So do not make the mistake of comparing Defender Antivirus to other Endpoint security products on the market which are more robust, or the reverse: Defender for Endpoint to products which may not offer the same level of protection. Not to mention “file-less” threats which also exist.ĮDR on the other hand, will kick in after execution has occurred, in some cases it will be able to automatically shut down an unfortunate series of post-execution events, and in other cases it can at least raise the alarm bells. But it is very easy to evade these products because even a trivial change in the code or hash of a particular malicious file or binary will mean that a new signature is required by the Antivirus agent in order to detect that same threat. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint), is that Antivirus generally concerns itself with “pre-execution,” while EDR would kick in “post-execution.” Generally, Antivirus will only be able to identify threats based on a known signature, that is matched in advance, and therefore execution is prevented from occurring in the first place. The easiest way to describe the difference between a traditional antivirus product, such as Defender Antivirus, and it’s more advanced cousin, EDR (i.e. So it is important when you are “shopping around” that you compare apples to apples, so to speak. I very often find that people are still confused between “Microsoft Defender” (which handles basic antivirus functionality and is included with every version of Windows) and Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, which is a full blown Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) product. That having been said, I absolutely love this product, and long term, I hope we will see some additional options open up in this space that will be more “SMB friendly.” Antivirus vs. Rarely are they as expensive as $5 per seat for the SMB.
Most endpoint security solutions, even with full EDR capabilities, weigh in at less than that (sometimes charged per user and sometimes per device). So getting into this product was rather expensive, especially for the SMB.Īnd to be honest, cost is still the major barrier here, even with the standalone subscription (which is USD $5.20/user/month I believe). For example, Microsoft 365 E5 or Windows 10 E5. Previously, it was bound up pretty tightly in subscriptions with a “5” in it. This is one I get frequently, all the more so in recent months since Microsoft Defender for Endpoint (formerly Microsoft Defender ATP) became available as a standalone subscription via CSP. It feels like it has been a while since I addressed a reader question on the blog.
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