Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management Reviews

We use Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management to identify vulnerabilities and determine which applications are vulnerable in the environment. It finds out the specific updates missing on endpoints. There are several auto-investigation techniques available in the product. 

The product’s most valuable features are compliance, recommendations, and inventories.

A few false positives demand legitimate customer mail requests, but the Defender flags them as vulnerabilities. They should be reduced. Along with it, small and medium enterprises should have customized environmental query features to help them save time. It will benefit organizations that don't have a large team with more technical experience.

Additionally, it is challenging to extract and customize reports from the system. Customers typically seek reports that provide information on assets, vulnerabilities, CVSS scores, remediation, priority, and effort. Combining all this data into a single report is difficult because it requires merging information extracted from standard queries. To simplify this process, we should be able to create one customized query that concatenates all the relevant queries and make it accessible through GUI on the platform.

I have been using Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management for four to five years.

The platform is 99% available.

Most companies, including small, medium, and large enterprises, and the government, health, and insurance sectors, use the platform.

It is challenging to communicate with Microsoft’s technical support team.

The initial setup is simple. We are the consultants and help customers with the process.

Microsoft has P1 and P2, Defender for Endpoint. You'll need to purchase an additional license to use the same Defender for cloud and on-premise servers. If you're going to use more features, you have to upgrade the license from P1 to P2. The licensing feature from Microsoft is complicated to understand due to constant changes in the name.

The product’s pricing is medium.

We compared Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management with Tenable, Qualys, and Rapid7 – all of which are more advanced. Among them, Tenable stands out as the market leader in vulnerability management but is expensive. Many customers opt for Microsoft's offering as it is more budget-friendly.

I rate the product an eight out of ten.

The constant changes in the product configuration or the console setup can sometimes be challenging. They can be disruptive because we need to adjust to these changes, which can interfere with ongoing tasks.

We have been using Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management for approximately three months.

The solution is highly scalable. Since it is cloud-based, it easily expands and integrates well with other functionalities, such as security management and data loss prevention.

Microsoft's technical support is generally reliable. While getting immediate assistance can sometimes be challenging, their support is critical for our operations and has been helpful overall.

Positive

The deployment process took approximately three months, depending on the client size and available resources.

The licensing costs are reasonable. While the solution is not the cheapest, it is competitively priced and aligns with the industry average. There are no significant additional costs beyond the standard licensing fees.

I have considered alternatives such as Nexus, but they do not provide the same level of security as Microsoft Defender.

I recommend trying out the solution. It is user-friendly and highly effective once you get accustomed to it. 

We have integrated it with SharePoint, our email system, and our internal database. These integrations have strengthened our security measures and provided valuable insights.

I rate it a nine. 

Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management is a great tool to prevent and reduce attacks.

The solution is up-to-date and helps prevent zero-day attacks. It is also easy to use and well-integrated with the Microsoft stack and other platforms. The solution covers on-prem and on-cloud services.

The general support could be improved.

I have been using Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management for about two years. I'm using the latest version.

The solution is stable, and I rate its stability a ten out of ten.

I rate the solution’s scalability a ten out of ten. We have around 15 customers using it.

Microsoft's security team is excellent. However, the general customer support is not that good. They are very friendly but need to work on their experience, know-how, and response time.

We have tried Trend Micro and Palo Alto CrowdStrike.

The initial setup is straightforward. It needs some knowledge to be used well, which is why there are engineers to help put up scenarios.

The solution comes with a license customers might already have. And in case they do need to pay, the cost is minimal. It is not expensive compared to other solutions and when considering Microsoft's bundle.

I rate the solution's scalability a ten out of ten. We have around 15 customers using this solution.

We use the solution, and we also suggest it to customers. It is used for vulnerability management and patch management. It can also be used for automatically deploying patches. It is used for threat detection and response.

The solution helps identify threats and vulnerabilities. It has some capabilities similar to SOAR. Our customers haven’t had any major complaints. It works well. It has helped us manage and prioritize vulnerabilities based on the severity of threats. The solution identifies the software and patches that are outdated. We get severity-based reports. Integrating the tool within our broader security ecosystem has been very helpful.

The product must be a little bit more precise in identifying vulnerabilities.

I have been using the solution for almost three years.

The tool is stable.

The technical support takes too much time to resolve tickets. I rate the support a five or six out of ten.

Neutral

The tool is a bit costly.

My organization is a partner. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.