Scott Woodgate, Author at Microsoft Security Blog

News
September 18
5 min read

Microsoft Defender delivered 242% return on investment over three years

The latest 2025 commissioned Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study reveals a 242% ROI over three years for organizations that chose Microsoft Defender.

News
July 22
6 min read

Microsoft Sentinel data lake: Unify signals, cut costs, and power agentic AI

We’re evolving our industry-leading Security Incidents and Event Management solution (SIEM), Microsoft Sentinel, to include a modern, cost-effective data lake.

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News
July 17
5 min read

Transparency on Microsoft Defender for Office 365 email security effectiveness

Microsoft believes in transparently sharing performance data from Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and other ecosystem providers, to help customers evaluate email security solutions and make decisions to layer for defense in depth.

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Industry trends
October 31, 2024
6 min read

7 cybersecurity trends and tips for small and medium businesses to stay protected

The challenges that small and midsize businesses (SMBs) face when it comes to security continue to increase as it becomes more difficult to keep up with sophisticated cyberthreats with limited resources or security expertise.

Scott Woodgate posts

Microsoft Defender delivered 242% return on investment over three years

Microsoft Sentinel data lake: Unify signals, cut costs, and power agentic AI

Transparency on Microsoft Defender for Office 365 email security effectiveness

7 cybersecurity trends and tips for small and medium businesses to stay protected

Get started with Microsoft Security

Microsoft Defender delivered 242% return on investment over three years​​

Microsoft Sentinel data lake: Unify signals, cut costs, and power agentic AI

Transparency on Microsoft Defender for Office 365 email security effectiveness

​​7 cybersecurity trends and tips for small and medium businesses to stay protected

Get started with Microsoft Security

Microsoft Defender delivered 242% return on investment over three years

7 cybersecurity trends and tips for small and medium businesses to stay protected