Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) Reviews

I use the tools to protect customers' emails, mostly utilizing Defender products to protect emails and links from SharePoint and email spam protection and links.

It is easy to read the logs and retrieve data from quarantines, which all functions well. The security features provided by Microsoft are robust.

Some of the searchability when looking for specifics in Exchange logs is tedious. Although eventually the information is located, it can be difficult if detailed information is lacking. Improving the search process by allowing searches with different types of parameters and facilitating searches within emails would be advantageous. Simplifying interfaces would also be appreciated.

I have been using it for about five years.

Technical support is reasonable. Although I don't deal with it personally, my team is able to get the help they need when necessary.

Positive

Before using Microsoft Exchange Online Protection, I utilized various mail filters and Linux systems.

Using Exchange Online Protection has reduced security incidents and improved productivity.

The pricing is reasonable.

We have used other systems such as Proofpoint and Graphus. Proofpoint is a very good product, and Graphus is user-friendly. However, Exchange Online Protection has more layers and complexity.

I recommend Microsoft Exchange Online Protection to others. The speed and ease of searching in the system could be improved. 

I rate it a nine out of ten.

We use Microsoft Exchange Online Protection to secure our users' accounts. For example, we implement MFA on our users' emails to ensure their mailboxes or accounts are secured. Aside from providing the username and password, the solution provides a code or additional security to ensure their accounts are properly secured. We also used a phishing tool.

I want a seamless way of archiving users' emails on Exchange. When a user's emails are archived on the system, we find out their mailbox is large the moment we need to copy those files back. Another issue is with OneDrive, in that if a user has files stored on OneDrive when they exit, the license is removed. As a result, transferring those files to another user is a problem. It should be possible for there to be a central location where each of those files is stored. That way, even after a user leaves and the license is removed, we don't lose access to that information after 90 days.

The solution should protect mailboxes. Most of our users have emails on their mobile, so if a staff member exits from the corporation, we need something that mimics email on the mobile. Some tools delete all of a user's emails and passwords the moment they leave that environment or their employer, but I don't think Microsoft has any such tools. It's important because passwords and sensitive information could pass into the wrong people's hands.

I've used the solution for the last two or three years now.

The solution is very stable.

The solution is very scalable. There are between 350 to 400 users using the solution. There are plans to increase the usage.

We used to use Google Mail before migrating to Exchange.

It is straightforward to deploy the solution. It takes three hours or so to deploy it. We have five people managing the solution.

We pay licensing fees yearly.

Earlier, we had Microsoft Exchange on-prem and then moved to 365.

I recommend the solution to other users because it is easy to start a business. I rate it a five out of ten.

Microsoft Exchange Online Protection protects remote and on-site users against email-based threats. 

Microsoft Exchange Online Protection guards against threats regardless of whether our users are in the office. If you receive an email with a malicious link, the solution will warn you against opening it. 

The solution uses artificial intelligence and machine learning, so you don't need train it to detect something. The detection and response times are short. It's an excellent product.

Microsoft should publicize the solution more because it isn't well known. I appreciate the solution because it does a lot of things that I used to do manually. I didn't realize something like this existed. I went to Symantec, Trend Micro, and other providers, but Microsoft had the only solution to my problems. 

I would like to get reports about vulnerable connections from our clients with information about domains, public IPs, etc. That would be highly useful.

I have used Microsoft Exchange Online Protection for two years.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online Protection nine out of 10 for stability.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online Protection 10 out of 10 for scalability.

I rate Microsoft support eight out of 10.

Positive

Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is easy to set up.

We have seen a return on our investment. 

The solution is fairly priced.

I rate Microsoft Exchange Online Protection nine out of 10. 

I manage all the users and special accounts with the tool. 

You can use the product to create special accounts. 

We have experienced issues while migrating from on-prem to the cloud. The tool needs to improve its stability. 

I have been working with the solution for more than ten years. 

I would rate the product's stability an eight out of ten. 

My experience with the tech support team is good. 

The product's setup is easy and quick. 

We relied on a third-party to complete the deployment. 

I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

We use our company's Microsoft Exchange Online Protection as a spam filter, virus protection, and malware protection.

I find the solution's filtering and malware protection features to be the most valuable ones.

Other users wish to see the encryption feature added to the solution in the future.

