Microsoft
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Redmond, Washington, USA
Headquarters
1975
Founded
200,000+
Employees
Worldwide
Regions served
About Microsoft
Microsoft is a global technology company founded in 1975 and headquartered in Redmond, Washington. Its security portfolio spans endpoint and email protection, identity and access management, cloud security, data protection and security operations. Microsoft Defender XDR correlates signals across endpoints, identities, email and cloud apps, while Microsoft Sentinel provides cloud-native SIEM and SOAR capabilities. Microsoft Entra ID secures identities and access, and Microsoft Purview delivers data classification, data loss prevention and compliance tooling. Microsoft Security Copilot adds generative AI assistance for investigation and response. Organizations evaluating Microsoft should consider licensing tiers, existing Microsoft 365 and Azure usage, integrations with third-party tools and SOC maturity.
Main focus: Endpoint, email, identity, cloud and data security, SIEM and AI-assisted security operations
Target customers: Enterprises, governments, SMBs and security operations teams
Products (48)
View all products →Microsoft Security Copilot
Microsoft Security Copilot: generative AI, incident summarization and threat analysis. Built for SOC assistance and incident response. Compare AI Security alternatives.
Microsoft Purview AI Hub
Microsoft Purview AI Hub from Microsoft focuses on AI data security. Key capabilities: AI discovery. Compare it with the leading AI Governance alternatives.
Microsoft Sentinel
Microsoft Sentinel is a cloud-native SIEM. It helps with SOC operations through SIEM, data lake and analytics rules. Explore features and compare SIEM alternatives.
Microsoft Intune
Evaluating Microsoft Intune? See how this Endpoint Management tool handles MDM, MAM and endpoint security, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Microsoft Security Exposure Management
Microsoft Security Exposure Management: exposure management, attack paths and asset inventory. Built for attack path analysis. Compare Exposure Management alternatives.
Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Get the facts on Microsoft Entra Verified ID: identity verification. Built for digital credentials. Compare it with other Identity Verification options before you decide.
Microsoft Purview Message Encryption
Shortlisting Email Encryption tools? Microsoft Purview Message Encryption by Microsoft brings email encryption, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Microsoft Entra Internet Access
Microsoft Entra Internet Access covers secure web gateway, identity-based access and traffic policy for secure internet access. Compare top SSE tools.
Microsoft Purview
What does Microsoft Purview do? It covers data discovery, classification and DLP. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.
Microsoft Entra ID Governance
Microsoft built Microsoft Entra ID Governance for access reviews. Explore access reviews and privileged access, review cloud deployment and compare similar IAM products.
Microsoft Defender for Office 365
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 from Microsoft focuses on malware prevention. Key capabilities: Safe Links. Compare it with the leading Email Security alternatives.
Microsoft Pluton
Microsoft Pluton offers hardware root of trust, TPM functionality and firmware protection. Use it for hardware root of trust. See Firmware Security alternatives.
Microsoft Secured-core PC
Get the facts on Microsoft Secured-core PC: Secure Boot and TPM. Built for endpoint hardening. Compare it with other Endpoint Security options before you decide.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
Microsoft built Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for endpoint protection. Explore EDR, review cloud deployment and compare similar Endpoint Security products.
Microsoft Entra ID
Shortlisting Identity Security tools? Microsoft Entra ID by Microsoft brings SSO and MFA, with cloud or hybrid deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management
Microsoft Purview Insider Risk Management: risk analytics and policy-based detection. Built for insider threat detection. Compare Insider Risk Management alternatives.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Microsoft Defender for Cloud offers CSPM, CNAPP and workload protection. Use it for cloud workload protection and multicloud security. See Cloud Security alternatives.
Microsoft Quantum Safe Program
Microsoft Quantum Safe Program covers post-quantum cryptography, crypto inventory and migration planning for crypto agility. Compare top Post-Quantum Security tools.
Microsoft Entra Domain Services
Get the facts on Microsoft Entra Domain Services: managed domain, domain join and LDAP. Built for domain join. Compare it with other IAM options before you decide.
Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management
Microsoft Intune Endpoint Privilege Management: elevation rules and automatic elevation. Built for least privilege. Compare Endpoint Privilege Management alternatives.
Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Microsoft Defender Antivirus covers real-time protection, cloud-delivered protection and behavior monitoring for malware prevention. Compare top Antivirus tools.
Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention
Try Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention free: a data loss prevention with alerts and policy tips. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other DLP tools.
Microsoft Defender XDR
Microsoft Defender XDR covers cross-domain correlation, incident management and automated investigation for SOC operations and incident response. Compare top XDR tools.
