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Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence vs Recorded Future comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 29, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Microsoft Defender Threat I...
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) (11th), Microsoft Security Suite (16th)
Recorded Future
Ranking in Threat Intelligence Platforms
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Digital Risk Protection (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Threat Intelligence Platforms category, the mindshare of Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence is 3.1%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Recorded Future is 23.5%, up from 17.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Alexander Rozenberg - PeerSpot reviewer
A tool that offers endpoint protection with low maintenance costs
I have experience with other products like Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and a lot of other products in the market. Some companies offer competitive solutions, but I think if you want a one-stop shop for everything, then Microsoft is the best. There is a difference between Trend Micro, Kaspersky, and Microsoft. Trend Micro or Kaspersky offer more niche products. Microsoft offers products to cover most of the area in the company.
Dr. Merrick Watchorn - PeerSpot reviewer
Traceless online searches, stable, and scalable
There is a semantic oncology dynamic relationship between how the MIGR Tech framework needs more data infusion enrichment capabilities. To be clear, what the vendor is doing is of a high standard, and my only critique is that they need to make new enhancements. I am aware that the vendor is making a concerted effort to add additional information to their repository, and it is something they actively do. The vendor has publicly stated that they will work on this, and I always pay attention to make sure they adhere to that. This does not change over time. The export feature of the recording needs to stop being so restricted. When they record in order to save themselves by operations, I would expect that as a super user, if I asked to download the dataset I'm looking for, I would not be limited in my data downloads. One of the cool things is, let's say we do our entire research and we want to save all of the materials that were returned, and that special custom search that we made, we can export that into a CSV file. The problem is it gets restricted. So sometimes when I say it's restricted, we don't get all the data that we saw online. So then we have to go and manually search for the specific thing we're looking for. I would like to have the URI and whatever value set that I search off, and for the NLP package to not be stripped out. It's like saying I want to do a Pcap analysis. Don't strip out the Pcap when I asked to see Pcap. That's what they're doing. They do this for many different reasons. One of them is, imagine if everyone downloaded datasets that are very large and it brings the whole system down.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Microsoft's integration into the security stack works quite well."
"The global review and remediation of malicious code is probably the most valuable feature."
"They have a very transparent roadmap for the product."
"Offers easy integration with a cloud-based infrastructure"
"It just runs in the background. I don't have to worry about, making sure it's Intelligence. So, you know, this kind of makes it very easy, have to worry about installing. It is easy to use."
"The product provides efficient email security for sending links and file attachments."
"The tool is managed from the cloud, because of which the maintenance is very low."
"Its user-friendliness is its most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable features of Recorded Future are the useful alerts it provides. If we are monitoring a domain, the solution will provide us with an alert in a prompt manner. It is simple for clients to receive alerts. The advanced search is useful for more accurate filter results."
"The intel that they were providing us over the emails was very good. If it found any hashtag in our organization's name on the dark web, a rogue IP, or a marketplace, it would send us an email and notify us that this is being mentioned, and if we want, they can take some action."
"The tool is helpful in vulnerability assessment of zero-day vulnerabilities and phishing domains. The solution provides information on any domains of the organization that has undergone phishing or any other cyberattacks."
"The most valuable feature is Recorded Future's protection of exposed customer data on the hardware side."
"Has the ability to conduct and build any query without limitations."
"Recorded Future has some important strengths. It has a long history of success in the market and is known for excellent threat intelligence. Its team is skilled at using AI to search for and report on threats. For many years, it was seen as the best in the industry."
"As a threat intelligence tool, it's very helpful."
"The tool can integrate with a lot of security control and proactive protection devices."
 

