Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Reviews

We are using it with Laptops that go directly to the end-user. We used the Defender because it was already there.

The good part is that you don't have to configure it, which is very convenient.

We are waiting for better software to block viruses. The feedback that we receive is that it is weaker when compared with other products such as Cisco and Palo Alto.

The only concern that we have is that this product is user-based, but we have requirements to run separate PCs or servers that are not on the same subscription. We need a separate license and we don't know how to get the license that is required.

We also wonder if it can prevent attacks from new types of viruses such as Widefire.

We started using Microsoft Defender for Office 365 after the pandemic started. 

Technical support is very good. They are knowledgeable and respond quickly. 

We have had other issues with Word, but we have not had any issues with the Defender product.

Previously, we used Symantec Endpoint Protection. They seemed to have some sort of software issue where you couldn't renew your license.

The initial setup was quite straightforward. There was nothing complex for both IT and the user.

There is no installation, you just enable it on the cloud to have it work automatically.

It's very convenient for remote support or remote installation.

It's a user-base subscription.

Licensing is on a monthly basis. It's part of Office 365, so you really can't tell how much it costs. It's part of the bundle.

It's difficult to compare prices with other companies.

I feel Defender is a product that is good enough, especially for small to medium-size businesses.

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

We use the solution for wireless scanning, reporting, and monitoring. 

The product is not resource-intensive. 

The tool's most valuable feature is virus scanning, which has saved us from malware and ransomware. 

We need to be able to whitelist data at the backend. 

I have been using the product for three years. 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is stable. 

We have seen ROI with the product's use. 

The tool's pricing is reasonable. 

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 can stop evolving threats, which provides peace of mind. 

The solution has helped us discontinue other security products. It has helped us save time and money. 

I rate the product a nine out of ten. 

Our primary use case of Defender is to protect customers' emails. We use this solution for the servers being hosted on Azure. We use it mostly for the emails of Office 365 users, to secure their emails. Some customers already have other email security, complementing Office 365, but smaller customers prefer using a single solution to protect their emails. 

This solution is cloud-based. 

The most valuable feature is the integration. It's a single console, so we don't have to switch around between multiple products. Another valuable feature is the ease of operations and maintenance. 

This product's effectiveness could be improved, in terms of detecting unwanted spam or even malware between the emails, compared to other products. 

We have been using this solution for almost a year, just in 2021. 

The technical support's response is very good. If you have Premier Support, they can respond within 15 minutes. In terms of their technical team, it's very good as well. 

The installation is a key feature, since it's a single product within Microsoft. It's integrated with Office 365, so it's very easy to install. You only need one person for deployment and maintenance—the administrator, which is usually either from the security team or email administrator team. 

We implemented this solution ourselves. 

For licensing, it's usually a yearly package for customers who are subscribed to Office 365, but they can also pay on a monthly basis. 

Some of our customers have IronPort or Trend Micro and prefer to use these solutions, complementing Office 365. 

I rate Defender a seven out of ten because it's easy to operate and maintain, but it could be improved by spam and phishing detection. 

We are using Defender to protect different kinds of attachments, emails, and safe links, and things like that.

The basic features are okay and I'm satisfied with the Defender.

The initial setup is pretty simple. It's easy to configure.

Microsoft products are always easy to use.

The solution has been stable and reliable. 

I was looking for some advanced features, like if I would receive an email that contains a legitimate file type, but the content is malicious, how I can protect against that? Normally, we are dealing with so many phishing and spam emails. I'd like some additional features any product can give me to protect our environment in a better way. 

There is always a chance to continue to improve the product in some way.

We've been using the solution since 2015. It's been a few years now. 

Microsoft so far and been good. We haven't faced any kind of disruption or anything else. It's a good product and good platform, I must say. Overall, it's a good product and good service and we haven't dealt with bugs or glitches.

It's scalable. It's software as a service, so it's always scalable. You have to just purchase the additional licenses and you can increase your database. It's nothing that would be considered too difficult.

They offer different kinds of support levels. If you have the Premier Support contract with Microsoft you're good. If you have purchased a good support level agreement with Microsoft, then their support is very fantastic. We never faced any kind of issue. The engineer is always available when we create the ticket and the support is good. Due to the fact that we are a big organization, we have a support level agreement with the Microsoft.

Earlier, we were using the on-prem solution of Exchange, then we migrated to the cloud, so we cannot just compare the feature set and the price of Defender with any other security software, email security software.

The initial implementation is not very difficult. Microsoft products are always very easy to configure and use. It's not a big deal. It's the philosophy of Microsoft to make it easy for the users. That's why they always attract the users and users happily migrate to them as compared to using any other product or any other service.

I haven't actually evaluated the cost against other products. For example, it's bundled with the licenses that we have procured, so everything is included in that. We haven't purchased the Defender separately. 

We cannot just say that it's a product which is costly as compared to the other products available in the market or not, as it's a bundled offer. We can calculate the price of one license or an Office 365 license with any other cloud service partner's license cost, however, we cannot just compare the price of any specific feature with the services available in the market.

We are not using any other product, so we are not actually in a position to compare it with other security products.

While the deployment is a hybrid model, we have migrated all the mailboxes to Office 365. We are completely running the services from the cloud.

I'd rate the solution at a seven out of ten. there's always room for improvement. 

It's a bundled offer. When we procured the licenses of Office 365, it came up under those licenses. We are not using any other product, so I cannot say or I'm not in a position to say that any other product is good or Defender is not good, as I am not using any other product. 

We are always looking for others tools to increase automation on tasks. There can be better integration with other solutions, such as PowerPoint and email.

I have been using Microsoft Defender for Office 365 for approximately five years.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is a stable solution.

We have approximately 10 people using the solution.

We might increase usage of the solution depending on the market.

We only have had one or two problems over the past two years.

The initial setup was not complicated.

There was no need for help for the implementation, we did it ourselves.

I rate Microsoft Defender for Office 365 a nine out of ten.

In general, we use it for OneDrive and Office tools.

At the moment we are satisfied with this product. It's a stable, scalable, and resilient solution for us.

It would be better if it were more scalable. It depends on the architecture, but we would like to make it more scalable for both data centers. 

I have been working with Microsoft Defender for Office 365 for almost seven years.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is very stable.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is very scalable. Because we have our issues on principle access, we can be scalable and resilient.

Technical support is excellent and very helpful. 

I would recommend the solution because it's very helpful as a scalable and resilient solution. It's useful for our users here every day.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give Microsoft Defender for Office 365 a nine.

There is room for improvement in terms of reporting. There could be more features around it.

I have been using this solution for a year. 

There are around ten users in our organization. We are planning to extend our usage to 50 people.

I worked with ESET. I switched to Defender because it was free with Office 365.

The initial setup was easy. It took a few hours. 

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten. The reporting features have room for improvement.