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description: Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform that helps defend against advanced persistent threats.
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description: Learn about Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, an enterprise endpoint security platform that helps defend against advanced persistent threats.
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#customer intent: As an IT security leader or SOC engineer responsible for endpoint protection, I want a concise overview of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's capabilities, integrations, and deployment considerations so I can evaluate its fit for my organization and plan onboarding and operations.
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#customer intent: As an IT security leader or SOC engineer responsible for endpoint protection, I want a concise overview of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's capabilities, integrations, and deployment considerations, so I can evaluate its fit for my organization and plan onboarding and operations.
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# Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help enterprises prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats on their endpoints. Endpoints include laptops, phones, tablets, PCs, access points, routers, and firewalls.
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Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform designed to help enterprise networks prevent, detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Example endpoints include laptops, phones, tablets, PCs, access points, routers, and firewalls.
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Defender for Endpoint is part of [Microsoft Defender XDR](/defender-xdr/)and can be [integrated](threat-protection-integration.md) with other Microsoft solutions, including:
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> Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is available in two plans, Defender for Endpoint Plan 1 and Plan 2. A new Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management add-on is now available for Plan 2.
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> For more information on the features and capabilities included in each plan, including the Defender Vulnerability Management add-on, see [Microsoft 365 guidance for security & compliance](/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance).
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*[Intune](/intune/intune-service/)
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*[Microsoft Defender for Cloud](/azure/defender-for-cloud/)
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*[Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps](/defender-cloud-apps/)
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*[Microsoft Defender for Identity](/defender-for-identity/)
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*[Microsoft Defender for Office](/defender-office-365/)
Defender for Endpoint uses the following combination of technology built into Windows 10 and Microsoft's robust cloud service:
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## Licensing
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-**Endpoint behavioral sensors**: Embedded in Windows 10, these sensors collect and process behavioral signals from the operating system and send this sensor data to your private, isolated, cloud instance of Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
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Defender for Endpoint is available in three plans. You can find more information about these plans and additional Defender licenses in [Microsoft 365 guidance for security & compliance](/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance).
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-**Cloud security analytics**: Using big data, device learning, and unique Microsoft optics across the Windows ecosystem, enterprise cloud products (such as Office 365), and online assets, behavioral signals are translated into insights, detections, and recommended responses to advanced threats.
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*[Microsoft Defender for Business](/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance#microsoft-defender-for-business) - An endpoint security solution designed for small and medium-sized businesses.
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*[Defender for Endpoint Plan 1](defender-endpoint-plan-1.md) - Provides core endpoint protection capabilities.
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*[Defender for Endpoint Plan 2](/office365/servicedescriptions/microsoft-365-service-descriptions/microsoft-365-tenantlevel-services-licensing-guidance/microsoft-365-security-compliance-licensing-guidance#which-licenses-provide-the-rights-for-users-to-benefit-from-the-service-1) - A comprehensive endpoint protection solution that includes advance capabilities.
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-**Threat intelligence**: Generated by Microsoft hunters, security teams, and augmented by threat intelligence provided by partners, threat intelligence enables Defender for Endpoint to identify attacker tools, techniques, and procedures, and generate alerts when they're observed in collected sensor data.
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## Defender for Endpoint capabilities
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<center><h2>Microsoft Defender for Endpoint</center></h2>
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<td><center><ahref="#ai"><imgsrc="media/air-icon.png"alt="Automated investigation and remediation"><br> <b>Automated investigation and remediation</b></a></center></td>
This section lists key Defender for Endpoint capabilities and provides links to more detailed information. To view a list of core capabilities and the operating systems that support them, see [Supported Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capabilities by platform](/defender-endpoint/supported-capabilities-by-platform).
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|[APIs](api/management-apis.md)|Automate Defender for Endpoint and integrate it into your existing workflows. |
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|[Attack surface reduction](overview-attack-surface-reduction.md)|Ensures endpoint settings are properly configured and secure, and that vulnerabilities are mitigated. Includes [network protection](network-protection.md) and [web protection](web-protection-overview.md), which regulate access to malicious IP addresses, domains, and URLs. |
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|[Automated investigation and remediation](automated-investigations.md)|Automatic investigation and remediation capabilities. |
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|[Endpoint Attack Notifications](endpoint-attack-notifications.md)|Proactive hunting, prioritization, and insights that help identify and respond to threats. |
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|[Endpoint detection and response](overview-endpoint-detection-response.md)|Detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats. Includes [advanced hunting](/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-overview) which provides a query-based threat-hunting tool that lets you proactively find breaches and create custom detections. |
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|[Microsoft Secure Score for Devices](/defender-vulnerability-management/tvm-microsoft-secure-score-devices)|Assess the security state of your network, identify unprotected systems, and take actions to improve your organization's security. |
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|[Next-generation protection](next-generation-protection.md)|Catch and block all types of emerging threats. |
> - Learn about the latest enhancements in Defender for Endpoint: [What's new in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](whats-new-in-microsoft-defender-endpoint.md).
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> - Microsoft Defender for Endpoint demonstrated industry-leading optics and detection capabilities in the recent MITRE evaluation. Read: [Insights from the MITRE ATT&CK-based evaluation](https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2018/12/03/insights-from-the-mitre-attack-based-evaluation-of-windows-defender-atp/).
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> For more information about Defender for Endpoint capabilities across Windows, Mac, and Linux, see [Supported Microsoft Defender for Endpoint capabilities by platform](/defender-endpoint/supported-capabilities-by-platform).
Built-in core vulnerability management capabilities use a modern risk-based approach to the discovery, assessment, prioritization, and remediation of endpoint vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. To further enhance your ability to assess your security posture and reduce risk, a new Defender Vulnerability Management add-on for Plan 2 is available.
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For more information on the different vulnerability management capabilities available to you, see [Compare Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management offerings](/defender-vulnerability-management/defender-vulnerability-management-capabilities).
The attack surface reduction set of capabilities provides the first line of defense in the stack. By ensuring configuration settings are properly set and exploit mitigation techniques are applied, the capabilities resist attacks and exploitation. This set of capabilities also includes [network protection](network-protection.md) and [web protection](web-protection-overview.md), which regulate access to malicious IP addresses, domains, and URLs.
To further reinforce the security perimeter of your network, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint uses next-generation protection designed to catch all types of emerging threats.
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Endpoint detection and response capabilities are put in place to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced threats that might have made it past the first two security pillars. [Advanced hunting](/defender-xdr/advanced-hunting-overview) provides a query-based threat-hunting tool that lets you proactively find breaches and create custom detections.
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In conjunction with being able to quickly respond to advanced attacks, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint offers automatic investigation and remediation capabilities that help reduce the volume of alerts in minutes at scale.
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Defender for Endpoint includes Microsoft Secure Score for Devices to help you dynamically assess the security state of your enterprise network, identify unprotected systems, and take recommended actions to improve the overall security of your organization.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint's new managed threat hunting service provides proactive hunting, prioritization, and more context and insights that further empower Security operation centers (SOCs) to identify and respond to threats quickly and accurately.
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> Defender for Endpoint customers need to apply for the Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service to get proactive Targeted Attack Notifications and to collaborate with experts on demand. Experts on Demand is an add-on service. Targeted Attack Notifications are always included after you have been accepted into Microsoft Threat Experts managed threat hunting service.
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> If you aren't enrolled yet and would like to experience its benefits, go to **Settings**\>**General**\>**Advanced features**\>**Microsoft Threat Experts** to apply. Once accepted, you'll get the benefits of Targeted Attack Notifications, and start a 90-day trial of Experts on Demand. Contact your Microsoft representative to get a full Experts on Demand subscription.
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**[Integration with Microsoft solutions](threat-protection-integration.md)**
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Defender for Endpoint directly integrates with various Microsoft solutions, including:
With Microsoft Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, and various Microsoft security solutions, you have a unified pre- and post-breach enterprise defense suite that natively integrates across endpoint, identity, email, and applications to detect, prevent, investigate, and automatically respond to sophisticated attacks.
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-[Zero Trust with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint](zero-trust-with-microsoft-defender-endpoint.md)
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-[Microsoft Trust Center - Data protection and privacy](https://www.microsoft.com/trust-center/privacy)
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[!INCLUDE [Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Tech Community](../includes/defender-mde-techcommunity.md)]
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Follow these links to learn more about privacy and compliance at Microsoft, and Defender for Endpoint.
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