Microsoft Entra Private Access
Microsoft Entra Private Access from Microsoft focuses on private application access. Key capabilities: ZTNA. Compare it with the leading Zero Trust alternatives.
Azure Virtual WAN
Azure Virtual WAN covers virtual hubs, VPN connectivity and ExpressRoute for branch connectivity and hub-and-spoke networking. Compare top Network Security tools.
Microsoft Purview Data Classification
Microsoft Purview Data Classification by Microsoft: labeling. Ideal for data classification. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Data Security alternatives.
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management
Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management: vulnerability discovery and risk prioritization. Built for software inventory. Compare Vulnerability Management alternatives.
Microsoft Entra Workload ID
Microsoft Entra Workload ID by Microsoft: managed identities. Ideal for workload identity. Deployment: cloud. See how it compares with top Identity Security alternatives.
Azure Policy
Azure Policy: policy definitions, compliance assessment and remediation. Built for cloud governance and compliance enforcement. Compare Cloud Security alternatives.
Microsoft Entra External ID
Microsoft Entra External ID covers customer identity, external identities and authentication for B2B collaboration. Compare top Identity Security tools.
Microsoft Entra Permissions Management
Evaluating Microsoft Entra Permissions Management? See how this Cloud Security tool handles governance, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Microsoft App Control for Business
Get the facts on Microsoft App Control for Business: code integrity. Built for endpoint hardening. Compare it with other Application Control options before you decide.
Microsoft Defender for Identity
Microsoft Defender for Identity covers identity threat detection and lateral movement detection for identity threat detection. Compare top Identity Security tools.
Azure Key Vault
Azure Key Vault from Microsoft focuses on secrets storage. Key capabilities: auditing and key management. Compare it with the leading Key Management alternatives.
Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence
Microsoft Defender Threat Intelligence: threat intelligence and indicator research. Built for threat research. Compare Threat Intelligence alternatives.
Azure Private Link
Get the facts on Azure Private Link: DNS integration and private endpoints. Built for network isolation. Compare it with other Network Security options before you decide.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps
Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps from Microsoft focuses on cloud DLP. Key capabilities: DLP and SaaS security. Compare it with the leading Cloud Security alternatives.
Azure Site Recovery
Azure Site Recovery from Microsoft focuses on business continuity. Key capabilities: failover and failback. Compare it with the leading Disaster Recovery alternatives.
Azure Web Application Firewall
Azure Web Application Firewall helps teams with OWASP mitigation. Explore features like OWASP rules and custom rules, cloud deployment and the closest WAF competitors.
Azure Bastion
Azure Bastion is a managed secure remote access service used for secure VM administration. Highlights include browser access. Compare it with other Remote Access tools.
Microsoft Defender for SQL
Microsoft Defender for SQL helps teams with SQL threat detection. Explore features like security alerts, cloud deployment and the closest Database Security competitors.
Azure Firewall
Azure Firewall is a cloud network firewall for egress filtering, network segmentation and application filtering. See features and Firewall alternatives.
Azure Application Gateway
Shortlisting Application Security tools? Azure Application Gateway by Microsoft brings URL routing and autoscaling, with cloud deployment. See strengths and alternatives.
Azure Network Watcher
Evaluating Azure Network Watcher? See how this Network Security tool handles topology and IP flow verify, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Azure Defender for IoT
Azure Defender for IoT offers asset discovery, network monitoring and threat detection. Use it for OT security and IoT monitoring. See IoT Security alternatives.
Azure API Management
Azure API Management: API gateway, API policies and authentication and authorization. Built for API publishing. Compare Application Security alternatives.
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management
Microsoft Defender External Attack Surface Management: asset discovery. Built for external asset discovery. Compare Attack Surface Management alternatives.
Azure DDoS Protection
Azure DDoS Protection delivers DDoS mitigation and adaptive tuning for DDoS mitigation. Explore its DDoS Protection capabilities, deployment choices and top competitors.
Solutions
Core capabilities Microsoft delivers for security teams.
Industries Served
Microsoft is listed for 12 industries
Resources
Official links and ways to evaluate this vendor.
Company Info
The essentials about Microsoft.
- Company Type
- Public Company
- Headquarters
- Redmond, Washington, USA
- Founded
- 1975
- Company Size
- 200,000+
- Main Focus
- Endpoint, email, identity, cloud and data security, SIEM and AI-assisted security operations
- Target Customers
- Enterprises, governments, SMBs and security operations teams
- Headquarters Address
- Redmond, Washington, United States
Security & Compliance
Standards, regulations, and frameworks this vendor aligns with.
- ISOISO 27001
- SOCSOC
- FedRAMPFedRAMP
- HIPAAHIPAA
- PCIPCI DSS
- GDPRGDPR