Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Defender EASM

Composite Score

6.5 /10

CX Score

6.6 /10

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What is Microsoft Defender EASM?

In this era of hybrid work, shadow IT creates an increasingly serious security risk. Defender EASM helps cloud security teams see unknown and unmanaged resources outside the firewall. Get AI-driven insights on risky assets within your external attack surface and convert natural language into corresponding inventory queries across all discovered data. See your rapidly changing, global external attack surface in real time with Defender EASM.

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Microsoft Defender EASM Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

80 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

65 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+71 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Microsoft Defender EASM?

0% Negative

20% Neutral

80% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Transparent
Less Friendly Negotiation
Vendor Friendly Policies

Feature Ratings

Average 71

Integration With Other Security Tools

Risk Scoring

Cybersecurity Ratings Integration

Security Posture Management

Shadow IT Discovery

Threat Intelligence Integration

External Attack Surface Management (EASM)

Query With Natural Language

Basic Reporting and Alerting

Vulnerability Assessment

Asset Discovery and Inventory

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 71

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Microsoft Defender EASM Reviews

Chris t.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2026

Ms Defender

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Microsoft Defender EASM from other similar products?

Easy intergration which was admin lift savings.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of uae and training for my stqff qas an eaay lift

What do you dislike most about this product?

Changes come in automated so makws hard to keep up changes

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

To make sure you do jot have tool ovwrlap.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Government
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

It seems good and connects to everything

Likeliness to Recommend

7 /10

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Cons

Less Friendly Negotiation

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Healthcare
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

Excellent tool for foundational security

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Reliable
Saves Time
Client's Interest First
Generous Negotitation

Cons

Slower Product Innovation
Less Respectful

Microsoft Defender EASM

What is Microsoft Defender EASM?

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Microsoft Defender EASM Ratings

80 Likeliness to Recommend

100 Plan to Renew

65 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+71 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Microsoft Defender EASM?

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Integration With Other Security Tools Compatibility with SIEM and EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), and other security frameworks for a cohesive security approach.

Risk Scoring Allowing organizations to define how risk is calculated based on their unique business context or asset valuation.

Cybersecurity Ratings Integration Integration with or provision of cybersecurity ratings for the organization and its third parties, providing a quantifiable measure of security posture.

Security Posture Management Tools to assess the overall security posture, including configuration checks against best practices or compliance requirements.

Shadow IT Discovery Enhanced capabilities to discover and manage shadow IT assets that employees might use without explicit IT approval.

Threat Intelligence Integration Incorporating threat feeds to identify known threats and vulnerabilities actively being exploited in the wild.

External Attack Surface Management (EASM) Specific focus on external-facing assets, including dark web monitoring, brand monitoring, and third-party risk assessments.

Query With Natural Language Get detailed answers to any questions about your attack surface and identify security gaps. Use natural language, no coding required.

Basic Reporting and Alerting Generation of reports on the attack surface, vulnerabilities, and remediation efforts. Alerts for new vulnerabilities or changes in the attack surface.

Vulnerability Assessment Regular scanning for vulnerabilities within the identified assets to understand potential entry points for attackers.

Asset Discovery and Inventory Continuous identification of all digital assets, both known and unknown, including cloud assets, endpoints, servers, and applications.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Microsoft Defender EASM Reviews

Chris t.

Ms Defender

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

It seems good and connects to everything

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Excellent tool for foundational security

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Feature Ratings

Integration With Other Security Tools

Risk Scoring

Cybersecurity Ratings Integration

Security Posture Management

Shadow IT Discovery

Threat Intelligence Integration

External Attack Surface Management (EASM)

Query With Natural Language

Basic Reporting and Alerting

Vulnerability Assessment

Asset Discovery and Inventory

Vendor Capability Ratings

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization