related policy
Likeliness to Recommend
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
Musa N.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Telecommunications
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2023
Fantastic product
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from other similar products?
Perfect software and reliable and good security
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Fantastic product and quick respond
What do you dislike most about this product?
Price cost
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Please give this product a trial and you will enjoy benefits of this lovely product
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy