Defeat ransomware on any platform with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Minimize vulnerabilities with a clear view of your cyber attack surface and competitors and best practices for preventing cyber threats.
Help protect your multiplatform and IoT devices with the comprehensive, industry-leading next-generation antivirus, detection, and response solution built on Microsoft Defender XDR.



Detect and block cyber threats in near real-time, streamlining investigation and response.

Key Features and Benefits
Auto Attack Interrupt
Automatically block ransomware cyberattacks by decentralizing lateral movement and remote encryption across all your devices.
Copilot for Safety
Use built-in, security-specific generative AI to quickly investigate and respond to incidents, prioritize alerts, and learn new skills. Copilot is now embedded in Microsoft Defender XDR for Copilot customers.
Global Threat Intelligence
Know your enemies with more than 65 trillion daily signals from multiple sources, including the largest clouds, security organizations, 1.5 billion devices, internet graphs, and more than 10,000 experts in 72 countries.
Flexible Corporate Controls
Balance protection and productivity with detailed controls including settings, policies, web and network access, cyber threat detection, and automated workflows.
Network Detection and Response
See and manage your cyber attack surface from a single view across all managed and unmanaged Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android™, IoT and network devices.
Simple Endpoint Management
Simplify security and IT collaboration using unified endpoint management to prevent confusion, misconfigurations, and potential vulnerabilities.


Microsoft Defender
Why Microsoft Defender for Endpoint?
Advanced Protection
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to detect and respond to cyber attacks in real time. This protects against known and unknown threats.
Endpoint Detection
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has EDR capabilities that help you detect, investigate, and respond to attacks on your endpoints. This can help limit the scope of attacks and minimize damage.
Automatic correction
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has auto-remediation capabilities. This means your security team can automatically remediate attacks without needing to intervene manually.
Easy to Use
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has an easy-to-use console. This allows your security team to quickly learn and use the tool.
Integration with Microsoft 365
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is integrated with Microsoft 365. This allows the tool to work with other Microsoft 365 security tools.