Microsoft 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.
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SonicWall Cloud App Security
Score 8.1 out of 10
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SonicWall Cloud App Security protects applications, in tandem with SonicWall NGFW or other security devices.
If you need to proceed with pay as you go service then go ahead with Microsoft Defender for Cloud. This could be expensive in the long run but if the organization usage is slightly less than then this would suite the purpose. Also, it has the latest threat updates, so you're future proof in terms of potential treats.
SonicWall Cloud App Security offers next-gen security for our colleagues and data within cloud applications, including email, messaging, file sharing and file storage. For us adopting SaaS applications, SonicWall Cloud App Security delivers best-in-class security and a seamless user experience. Random disconnection of the vpn is a minor issue which I have faced till now.
Automation is crucial to managing sprawl and the additional complexity that comes with it. SOC management workbooks and process automation give significant flexibility.
The Security posture score and Security Alerts are neatly centralized and offer me crucial information quickly.
Defender for Cloud avoids the common compromise of simplicity for completeness (former Azure Security Center). The security warnings and advice go into great detail while remaining current and useful.
UI/UX. It can get a little messy when navigating around with all the flyouts in the Azure portal which can be frustrating, particularly when under time pressure.
The query languages for the queries and workbooks are another language that needs to be learned - it would be nice to have kept it closer to T-SQL or something like that to minimize the need to learn new syntax.
Adding cost estimations to the security recommendations would really improve the experience.
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
I believe Microsoft Defender for Cloud stacks up well against the other tools we looked at. It is native to the Azure platform and provides the same insights as the other tools. We selected Microsoft Defender for Cloud because it integrates well with the Azure resources and gives the needed insight, security alerts and recommendations.
It gives us end to end security.Get visibility, data security, advanced threat protection and compliance for cloud usage.It stop targeted phishing, impersonation and account takeover attacks in Office 365 and G Suite.It deliver the best user experience with out-of-band traffic analysis through APIs and log collection.
