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COMPREHENSIVE XDR SOLUTION

Microsoft Defender Suite

A comprehensive XDR solution that delivers layered threat protection, data security, compliance, and identity management and governance.

Microsoft Defender Suite

$12.00
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription—auto renews)
See prerequisites1
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OVERVIEW

Protect your organization by defending against threats

  • Outpace adversaries with AI-driven security that continuously correlates signals across any source turning fragmented data into clear, actionable insights that accelerate detection and response.
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  • Attack disruption and predictive shielding stop threats before they spread automatically containing active attacks while applying just-in-time hardening driven by real-time signals and learned patterns to prevent lateral movement and minimize impact.
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  • Stay ahead of emerging risks with continuous exposure management and integrated threat intelligence delivering real-time visibility into your attack surface, prioritizing the most critical exposures, and enabling targeted remediation before attackers can exploit them.
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INCLUDED PRODUCTS

Learn what’s included in Microsoft Defender Suite

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2

Help secure endpoints with industry-leading, multiplatform detection and response.

Microsoft Defender for Identity

Detect and respond to advanced identity cyberthreats across your organization.

Microsoft Defender for Office 365 Plan 2

Safeguard your email and collaboration tools from phishing, BEC and disrupt advanced cyberthreats

Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps

Secure your SaaS and generative AI apps and defend against SaaS-based threats with app posture management.

Microsoft Defender for IoT

Discover, manage, and monitor enterprise IoT across your organization. 
Pricing

See pricing details

Comprehensive threat protection with Microsoft Defender Suite or as part of Microsoft 365 E5.

Microsoft Defender Suite

$12.00
user/month, paid yearly
(Annual subscription—auto renews)

Requires: Microsoft 365 E3; or Office 365 E3 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3.
A comprehensive XDR solution that delivers layered threat protection, data security, compliance, and identity management and governance.

Features:
  • Email and collaboration security
  • Endpoint security
  • Identity security
  • SaaS security
  • Extended detection and response (XDR)
Looking for small business? Explore the Defender Suite for small or mid-sized businesses.
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CUSTOMER STORIES

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RESOURCES

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TEI Study

Reduced incident response effort by 80%

Learn more in the Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Defender2 study.
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Cybersecurity and AI news

Discover the latest trends and best practices in cyberthreat protection and AI for cybersecurity.

Frequently asked questions

  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint licenses include protection for up to 5 devices per user license. This does not include servers, which must be licensed separately.
  • Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides comprehensive protection against email-based threats, as well as security for your collaboration tools including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. 
  • Microsoft 365 E5 is a comprehensive enterprise subscription that combines productivity, identity, device, and security capabilities in one license. In addition to Microsoft Security, it includes Microsoft 365 Apps, Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, advanced compliance, and identity protection.

    Microsoft Defender Suite is a security focused on threat protection and detection and response across endpoints, identities, email, and SaaS apps. It delivers Microsoft Defender capabilities without the productivity or compliance services included in Microsoft 365 E5.
  • Microsoft Defender XDR is not a standalone offering. XDR capabilities are included with eligible Microsoft plans and supported Defender products; for standalone offerings, Defender for Endpoint Plan 2 and Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 are required, and XDR capabilities are automatically enabled when multiple Defender workloads are in use.
  • Automatic attack disruption autonomously contains sophisticated attacks while they’re still in progress. It is a core capability built into the individual Defender solutions. The more solutions an organization has deployed, the more disruption scenarios are unlocked. Autonomic attack disruption is included with Defender for Endpoint Plan 2, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365 Plan 2 and suites that include these products. Microsoft 365 E5/A5, Microsoft Defender Suite, EMS E5/A5.
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    Requires: Microsoft 365 E3; or Office 365 E3 and Enterprise Mobility + Security E3.
  2. [2]
    The Total Economic Impact™ Of Microsoft Defender, June 2025. A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting.

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