Microsoft DefenderDefender for Endpoint
Enterprise endpoint security with EDR, next-gen protection, and threat hunting.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an enterprise endpoint security platform that combines next-generation antivirus, endpoint detection and response (EDR), attack surface reduction, automated investigation, and threat and vulnerability management across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android. Part of Microsoft Defender XDR, it correlates endpoint signals with the wider Microsoft security estate. Faltrox deploys, tunes, and operates it as managed endpoint defence.
Overview
What Defender for Endpoint is
Endpoints are the most common entry point for attacks, and defending them takes more than antivirus — it takes behavioural detection, response, hardening, and vulnerability management working together. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint delivers all of that in one cloud-powered platform, deeply integrated with Windows and extended across macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android.
It combines next-generation antivirus, behavioural EDR, attack surface reduction rules, network protection, automated investigation and remediation, and built-in threat and vulnerability management, enriched by Microsoft’s vast threat intelligence. As part of Microsoft Defender XDR, its endpoint signals correlate with identity, email, and cloud-app signals for a unified view of an attack. Faltrox deploys it, tunes the policy and ASR rules, and operates the detection, response, and hunting as managed endpoint defence.
Coverage
What it protects
The platforms, threats, and surfaces this product is built to defend.
Cross-Platform Endpoints
Protects Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android from one platform.
Next-Gen Antivirus
Cloud-powered, behaviour- and ML-based protection against known and unknown malware.
Advanced Threats
Behavioural EDR detects fileless, living-off-the-land, and evasive attacks.
Attack Surface Reduction
ASR rules and network protection harden endpoints against exploitation.
Vulnerability Management
Built-in threat and vulnerability management surfaces and prioritises weaknesses.
Automated Remediation
Automated investigation and remediation resolve alerts at machine speed.
How it works
The mechanism
How the product moves from signal to protected state, step by step.
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Protect
Next-generation antivirus, ASR rules, and network protection block and harden against attacks.
- 02
Detect
Behavioural EDR and cloud analytics detect fileless, evasive, and advanced attacks.
- 03
Investigate
Automated investigation and rich timelines reconstruct the attack; hunting queries dig deeper.
- 04
Respond
Automated remediation and one-click actions contain and remediate threats across endpoints.
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Operate
Faltrox tunes the policy, runs hunting and response, and correlates with Defender XDR as managed defence.
Capabilities
Key capabilities
Next-Generation Protection
Cloud-powered antivirus with behaviour and machine-learning detection of known and unknown malware.
Endpoint Detection & Response
Behavioural EDR detects and surfaces advanced, fileless, and evasive attacks.
Attack Surface Reduction
ASR rules, network protection, and controlled folder access harden endpoints.
Threat & Vulnerability Management
Built-in vulnerability management surfaces and prioritises endpoint weaknesses.
Automated Investigation
Automated investigation and remediation resolve alerts at machine speed.
Advanced Hunting
Query-based threat hunting across rich endpoint telemetry.
Defender XDR Integration
Endpoint signals correlate with identity, email, and cloud-app signals across Defender XDR.
Threat Intelligence
Enriched by Microsoft’s vast global threat intelligence.
Works with
Part of the platform
Microsoft products this pairs with, and the Faltrox services that operate it.
Microsoft products
Delivery
You buy the outcome, not the console
Managed by Faltrox
Faltrox licenses, deploys, and tunes Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for your environment, then runs it as part of a managed service, so you get the protection without staffing another security console.
FAQ
Common questions
01Is Defender for Endpoint just antivirus?
No — antivirus (next-generation protection) is one part. It also includes behavioural EDR, attack surface reduction, network protection, automated investigation and remediation, threat and vulnerability management, and advanced hunting, all cloud-powered and integrated into Microsoft Defender XDR.
02Which platforms does it cover?
Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android from one platform — so a mixed endpoint estate is protected and managed consistently, not just Windows.
03How does it fit Microsoft Defender XDR?
Its endpoint signals correlate with Defender for Office 365 (email), Defender for Identity, and Defender for Cloud Apps to reveal a full cross-domain attack — so an incident that spans endpoint, identity, and email is seen as one story rather than disconnected alerts.
04Does it help with vulnerability management?
Yes — built-in threat and vulnerability management continuously discovers and prioritises endpoint vulnerabilities and misconfigurations by real risk, and integrates with Defender Vulnerability Management for the full picture.
05How does Faltrox operate it?
We deploy and tune the policy and ASR rules, run threat hunting and response, and correlate its signals across Defender XDR — delivering managed endpoint defence rather than a tool your team operates.
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Speak with the engineering team to define scope, walk through the methodology, and decide whether Faltrox is the right team to test and run your environment.
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