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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Composite Score
8.1 /10
CX Score
8.3 /10
Category
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
8.1 /10

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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Awards & Recognition

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

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Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+88 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
5% Neutral
94% Positive

Pros

  • Enables Productivity
  • Saves Time
  • Effective Service
  • Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Cloud Discovery

87

Cloud Security Posture Management

86

Policy Management

84

Data Loss Prevention

84

Web Content Filtering

83

Threat Integration

83

User Behaviour Analytics

83

Zero Trust

83

Record Management

82

Access Control

82

Encryption/Tokenization

82

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Ease of Implementation

85

Ease of Data Integration

85

Business Value Created

82

Usability and Intuitiveness

82

Ease of IT Administration

82

Ease of Customization

81

Quality of Features

81

Breadth of Features

80

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

79

Vendor Support

79

Availability and Quality of Training

77

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps Reviews

Bradley B.

  • Role: Industry Specific Role
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: End User of Application
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

Microsoft Cloud Application Security.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

The company lacked a product that met all the requirements we needed to fix all the existing security issues, so they recommended Microsoft Cloud App Security and it really helped us a lot.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Product that works easily and fluidly, capable of storing user information, data flows, etc. This device is capable of protecting critical data, which flows in the cloud. It has a very simple implementation.

What do you dislike most about this product?

At the moment we are free of threats and we have everything more controlled, so all of us who are working feel satisfied and we obtain more production in our day to day, there are no complaints about this product.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Everything we have obtained from this product has been profit, our company managed to stay free of threats in a short time, due to all the ability it has to analyze the data very deeply, avoiding any violation that is intended to be done in the company.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Cara W.

  • Role: Student Academic
  • Industry: Other
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2021

It's the necessary security, all that is needed

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

Avoid and control all existing risks through fully customized alarms, which keeps control of all activity within the cloud, while with its in-depth exploration system, which immediately identifies the records or clients that are not beneficial to your company. This device is different in many ways compared to other products, it is able to protect critical data, which flows in the cloud.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is a good alternative to use this software, you will avoid threats, which can turn into misfortunes for your business, by leaking some unwanted information, since it will explore all the records of customers, applications and more in great detail.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It is a very helpful platform, since we have been using it it has managed to control all possible risks in the organization. With the excellent tools available, we can keep specific access to clients limited to maintain the privacy that is desired.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This is an essential tool to keep your business alert and free of threats, you will not have any risk of leakage to regret. All records will be well analyzed, so security will triple by keeping everything well controlled. I recommend you this software in advance.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Wells S.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Telecommunications
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2020

Fantastic product, a trial will convince you

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

Microsoft cloud app security is effective and efficient than other products I feel safe when I use Microsoft cloud app security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The security aspect is what I love most

What do you dislike most about this product?

Nothing, Microsoft cloud app security is okay

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would recommend it to them and they won't regret using it

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

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