Cons

"There could be AI functionality included for features like reporting and dashboard preparation."
"The software is expensive."
"I would like to see more integration with other solutions. For example, integration well with Microsoft but not with other solutions."
"Non-Microsoft products may not integrate as smoothly."
"Having up-to-date documentation and real-time reflections in all portals would be beneficial to keep users informed about any changes. Additionally, the frequent changes in Microsoft's UI and the movement of features between different products in the set pose difficulties."
"We encounter problems connecting the product deployed on the user endpoints with the servers."
"The product's dashboard and incident reports functionality needs enhancement."
"The solution could be more stable and precise because, at times, the threats detected are not legitimate."
"It sometimes detects false positives and reduces the overall accuracy of the system."
"While I don't think the tool is weak, its position isn't as dominant as it once was. Other companies like CrowdStrike and Mandiant are now challenging them in many areas. One downside is that Recorded Future can be complex for customers to use and understand. This isn't easy for clients to navigate."
"The tool should improve its third-party supply chain risks because there is a lack of visibility."
"At present, my clients need to be trained by me or another organization on how to use Recorded Future and how to get the best out of it as an analyst, engineer, and administrator. It would be better if clients could directly learn these things without having to go through me or other organizations."
"The solution would benefit from introducing automation."
"The solution could improve in reducing the false positives. However, most of the other tools on the market have false positives. If they enhance their data algorithm, it could improve the accuracy of results and minimize false positives. Identifying patterns of false possibilities can aid in developing better reporting features that could potentially eliminate them in the future. This recording feature tool could benefit from adopting similar techniques utilized by other tools to enhance its functionality. By doing so, it could minimize the need for manual efforts in distinguishing true positives from false positives, ultimately reducing the workload."
"Lacks sufficient visibility of malware and international APT attacks."
"When you add one website to Recorded Future, it should automatically call all other websites and social media platforms."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is a part of my Microsoft 365 subscription, so there is no additional cost. It is cost-effective."
"They offer two license plans: Microsoft Defender for endpoints and Microsoft Defender for businesses."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable and not very expensive."
"The pricing of the solution is good."
"I rate the product's price a six or seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is expensive, and ten is cheap."
"Microsoft's pricing structure involves annual fees."
"There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges attached to the product."
"The tool is expensive as a stand-alone solution. However, it is not cheap when you purchase it as a bundle."
"I would rate the solution’s pricing a seven out of ten."
"The price of the solution is worth it. The overall performance of the solution outweighs the cost."
"The biggest disadvantage of Recorded Future is the cost here in Eastern Europe. The solution is correctly priced for big companies who have the money to invest in such solutions. Also, the solution is useless on its own, which means that you have to invest in other solutions with which Recorded Future can be integrated. At present, Recorded Future can cost 60,000 euros per year. I am able to offer my clients a 5% to 10% discount, but in this region, the cost is still prohibitive even with the discount. If Recorded Future were more flexible in terms of price, there would be better sales opportunities in Europe and Eastern Europe, in particular, because we have more small- and medium-sized companies here."
"There appear to be up to five different levels, with the most expensive version costing around $95,000 to $105,000 a year for subscription services."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
18%
Educational Organization
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
It just runs in the background. I don't have to worry about, making sure it's Intelligence. So, you know, this kind of makes it very easy, have to worry about installing. It is easy to use.
What needs improvement with Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
There are weaknesses, and Microsoft is working on addressing them. Over the past three to four years, the ATP and other components have improved significantly, and the integration has also advanced...
What is your primary use case for Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence?
The product helps us monitor business devices for authentication and response on all endpoints, servers, passwords, and plans.
What do you like most about Recorded Future?
The most valuable feature of Recorded Future is how it detects everything regarding our domain.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Recorded Future?
The price of the solution is worth it. The overall performance of the solution outweighs the cost.
What needs improvement with Recorded Future?
Recorded Future depends on or relies on just the deep and dark web analysis through their quantum computing and algorithms. Sometimes, the feed is not accurate or valuable. Other threat intelligenc...
 

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Fujitsu, Regions, SITA, St. Jude Medical, Accenture, T-Mobile, TIAA, Intel Security, Armor, Alert Logic, NTT, Splunk
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