Today’s organisations need a new security model which effectively adapts to the complexity of the modern environment, embraces the hybrid workplace, and protects people, devices, apps, and data wherever they’re located.

Between July 2020 and July 2021 Microsoft security researchers tracked nearly a 121% increase in organisations encountering ransomware. – Introducing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 – Microsoft Community Hub

The sophistication of ransomware attacks and the speed at which they evolve requires a different approach to security, one that is based on cloud-native technology, built on deep threat and human intelligence and can be easily scaled. It requires robust prevention that uses AI and machine learning to rapidly stop threats and a solution that enables a Zero Trust approach.

Delivering security for everyone

Microsoft has committed to delivering best-of-breed, multi-platform and multi-cloud security for all organisations across the globe. Their focus is to offer simplified, comprehensive protection that prevents breaches and enables customers to innovate and grow. As part of that commitment, Microsoft is offering a tiered set of market-leading endpoint capabilities for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS.

Forrester Wave has recognised this work and has named Microsoft as a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Enterprise Detection and Response, Q2 2022. Microsoft received one of the two highest scores in the strategy category and strength of the current offering category. In the Forrester Wave™ assessment, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint received the highest score possible in 15 separate criteria including endpoint telemetry, investigation capabilities, threat hunting capabilities, user experience, product vision, and innovation roadmap.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Harnessing the power of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint enables you to discover and secure Endpoint devices across your multi-platform enterprise and gain a holistic view into your environment, mitigate advanced threats, and respond to alerts from a single, unified platform, this enables you to:

• Rapidly stop threats – Gain the upper hand against sophisticated threats like ransomware and nation-state attacks.
   
• Scale your security – Put time back in the hands of defenders to prioritise risks and elevate your security posture.
   
• Evolve your defences – Advance beyond endpoint silos and mature your security based on a foundation for extended detection and response (XDR) and Zero Trust.
   
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P1 – Endpoint protection focused on prevention
   

Available as a standalone license or included with the Microsoft 365 E3, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P1 offers a foundational set of capabilities, including industry-leading antimalware, attack surface reduction, and device-based conditional access.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 – Endpoint protection with advanced detection & response

Available as a standalone license or included with the Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 offers the complete set of capabilities, including everything in P1, plus endpoint detection and response, automated investigation and incident response, and threat and vulnerability management.