Ivanti Security Controls vs. Microsoft Defender for Business

Security Controls is particularly suitable for customers who are looking for a patch solution and need security to protect themselves from unknown malicious code. For customers who are already using the Workspace Manager Suite, we don't think the solution is that suitable. A patch for Windows would be sufficient.

Microsoft Defender for Business is well suited for any size organization using the Microsoft 365 Suite. As an included feature in the mid and upper tiers of the 365 suites, it can quickly address antivirus protection for any sized company. It's compliance and security dashboards can help guide sole proprietorship owners in better understanding their security standing. The software also scales to give mid-sized and enterprise originations the in-depth information needed for compliance.

Incentivized

• Live status update on patch deployments with an agent and also agentless deployments.
• A large 3rd party patching inventory.
• Easy to navigate and troubleshoot.

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• Monitors the health of endpoints
• Protects endpoints with antivirus
• Allows for policy configurations that can be deployed to endpoints

Incentivized

• Better search in the application control configuration
• User rights management for modern user interface settings dialog.
• For patching, a more intuitive console. Some features are hidden or not easy to find for users who are accessing the console for the first time.

• Finding blocked programs in the UI is not intuitive if the alert message is dismissed.
• The admin portal changes often with features coming and going.
• Admin portal interface is cluttered and sometimes not intuitive.

Incentivized

So far we have found no alternative that would overall offer us more than we are getting from Microsoft Defender for Business!

Incentivized

Microsoft Defender for Business is user friendly but requires some IT knowledge to adapt to its full potential. Microsoft 365 business will likely be more adaptable and have less of a learning curve than new users when configuring settings or security policies. Overall, I would say that strengths outweigh weaknesses and the unknowns can be learned

Incentivized

Support wasn't used as the cost didn't justify the expense. We have yet to use the support.

Incentivized

Ivanti allowed for the most control without using agent deployments. Ivanti also has the largest 3rd party patching. Easy to use.

Incentivized

Microsoft Defender for Business, I believe, is a "light" version of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. While they both have some of the same features, Microsoft Defender for Business has far less, and the more complex you want to get with your configurations, you may need to dip your toe into the InTune Admin Center to deploy certain policies.

Incentivized

• Reduced amount of operating hours for administration of patching.

Incentivized

• Improved cybersecurity
• Learning curve
• Resource consumption

Incentivized