Microsoft Defender for Endpoint represents a fundamental element in defending business infrastructures against cyber threats. With a wide range of features designed to detect, protect, and respond to attacks, this tool is at the center of modern organizations' security strategies. However, like any system, Defender for Endpoint also has its weaknesses that are important to know and address to ensure complete protection. In this article, we'll explore the six core capabilities of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and we'll also analyze its weaknesses, offering a detailed view on how to make the most of this powerful security solution.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is one of the most important tools of Microsoft 365 Defender, the solution designed to defend a company's IT infrastructure and digital workplace. Defender for Endpoint specializes in the protection of laptops, PCs, servers and mobile devices, that is, the points of access to business data. His task is therefore to monitor them in a proactive, intelligent and coordinated way with the activities of all the services that accompany him on the platform.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint aims to:
His intervention therefore translates into a significant reduction in exposure to threats, as well as in the impact that incidents can have on the corporate security system. But it's important to stress the way in which these results are achieved. In fact, Defender for Endpoint follows a precise course of action, based on:
Starting from the first point, Defender for Endpoint makes use of AI to identify tools, techniques, and procedures in business endpoints. He then compares them with the behavioral patterns he has learned over time to recognize abnormal activities and trace them back to malicious users. It then analyzes the threats and sends the reports with the relevant information in a sandbox. Here, the Threat Investigation is carried out to trace the attack chain and view forensic data on the attacks identified.
Finally, the system isolates the compromised endpoint to eradicate the current threat and restore its security state. It is a complete and effective intervention, which simultaneously and constantly involves the different endpoints of a company.
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Along with the other products on the platform of Microsoft 365 Defender, Defender for Endpoint guarantees the complete, intelligent and proactive protection of corporate data and identities. Here are the features that allow it to contribute to this holistic protection system, starting with the endpoints.
We've come to the final part of our overview of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. We conclude with some points of attention and best practices useful for those who have never used this or other services of Microsoft 365 Defender.
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