Rob Lefferts, Author at Microsoft Security Blog

Gartner Magic Quadrant
July 16
5 min read

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

We are honored to be recognized once again as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms—our sixth consecutive time.

News
July 9
4 min read

Microsoft expands Zero Trust workshop to cover network, SecOps, and more

The Microsoft Zero Trust workshop has been expanded to cover all six pillars of Zero Trust security, providing a comprehensive guide for organizations to modernize their security posture.

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News
July 7
4 min read

Learn how to build an AI-powered, unified SOC in new Microsoft e-book

Read Coordinated Defense: Building an AI-powered, unified SOC, the new e-book on how organizations can unify security operations to better meet the challenges of today’s cyberthreat landscape.

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News
June 24
5 min read

Microsoft is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms, 2025

Microsoft is proud to be named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms, Q2 2025—which we believe reflects our deep investment in innovation and commitment to support SOC’s critical mission.

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Ransomware
June 3
4 min read

How Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is redefining endpoint security

Learn why many CISOs prefer Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for comprehensive cyberthreat protection across devices and platforms.

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News
December 18, 2024
6 min read

Foundry study highlights the benefits of a unified security platform in new e-book

Microsoft commissioned Foundry to conduct a study to understand the current state of threat protection.

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Best practices
December 5, 2024
4 min read

Why security leaders trust Microsoft Sentinel to modernize their SOC

Microsoft Sentinel transforms security operations centers with cloud-native SIEM capabilities, AI-powered threat detection, and cost-effective scalability to protect your entire digital ecosystem.

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News
October 31, 2024
4 min read

Microsoft now a Leader in three major analyst reports for SIEM

Microsoft is positioned in the Leaders Category in the 2024 IDC MarketScape for worldwide SIEM for Enterprise—making it the third major analyst report in SIEM to name Microsoft as a Leader.

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Gartner Magic Quadrant
September 25, 2024
5 min read

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms

Gartner® names Microsoft a Leader in Endpoint Protection Platforms—a reflection, we believe, of our continued progress in helping organizations protect their endpoints against even the most sophisticated attacks, while driving continued efficiency for security operations center teams.

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News
August 21, 2024
3 min read

Microsoft again ranked number one in modern endpoint security market share

IDC Worldwide Corporate Endpoint Security Market Shares report for 2023 ranks Microsoft number one in market share with a 40.

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Forrester Waves
June 3, 2024
4 min read

Microsoft is named a leader in the Forrester Wave for XDR

Microsoft has been named a leader in The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection and Response (XDR) platforms, Q2, 2024, and received the highest scores in both strategy and current offering categories, as well as in the market presence category.

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Gartner Magic Quadrant
May 13, 2024
5 min read

Microsoft is again named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management

Microsoft is named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management and positioned based on our Ability to Execute Completeness of vision.

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