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Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management vs RiskIQ Illuminate comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender External...
Ranking in Attack Surface Management (ASM)
10th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Microsoft Security Suite (27th)
RiskIQ Illuminate
Ranking in Attack Surface Management (ASM)
22nd
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Attack Surface Management (ASM) category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management is 7.3%, down from 11.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RiskIQ Illuminate is 1.1%, down from 4.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Attack Surface Management (ASM)
 

Featured Reviews

SF
Jul 3, 2024
Better at protecting from cyberattacks and haven't had any problems with the scalability of this solution
With Microsoft, support is always crazy, it's not easy to get support. That's their weakness. They need to improve their support. Microsoft will always give good support to their big customers or partners, but we're not a big company. If you had a thousand employees and were a big customer, maybe they'd offer better support. But in my 35 years of IT experience, it's always been the same with Microsoft. They transfer us to Europe because we speak French, but when we want to speak in English, they transfer us to people who don't know the product. Most of the time, we find a solution before they call us back.
SimonClark - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 4, 2021
Able to discover unpatched servers, offers good stability, and scales very well
Working for FortNet UK, we advised customers regarding their specific security challenges and would recommend RiskIQ when appropriate. We had numerous customers from industries such as retail, media, hospitality, aviation, and finance. Attack Surface Management provided our customers with…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It seems to be better at protecting from cyberattacks."
"The solution is stable with 12 years of established historical data."
 

Cons

"With Microsoft, support is always crazy, it's not easy to get support."
"A low-cost service to evaluate the risk score of a supply chain would be very helpful."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Healthcare Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management?
I don't see a big difference in pricing compared to its competitors. With "intelligent" or "smart" antivirus, people are willing to pay a little more for something that could make a difference for ...
What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management?
With Microsoft, support is always crazy, it's not easy to get support. That's their weakness. They need to improve their support. Microsoft will always give good support to their big customers or p...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management?
The kind of companies using it typically have one hundred or more users and are in various sectors, like manufacturing and insurance. We use it to protect against cyberattacks.
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RiskIQ Digital Threat Management
 

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DocuSign, Outbrain, The Economist Group, Rackspace, The Citizen Lab
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