What is Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and why it matters

Defender for Endpoint is a cloud-powered endpoint security solution designed to prevent, detect, and investigate, and respond to advanced cyber threats. Built for today's modern workplace, it integrates seamlessly with Microsoft 365 and your existing infrastructure to protect Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and IoT devices.

Defender for Endpoint helps organizations:

Stop ransomware and targeted attacks before they cause alarm
Gain visibility and control over all endpoint devices
Reduce complexity by consolidating tools and automating response

What can you do with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?

Here's a quick look at the capabilities that strengthen your security posture and give your team the tools needed to stop threats across every device:

Next-generation protection

Uses AI and machine learning to stop malware, ransomware, and fillers attacks in real time.

Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Continuously monitors and investigates suspicious activity to catch advanced threats early.

Automated attack disruption

Automatically contains threats mid-attack, preventing lateral movement and minimizing damage.

Threat and vulnerability management

Identifies and prioritizes endpoint misconfigurations and software vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.

Cross-platform support

Secures Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and IoT devices in a unified dashboard.

Zero Trust integration

Feeds device risk data into Microsoft Entra and Intune to enforce Conditional Access and limit exposure.

Learn more about Microsoft Entra.

Seamless integration with Microsoft 365 security stack

Combines with Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, and Microsoft Sentinel for an XDR-enabled ecosystem.

Learn more about Microsoft Defender XDR.

Do you want to find out more?

Take the next step toward strengthening your endpoint security with a guided Microsoft Defender for Endpoint engagement. Our consultants will walk you through a live, hands-on demonstration of the platform, answer your technical and business questions, and discuss how Defender for Endpoint fits into your existing Microsoft environment. We will review licensing options, explore whether this solution aligns with your organization's risk profile and budget, and outline a realistic deployment or implementation approach tailored to your endpoints and security team.

How can Microsoft Defender for Endpoint help your organization?

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An IT security employee uses Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to gain a holistic view of the organization's environment, allowing them to monitor threats, analyze vulnerabilities, and respond proactively to security risks.

An employee works on a device that is securely configured with policies using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, ensuring compliance with security standards while protecting sensitive data from potential threats.

Disrupt cyberattacks in real time

Defender for Endpoint helps organizations break the attack chain before it causes operational or financial damage. Its cloud-powered engine uses behavioral analysis and AI to detect signs of compromise within seconds—whether it's ransomware encryption activity, privilege escalation, or lateral movement. When a threat is identified, Defender can automatically isolate the device, block malicious processes, and contain the spread across your environment.

An IT security team leverages Endpoint Security Management to configure, deploy, and manage devices, ensuring consistent security policies, reducing vulnerabilities, and maintaining endpoint protection across the organization.

Simplify security operations

Modern IT teams are under pressure to manage more devices, more alerts, and more threats with fewer resources. Defender for Endpoint reduces that strain by consolidating endpoint protection, EDR, vulnerability management, and automated response into a single, easy-to-manage solution. AI-driven alert correlation, automatic investigation, and guided remediation steps help teams reduce noise and stay focused on high-value work. This leads to faster triage, fewer false positives, and more time dedicated to strategic security initiatives.

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Employees collaborate on a project using corporate data and devices, protected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, which safeguards sensitive information and prevents unauthorized access while maintaining a seamless workflow.

An employee accesses sensitive files through secured devices managed by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, ensuring data encryption, threat detection, and compliance with security policies.

Strengthens risk management and compliance

Defender for Endpoint provides a continuous view of your endpoint risk posture—highlighting vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and exposure paths that attackers could exploit. Built-in security baselines, prioritized recommendations, and integration with Microsoft compliance tools help you maintain strong governance across diverse device types.

Dive deeper into the Microsoft Defender family

Microsoft Defender is a comprehensive suite of security solutions that helps protect your entire digital estate across endpoints, identities, email, cloud apps, and infrastructure.

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Defender for Business

Microsoft Defender for Cloud

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Microsoft Defender for Identity

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Defender XDR

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We offer assessments, engagements, design and configuration, and more. Each resulting in a roadmap to success for your digital transformation.

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Microsoft Security Workshops

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How we're different

Recognitions and certifications

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FastTrack is a combination of resources, engineering expertise, and best practices that ensures you have the most efficient deployment and adoption possible.

Microsoft Security Workshop Partner

As a leading Microsoft Security Workshop partner, we help organizations assess their environments and strengthen protection using Microsoft's productivity and security solutions.

Microsoft Cloud Solutions Partner

Subject matter experts in Modern Work for Enterprise and SMB, cybersecurity architecture, identity and access management, information protection, and additional specializations.

Our proven experience

Deployed over 20M seats of Office 365, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft EMS
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