{"id":55605,"date":"2024-03-14T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-named-as-a-leader-in-three-idc-marketscapes-for-modern-endpoint-security-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:00:00","slug":"microsoft-named-as-a-leader-in-three-idc-marketscapes-for-modern-endpoint-security-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/microsoft-named-as-a-leader-in-three-idc-marketscapes-for-modern-endpoint-security-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200b\u200bMicrosoft named as a Leader in three IDC MarketScapes for Modern Endpoint Security 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organizations have seen the number of human-operated ransomware attacks increase more than 200% since September 2022 and about 70% of organizations <\/span>encountering<\/span> these attacks had fewer than 500 employees[<\/span><\/span>1]<\/span><\/span><\/span>. With these security <\/span>concerns<\/span> top of mind, there is no surprise that in the last five years, the Modern Endpoint Security (MES) market has nearly tripled in size to defend against emerging, <\/span>sophisticated,<\/span> and persistent threats. Microsoft continues to develop solutions that help protect organizations of all sizes and today we are thrilled to announce that we have been recognized as a Leader in<\/span> the<\/span> IDC <\/span>MarketScape<\/span> reports for Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security across three (3) segments for enterprise[<\/span><\/span>2]<\/span><\/span>, midsize[<\/span><\/span>3]<\/span><\/span>, and small businesses[<\/span><\/span>4]<\/span> <\/span>\u2013 the only vendor positioned in the \u201cLeaders\u201d category in all three reports.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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IDC<\/span> MarketScape<\/span> vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT suppliers <\/span>in a given<\/span> market. The research <\/span>methodology<\/span> utilizes<\/span> a rigorous scoring <\/span>methodology<\/span> based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor\u2019s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures vendor product, go-to-<\/span>market<\/span> and business execution in the short-term. The Strategy score measures alignment of vendor strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year <\/span>timeframe<\/span>. Vendor market share is represented by the size of the icons.<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint<\/span><\/span><\/a> is a comprehensive enterprise endpoint security platform that helps organizations secure their digital estate across Linux, macOS, W<\/span>i<\/span>ndows, iOS, <\/span>Android<\/span>, and Internet of Things (IoT). It provides<\/span> AI-powered, industry-leading endpoint detection and <\/span>response that<\/span> is core to Microsoft Defender <\/span>XDR <\/span>that enables<\/span> organizations to build <\/span>a holistic approach<\/span> with full visibility and signal correlation across security domains. Built on the industry\u2019s broadest threat intelligence informed by more than 65 trillion daily signals and over 10,000 security experts, Defender for Endpoint empowers security teams to fend off sophisticated threats. With the scale and sophistication of enterprise device security in mind, these are some of the ways Defender for Endpoint uniquely empowers analysts: <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n