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Evolving beyond SIEM
Master the ever-changing cyberthreat landscape with new Microsoft Sentinel platform capabilities centered on AI-first, end-to-end data security.
End-to-end SecOps. All in Defender.
- Centralize security data in a Microsoft Sentinel cloud-native data lake. Gain full attack-path context to help security teams see the bigger picture, coordinate faster across environments, and respond decisively at scale—with AI-powered SecOps.
- Use intelligence and automation to anticipate attack paths, apply adaptive policies, and reduce exposure—stopping threats before they strike.
- Empower SOC with embedded AI agents to automate tasks, hunt continuously, and orchestrate workflows at machine speed—without adding headcount.
Products
Secure your multiplatform, multicloud environment
Microsoft Defender XDR
Automatically disrupt cyberattacks and accelerate response with extended detection and response (XDR).
Microsoft Sentinel
Strengthen operations with a security information and event management (SIEM) and AI-powered SecOps platform that unifies your data, scales intelligently, and powers agentic defense across your security ecosystem.
Microsoft Security Exposure Management
Reduce risk with unified posture management that delivers proactive cyberthreat protection.
Microsoft Security Copilot
Get generative AI natively embedded in unified SecOps.
Microsoft Defender for Cloud
Protect multicloud and hybrid environments with end-to-end security across the full application lifecycle.
Services
Get expert support when and where you need it
Mitigate risks, respond to breaches faster, and reduce operational burden with expert-led security operations services.
Microsoft Defender Experts for XDR
Protect your environment around the clock
Bolster your SOC with managed extended detection and response and our team of in-house experts.
Microsoft Defender Experts for Hunting
Extend threat hunting capabilities and improve overall SOC response
Strengthen your security posture with experts who proactively hunt for threats at all hours.
Microsoft Incident Response
Get help before, during, and after a cybersecurity incident
Strengthen your security with comprehensive proactive and reactive incident response services.
SCENARIOS
Unified security operations
Safeguard your organization against modern risks with streamlined SecOps supercharged by Microsoft AI and threat intelligence.
Accelerate your investigations and fully remediate cyberthreats
Reduce risk and limit exposure of your most critical assets
Protect hybrid environments with comprehensive, unified security
Built-in identity threat detection and response (ITDR)
Detect and respond to attacks on endpoints on any platform
Empower analysts with embedded Copilot capabilities
Industry recognition
- Microsoft is named a Leader in the October 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management.1
- Microsoft Defender is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection And Response (XDR) Platforms, Q2 2024.2
- Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms.3
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- [1]Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management, Andrew Davies, Eric Alhm, Angel Berrios, Darren Livingstone, 8 October 2025.
GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark and MAGIC QUADRANT is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. - [2]The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection And Response (XDR) Providers, Q2 2024, Rob Lefferts, May 2024.
- [3]Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Evgeny Mirolyubov, Franz Hinner, Deepak Mishra, Satarupa Patnaik, Chris Silva, 23 September 2024.
GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark and MAGIC QUADRANT is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. - [4]The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Defender, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, July 2025
- [5]The Total Economic Impact™ of Microsoft Sentinel, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, March 2024.
- [6]The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft 365 Defender, a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, April 2022.
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