Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Features

Monitors assets and enforces security policies to audit assets and infrastructure security.

Filters websites and manages whitelisting to enforce compliance protocols for users accessing the internet within the network.

Blocks endpoint users from accessing restricted applications.

Keeps records of each network asset and its activity. Discovers new assets accessing the network.

Manages user network accessibility on laptops and mobile devices.

Install software updates and bug fixes remotely

Generate and store passwords in an encrypted database and assist in retrieving lost or forgotten passwords

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

Remotely monitor and manage client networks, endpoints, systems, and devices via locally installed applications

Create, design and manage workflows for repetitive tasks

Create, manage, and track policies and procedures within an organization

Creation, administration, and evaluation of assessments or tests

Track status, assign actions, and control access to systems for devices within the organization

Manage and track all disruptions and incidents

Manage user accounts, profiles, roles, permissions, and other details across applications, devices or networks

Plan, schedule, and execute organization's accounts and assets to ensure compliance with policies and laws

Store, process, and transmit cardholder data in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)

Maintenance and upkeep of physical and/or virtual devices

Cuts off network connection or temporarily inactivate applications until incidents are remedied.

Protects endpoint devices from a variety of attacks and malware threats.

Analysis for users to examine threat intelligence data specific to their endpoint devices.

Automatically identify and flag unusual behaviors and malicious software

Reduces time spent remedying issues manually. Resolves common network security incidents quickly.

Produces reports detailing trends and vulnerabilities related to their network and infrastructure.

Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns and fraud indicators.

Analyze potential risks across the organization

Alter the layout and content of reports

Allows users to generate text based on a text prompt.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Offers managed detection and response services.

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

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

Protect incoming and outgoing communications against malware, spam, display spoofing, and other threats

Filters used to determine different types of malware threats

Feature in email systems that identifies suspicious or unsolicited emails and holds them in a separate folder for review or deletion

Receive notification of issues as soon as they occur

Protect sensitive data for digital privacy

Manage and track all disruptions and incidents

Deploy updates or install new software remotely

Protect networks against DDoS (Distributed denial-of-service) attacks

Setup recurring or automatic scans

Classify levels of threat and organize actions based on priorities

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

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

Monitor the web for personal information, such as social security and bank account numbers, among other sensitive information

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

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

Blocks third-party trackers from collecting user data.

Safeguard confidential data and meet compliance regulations

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

Prevents unauthorized access to web/device camera

Automatically identify and flag unusual behaviors and malicious software

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

Define levels of authorization for access to specific files or systems

Generate and store passwords in an encrypted database and assist in retrieving lost or forgotten passwords

Identify phishing emails

Provides protection against malicious attachments.

Software program that continuously adjusts its behavior based on observed data

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

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

Verify the identity of users/devices to enable secure access

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

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

Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities

Create backups and provide methods to recover deleted/lost data

Identify and respond to security threats to developed applications

Control system access and/or deliverability for applications and email addresses

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

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

Analyze and gain insights into data in real-time

Provides a channel for team members to share media files, communicate, and work together

At least a username and password is required to access the system

Software program that continuously adjusts its behavior based on observed data

Allow users to access multiple services after entering their login credentials once

Track and analyse user behavior within a system or network

Arrange tasks based on the level of priority or urgency

Collection, analysis, and representation of numerical data and generation of reports to understand various patterns

Observe and track the demand, usage, progress or quality of a system, product, or user

Extra layer of security that requires not only a password and username but also something specific to that user

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

Discover patch statuses and vulnerabilities

Track and document all activities across devices, networks, and other systems

A chronological record of actions or occurrences within a network, software, or process

Initiate collection and analysis of known risks

Notifications that are delivered to users as soon as an event occurs

Active monitoring of systems, applications, or networks

Control system access and/or deliverability for applications and email addresses

Track and report on everything that happens within the system or network

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Notifying as a warning or reminder of a potential or imminent hazard

Track visitors'/audience's responses across web pages and other optimized content

Convert sensitive data into unique identification symbols (Tokens) that retain all essential information

Collect and analyze traffic data about website visitors

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Use AI to generate content in the form of text, images, videos, etc.

Investigate security threats and validate malicious activity

Arrange tasks based on the level of priority or urgency

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

Control system access and/or deliverability for applications and email addresses

Identify and orchestrate execution of actions needed to restore systems to optimal conditions

Alerts or notifications of various types such as pop-up messages, sounds, banners, or badges

Track and analyse user behavior within a system or network

Conduct tracking and assessment of application and device behavior without breaks or interruptions

Identify and analyse the reasons behind accidents

Track status, assign actions, and control access to systems for devices within the organization

Automatically identify and flag unusual behaviors and malicious software