Security for your small or medium-sized business
Comprehensive security products for your business
Modernize your business security, and upgrade from traditional antivirus software to enterprise-grade security for your apps, identity, data, and devices. Microsoft has easy to use standalone products as well as full-featured packages to keep you secure and save you time, freeing you up to focus on what matters most: running your business.
Microsoft Defender for Business
Microsoft Defender for Business
$3.00
user/month
(annual subscription-auto renews)
Microsoft Defender for Business includes:
- Up to 300 users
- Enterprise-grade protection across your devices and operating systems
- Threat and vulnerability management
- Next-generation antivirus protection
- Endpoint detection and response
- Automated investigation and response
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
Microsoft 365 Business Premium
$22.00
user/month
(annual subscription-auto renews)
Everything listed in Microsoft Defender for Business, plus:
- Defender for Office 365 to help protect email from phishing attacks
- Secure work data on personal devices, with Microsoft Intune
- Enable secure access to work apps with Azure AD Premium Plan 1
- Protect against lost or stolen passwords advanced multi-factor authentication
- Protect data with Azure Information Protection and data loss prevention
- Archiving, ediscovery and legal hold
- Best-in-class Office apps and powerful cloud services
- Collaborate via chat and online meetings using Microsoft Teams
- 1 TB of cloud storage per user on OneDrive
Trends and tips
10 easy rules to secure your data & protect your devices
Get cyber smart and educate your organization on 10 ways to avoid identity theft and keep your business email, accounts, and devices safer.
Secure your business with comprehensive protection from Microsoft Security
Many small and medium businesses aren’t well-equipped to maintain cybersecurity hygiene. Find out how Microsoft can bring the power of enterprise-grade security to businesses with up to 300 employees.
Cybersecurity 101: Insights to educate your organization
Explore how Microsoft Security can help protect your business. Get Cybersecurity 101 training, insights, and pro tips on avoiding security challenges such as tech support scams and phishing attacks.
Industry recognition
Microsoft Defender for Business is built on the foundation of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and features many of the same capabilities.
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Industry antivirus tests
Our anti-malware capabilities consistently achieve high scores in independent tests.
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IDC
Microsoft named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprise and Small and Midsize Businesses.5
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Forrester
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Software as a Service, Q2 2021.8
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Industry antivirus tests
Our anti-malware capabilities consistently achieve high scores in independent tests.
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MITRE
Microsoft leads in real-world detection in MITRE ATT&CK evaluation.
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IDC
Microsoft named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprise and Small and Midsize Businesses.5
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Gartner
Gartner® names Microsoft a Leader in the 2021 Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms.6, 7
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Forrester
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Software as a Service, Q2 2021.8
Resources for your security partner
Explore playbooks, webinars, and resources for partners serving small and medium businesses, and help improve security outcomes for your customers at scale. Find benefits and opportunities for Microsoft Defender for Business or a broad range of materials focused on Microsoft 365 Business Premium.
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1. ABC News, DHS secretary warns ransomware attacks on the rise, targets include small businesses, May 6, 2021.
2. Microsoft commissioned Forrester research, 2020.
3. Kaspersky, IT security economics in 2019.
4. IDC, The IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Small and Midsize Businesses 2021 Vendor Assessment, Doc #48304721. November 2021.
5. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. GARTNER and Magic Quadrant are registered trademarks and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.
6. Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Peter Firstbrook | Dionisio Zumerle | Prateek Bhajanka | Lawrence Pingree | Paul Webber, 05 May 2021.
7. Forrester and Forrester Wave are trademarks of Forrester Research, Inc.
8. The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security Software as a Service, Q2 2021, Chris Sherman with Merritt Maxim, Allie Mellen, Shannon Fish, Peggy Dostie, May 2021.