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    AWS CloudTrail

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/AAWS CloudTrail is a service that enables governance, compliance, operational auditing, and risk auditing of an AWS account. With CloudTrail, users can log, continuously monitor, and retain account activity related to actions across AWS infrastructure. CloudTrail provides event history of AWS account activity, including actions taken through the AWS Management Console, AWS SDKs, command line tools, and other AWS services. This event history simplifies security analysis, resource change tracking,…N/A

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.N/A
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    AWS CloudTrailMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
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    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsYou can view, filter, and download the most recent 90 days of your account activity for all management events in supported AWS services free of charge. You can set up a trail that delivers a single copy of management events in each region free of charge. Once a CloudTrail trail is set up, Amazon S3 charges apply based on your usage. You will be charged for any data events or additional copies of management events recorded in that region. In addition, you can choose CloudTrail Insights by enabling Insights events in your trails. CloudTrail Insights analyzes write management events, and you are charged based on the number of events that are analyzed in that region.—
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    User Ratings
    AWS CloudTrailMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (4 ratings)
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
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    8.9
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    User Testimonials
    AWS CloudTrailMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    It is necessary to enable [AWS] Cloudtrail when using AWS in a production environment, otherwise you will not have any idea what is happening within your accounts. Third party monitoring applications will all require [AWS] CloudTrail to be enabled as well. I would not recommend it solely as a monitoring tool, to get the most out of it you must send the logs elsewhere. Either to Cloudwatch logs or a third party product.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud is very good at allowing users to see how their Azure environment is secure through the secure score. The recommendations are an excellent source of the controls that should be in place to ensure a secure environment. There needs to be more protection and features for data security.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • API Log
    • User activity tracking
    • Real-time alerts
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    Microsoft
    • detect and respond to security threats in the cloud environment, reducing the risk of data breaches and unauthorized access.
    • The product assists our organization dealing with sensitive data in achieving and maintaining compliance with data protection rules.
    • The product provides real-time visibility into the cloud environment, offering insights into ongoing security activities.
    • It guarantees that security teams can actively handle possible threats by delivering real-time monitoring and notifications, reducing the impact on business operations.
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • [In my experience] Cost can easily get out of control with multiple trails on full logging
    • Logs can be difficult to decipher
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    Microsoft
    • The licensing structure could be better by providing possibilities for partial deployment in a subscription
    • The information in the dashboards are sometimes scattered, there should be a better overall view
    • Some parts of Defender for Cloud are expensive, some features should be moved to the standard capabilities of Azure
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    Amazon AWS
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    Microsoft
    It is a great product that integrates nicely when running an Azure platform and even multi-cloud environment. Not looking for point-solutions but a suite that answers most requirements. It is very comfortable being able to use KQL, workbooks and automation that is native to the azure platform
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
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    Microsoft
    Compliance mapping capabilities of the software and reporting.
    Ease in deployment and implementation.
    Seamless integration of the software with cloud and other third party applications.
    The software ensures quick incident response and avilability of ready to help customer services providers.
    User interface of the product is very friendly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    I think in the end, CloudTrail has more features and you can dive deeper inside the logs so it depends on your usage and what you expect in the end to make the right choice, I would say that both tools are really useful and bring a lot of benefits to I.T. companies.
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    Microsoft
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud is definitely the choice with the latest market trend and attacks that are currently happening. Microsoft has been able to safe guard a lot after the recent serious attacks happening globally in the digital world. There is a trust in this software and with the latest updates and machine learning capabilities, Microsoft Defender for Cloud should be the choice.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Allows us to investigate any strange api actions
    • Increases security
    • Audit trail of changes made in AWS
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    Microsoft
    • It simplifies security management and saves time. I'm not sure, but I'm very confident it saved me a couple of paychecks by centralizing the data I need to secure the cloud environment.
    • I also utilize the inventory overview to monitor my team's activities and verify they are following internal regulations, as well as cost overruns.
    • The recommendations can be utilized as a valuable instructional tool. I have the team explain why they are receiving them, why they are not following them, and what they are doing differently.
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    ScreenShots

    AWS CloudTrail Screenshots

    Screenshot of CloudTrail Insights: Identify and respond to unusual operational activity
•Unexpected spikes in resource provisioning
•Bursts of IAM management actions
•Gaps in periodic maintenance activity
•Automatic analysis of API calls and usage patterns
•Alerts when unusual activity is detected

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of Remediation of critical issues in codeScreenshot of Cloud security benchmark mapped to industry FramworksScreenshot of Prioritization of critical risks with contextual threat analysisScreenshot of Workload protectionScreenshot of Unified DevOps VisibilityScreenshot of Visualizations to improve security posture proactively