I have been using Microsoft Exchange Online Protection for three or four years. My company has used it for a longer time. Also, I don't remember the version of the solution I am using. My company is an end customer of the solution.

The solution's stability is very, very good. I didn't face any problems in the last year.

Between 50 and 100 users are using the solution in my company. At the moment, we have three administrators for the solution. Normally, I am the one working on the solution. I am not sure whether I am going to increase the solution's usage in the future. At the moment, we are still going strong with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection.

I haven't contacted technical support. It has been a really long time since I contacted Microsoft technical support. So, it has been more than thirteen or fourteen years. I have no idea how it is today. A long time ago, it was very good.

It was deployed long before I got over the task in my company, so I wasn't a part of the deployment process.

My boss told me that he checked an alternative for Microsoft Exchange Online Protection, maybe because of the cost, which I am not sure. I don't know how much we pay for this. My boss looks after the payment part. So, Mimecast was the other solution he was considering as an alternative. Mimecast could be much more expensive or much cheaper, but I have no idea. So my boss asked me to check out Mimecast and see if there's any difference. In my opinion, there is no big difference between Microsoft Exchange Online Protection and Mimecast. They both are reliable and work quite well. As we are now running with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection for years, I don't see the need to switch over to Mimecast.

I am satisfied with the overall product. It wasn't easy or intuitive enough for me to start using it. So, the reason was that the solution changed. I started to work with it shortly after it changed from the servers and changed to another part of Azure network. It was not quite easy, but it was okay for me since I'm used to such problems and switching over to other problems.

Our team was responsible for everything in our company, but since I started using Microsoft Exchange Online Protection, it's much easier for me as an administrator.

Overall, I rate the product an eight out of ten.

The product's end-of-life cycle could be extended. When it gets upgraded, we should receive some incentives. For example, someone who has purchased a Microsoft professional license should be able to renew or upgrade without buying a new product.

There have been some online intrusions on security. If Microsoft packaged the updates more frequently, the protection would be better. If updates take less time, we might receive malicious emails.

Additionally, I would like to see changes in the licensing model. If someone has a corporate license with many users, they should get a better price.

I have been working with Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) since 1998.

We could get technical support services directly from Microsoft.

Positive

We use Sophos for email protection. Sophos enhances our accessibility and helps prevent malicious email intrusions.

The product is expensive. 

The email policy configuration options in Microsoft EOP are satisfactory. I recommend it to any user who wants to use Microsoft. 

I rate it a ten out of ten. 

My company uses Microsoft Exchange Online Protection for additional security, spam filtering, and DNS spoofing.

The most valuable features of the solution are the security and compliance it offers to users.

The solution lacks to elaborate on its spam policies. For improvement, spam policies need to be more elaborate.

I have been using Microsoft Exchange Online Protection for seven years. I use the solution's latest version. I am a customer of the solution.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven and a half out of ten.

The product's availability is somewhat limited. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

I contacted the solution's technical support in the past, and they quickly responded. I rate the technical support a nine out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup of Microsoft Exchange Online Protection was easy.

The solution is deployed on the cloud.

The pricing for the solution depends on what you are trying to achieve with the use of the product, but I know that it is not a cheaply priced product. Yearly payments have to be made towards the licensing fees of the solution.

Microsoft Exchange Online Protection is a good product.

I rate the overall product a seven out of ten.

We use the product to provide full email security protection policies.

We like the holding facility that is available for potentially suspicious URLs.  This allows a real-time review to be performed before the email reaches a user's inbox.

We would like the solution to have more in-built intelligence in the way that it reviews potential security risks, rather than our team constantly having to update the policies.

We have been using this solution for around 15 years.

We have found the stability of this solution to be good.

We have found the solution to be easily scalable when new users need to be added; this is a multi-tenant product.

We have found the support to be good.  However, the default first line of issue resolution for this product is the online community and FAQ pages.

The initial setup was very straightforward due to the solution being completely cloud-based.

Licenses for this solution are available as packages of different tiers. The package will differ depending on the features that an organization wants, but all packages come with some default features included.

We would advise organizations who wish to build customized policies that this will increase the implementation time for this solution.

We would also advise organizations to carry out extensive testing before implementing this solution; this will ensure that it is set up exactly the way that they need it to be.

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.