Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management Features

Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols.

Stores information related to common vulnerabilities and how to resolve them once incidents occur.

Monitors data quality and sends alerts based on violations or misuse.

Aggregates real-time updates and historical data from multiplate internal and external data sources to support ongoing proactive threat response.

Continuously scan servers on a designated network to monitor health and search for any irregularities or failures

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Detects new assets as they enter cloud environments and networks to add to asset inventory.

Identifies unsanctioned software.

Provides tools to track and implement required security policy changes.

Track and manage adherence to policies for any service, product, process, or supplier

Allows for vulnerability ranking by customized risk and threat priorities.

Gathers information about the system and potential exploits to be tested.

Uses machine learning to identify at-risk data.

Stores information related to common threats and how to resolve them once incidents occur.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Security protocol that ensures secure, encrypted communication over the internet, safeguarding sensitive data from unauthorized access

Compliant with HIPAA, which sets standards for sensitive patient data protection

Application programming interface that allows for integration with other systems/databases

Identifying, analyzing, and mitigating security issues and taking appropriate action to protect systems and data from potential harm

Protect users working remotely and provide secure environments for personal devices to access company programs

Schedule predetermined or ad hoc maintenance services and labor requests

Set up connections to third-party platforms to improve business processes

Systematic evaluation of the security of a company's overall security system and situation

Identify and respond to security threats to developed applications

Convert data into a code for security

Prevent and monitor unauthorized access, misuse, modification, or denial of a computer network and network-accessible resources

Active reporting of data and metrics

A virtual assistant that uses AI to pursue goals and complete tasks on behalf of users

View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data

Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access

Prevents, detects and removes malware

Securely stores data to prevent data loss or breaches

Dashboard to view the status of ongoing processes, identify current incidents and track past activities

Extend virtual private network over public networks to enable protected information exchange

A record of all activities within the system, including user access, changes made, etc.

Techniques to prevent and filter unwanted or unsolicited email spam from reaching a user's inbox

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Graphical representation of data

System alerts about the need to escalate an issue or request

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy