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Microsoft Security:
A Leader in Data Security
Platforms:
Microsoft received the highest possible score for the
following criteria: data classification, data threat and risk
visibility, data masking or redaction, encryption, rights
management, privacy use cases, integrations for zero trust,
product vision, execution roadmap and community
engagement.
Forrester notes that “Microsoft shines with its ecosystem
approach” and that by design, “the entire Microsoft
ecosystem working together multiplies its value via telemetry
from across the environment.”
1. The Forrester Wave: Data Security Platforms, Q1 2023, Heidi Shey,, April 2023
The Forrester Wave: Security Analytics Platforms, Q4 2020, Joseph Blankenship, Claire O'Malley, December 2020
2. The Forrester Wave: Enterprise Email Security Q2 2021 Joseph Blankenship, Claire O'Malley, April 2021
3. The Forrester Wave: Endpoint Security Software as a Service, Q2 2021, Chris Sherman, May 2021
4. The Forrester Wave: Unified Endpoint Management, Q4 2019, Andrew Hewitt, November 2021
5. 6. The Forrester Wave: Cloud Security Gateways, Q2 2021, Andras Cser, May 2021
7. The Forrester Wave: Identity As A Service (IDaaS) For Enterprise, Q3 2021” Sean Ryan, August 2021
8. The Forrester New Wave: Extended Detection And Response (XDR), Q4 2021, Allie Mellen, October 2021
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