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Industry analysts consistently name Microsoft a leader in security, compliance, identity, and endpoint management.

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Gartner

A Leader in three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports.

Forrester

A Leader in seven Forrester Wave™ categories.

MITRE ATT&CK

A leader in two Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations.

IDC

A leader and #1-ranked market share in three IDC reports.

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  • [1] Gartner is a registered trademark and service mark and Magic Quadrant is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved.

    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, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
  • [2] Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Evgeny Mirolyubov, Franz Hinner, Deepak Mishra, Satarupa Patnaik, Chris Silva, September 23, 2024.
  • [3] Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management, Henrique Teixeira, Abhyuday Data, Nathan Harris, Robertson Pimentel, November 16, 2023.
  • [4] The Forrester Wave™: Infrastructure-As-A-Service Platform Native Security (IPNS), Q2 2023, Andras Cser, Merritt Maxim, Caroline Provost, Christine Turley, April 25, 2023.
  • [5] The Forrester Wave™: Data Security Platforms, Q1 2023, Heidi Shey, Amy DeMartine, Sarah Morana, Christine Turley, March 21, 2023.
  • [6] The Forrester New Wave™: Extended Detection And Response (XDR), Q4 2021, Allie Mellen, Joseph Blankenship, Alexis Tatro, Peggy Dostie, October 13, 2021.
  • [7] The Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms, Q4 2022, Allie Mellen, Joseph Blankenship, Caroline Provost, Kara Hartig, December 14, 2022.
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  • [9] IDC MarketScape: Worldwide eDiscovery Early Case Assessment Software 2022 Vendor Assessment, Ryan O’Leary, September 2022.
  • [10] KuppingerCole Analysts AG Leadership Compass, Providers of Verified Identity 2022, Anne Bailey, September 6, 2022.
  • [11] KuppingerCole Analysts AG Leadership Compass, Providers of Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) 2023, Alejandro Leal, January 30, 2023.
  • [12] The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Platform Providers, Q3 2023, Carlos Rivera, Heath Mullins, Joseph Blankenship, Dan Beaton, Kara Hartig, September 19, 2023.
  • [13] KuppingerCole Analysts AG Leadership Compass, Cloud Security Posture Management, Mike Small, July 27, 2023.
  • [14] IDC Market Shares: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security Market Shares, 2023, Mike Jude, June 2024.
  • [15] Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, 2023, Anh Tien Vu, August 2023.
  • [16] The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection And Response Platforms, Q2 2024, Allie Mellen, Joseph Blankenship, Sarah Morana, Michael Belden, June 2, 2024.
  • [17] Forrester Wave™: Workforce Identity Platforms, Q1 2024, Geoff Cairns, Merrit Maxim, Lok Sze Sung, Pater Harrison, March 19, 2024.
  • [18] The Forrester Wave™: Unified Endpoint Management, Q4 2023, Andrew Hewitt, Glenn O'Donnell, Angela Lozada, Rachel Birrell, November 20, 2023.
  • [19] IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Small Businesses Vendor Assessment, 2024, Michael Suby, March 2024.

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Midsize Businesses Vendor Assessment, 2024, Michael Suby, February 2024.

    IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises Vendor Assessment, 2024, Michael Suby, January 2024.
  • [20] Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management, Andrew Davies, Mitchell Schneider, Rustam Malik, Eric Ahlm, May 8, 2024.
  • [21] KuppingerCole Analysts Leadership Compass, Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR): IAM Meets the SOC, Mike Neuenschwander, April 22, 2024.
  • [22] KuppingerCole Analysts Leadership Compass, Access Management, Alejandro Leal, August 16, 2023.

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