Why choose Cynet over

Cynet’s Approach: Unified Protection With Built-In Action

Cynet delivers a unified, AI-powered cybersecurity platform that consolidates prevention, detection, investigation, and response across endpoints, identity, users, network, email, SaaS, and cloud.

What sets Cynet apart is not just detection, but how fast you secure what’s next.

Cynet vs Microsoft

Microsoft Defender provides a broad set of security capabilities tightly integrated into the Microsoft ecosystem. However, achieving full detection, investigation, and response requires premium licensing, deep configuration, and significant operational expertise. Cynet delivers a unified, AI-powered cybersecurity platform with 24x7 MDR included, enabling IT and security teams to protect hybrid environments and stop threats faster, with far less effort.

Cynet was built differently.

Cynet was designed from day one as a single, natively-built security platform, unifying prevention, detection, investigation, and response across endpoint, network, identity, user, email, SaaS, cloud, and mobile environments. Combined with CyAI automation and 24x7 CyOps MDR, Cynet removes the operational burden that often comes with managing Defender at scale.

What sets Cynet apart:

One unified platform, one agent, one console across all environments
No dependency on E5 or premium Microsoft licenses
24x7 MDR that’s built-in, not a premium add-on
Incident Response (IR) that’s included. No add-ons or retainer fees.
Platform-neutral protection for mixed OS, SaaS, and cloud stacks
Faster time-to-value with minimal tuning

Challenges with Microsoft

Microsoft Defender requires multiple products, portals, and premium licenses to achieve full visibility and response. This approach creates challenges for IT and security teams, including:

Licensing complexity and rising costs tied to E5 and add-on SKUs
Fragmented operations across Defender, Entra ID, Sentinel, and Purview
High configuration and tuning effort to reduce alert noise
Dependence on skilled SOC resources to investigate and respond effectively
Incident Response (IR) offered as a separate premium service with retainer fees

Cynet delivers enterprise-grade security outcomes through a single, unified platform, including:

Native XDR correlating endpoint, identity, network, email, SaaS, and cloud telemetry

Automated remediation of 90% of threats with no human intervention required

24x7 CyOps MDR included, with ProActive CyOps authorized to take immediate action

Sub-5 minute detection and sub-second containment

Compare Approaches

Feature	Cynet	Microsoft
AI	CyAI operates as an agentic AI SOC layer, autonomously detecting, correlating, investigating, and responding to threats. CyAI continuously learns from real-world telemetry and CyOps analyst feedback to improve accuracy and reduce false positives.	Leverages AI and Copilot primarily as assistive tools, requiring human analysts to drive investigation and response rather than enabling autonomous, agentic workflows.
Platform	Cynet is a natively-built, unified cybersecurity platform with a single agent and a single console. It deploys in hours, supports hybrid on-prem and cloud environments, and integrates with existing IT and security tools through open APIs. All offices and locations are managed from one unified UI designed for scale.	Purpose-built for the Microsoft ecosystem, Microsoft Defender spans multiple products and portals, including Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Identity, Defender for Office 365, Defender for Cloud, Entra ID, and Sentinel. Managing these tools together increases deployment time, operational complexity, and ongoing management effort.
Endpoint Security	Cynet delivers exceptional MITRE ATT&CK–validated endpoint protection with autonomous detection and response. AI-powered prevention, behavioral analysis, ransomware protection, and automated containment are built in, stopping threats without manual intervention across any combination of Windows, MacOS, and Linux environments.	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint provides endpoint protection for Microsoft OS devices, but response effectiveness depends on licensing tier and manual investigation across multiple portals and is further reduced in environments where MacOS and Linux are present.
Network Security	Cynet includes native Network Detection and Response, analyzing network traffic, DNS activity, and risky connections. Network telemetry is correlated with endpoint and identity signals to detect lateral movement and advanced attacks.	Network visibility relies heavily on endpoint-based sensors and cloud logs, with limited native NDR capabilities for on-prem and non-Microsoft network environments.
Identity Security	Cynet provides native Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), monitoring Active Directory and cloud IAM for credential abuse, privilege escalation, and lateral movement, with automated actions such as disabling compromised users.	Microsoft Defender for Identity offers strong identity detection within Active Directory environments, but automated response and cross-domain correlation often require additional configuration and licensing.
User Security	Cynet uses User Behavior Analytics (UBA) to continuously profile user activity and correlate behavior across endpoint, identity, and network activity to detect insider threats and compromised accounts.	User risk detection is spread across multiple services, including Entra ID and Defender portals, increasing investigation time and complexity.
Email Security	Cynet delivers integrated email security with attachment scanning, real-time URL analysis, phishing detection, and automated remediation, tightly-correlated with endpoint and identity telemetry.	Microsoft Defender for Office 365 provides email protection, but correlation with endpoint and identity activity requires manual pivoting across tools.
Cloud Security	Cynet delivers native SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) and Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) continuously identifying misconfigurations, compliance gaps, and risky access, with guided and automated remediation directly from the platform.	Microsoft Defender for Cloud and related services provide CSPM capabilities, but SaaS posture management and remediation often require additional tools and manual workflows.
Mobile Security	Cynet provides Mobile Threat Defense (MTD) for iOS, Android, and ChromeOS, with on-device detection, phishing protection, and automated remediation, fully integrated into the unified platform.	Mobile protection depends on Intune and Defender integrations, increasing configuration complexity and operational overhead.
SIEM	Cynet includes built-in Centralized Log Management (CLM) and SIEM capabilities optimized for efficiency, enabling threat detection, investigation, and compliance reporting without deploying a third-party SIEM.	Microsoft Sentinel delivers SIEM capabilities but requires separate deployment, ingestion-based pricing, and significant tuning to operate effectively.
XDR	Cynet is a true XDR platform, natively correlating telemetry across endpoint, network, identity, user, email, SaaS, and cloud to detect and respond to multi-stage attacks.	Relies on stitching together multiple Defender products and portals, increasing investigation time and operational complexity.
Managed Detection and response (MDR)	Cynet includes 24x7 CyOps MDR security experts at no additional cost. With ProActive CyOps, Cynet can execute pre-approved containment actions immediately, without waiting for customer approval.	Does not include MDR by default. Organizations must build internal SOC capabilities or purchase third-party MDR services to achieve continuous monitoring and response.
SOAR	Cynet includes native SOAR with pre-built and customizable playbooks that automate investigation and remediation across endpoints, identity, network, SaaS, and cloud environments.	SOAR capabilities are delivered through Sentinel playbooks, which require manual configuration, Azure Logic Apps expertise, and ongoing maintenance.

The Bottom Line

Microsoft Defender provides security tools for Microsoft-centric organizations, but operating them effectively requires premium licensing, skilled personnel, and significant operational effort. Cynet delivers enterprise-grade security outcomes through a single, unified cybersecurity platform with MDR included, enabling faster detection, automated response, and lower total cost of ownership.

Cynet enables security teams to consolidate tools, reduce operational overhead, and detect and respond to threats faster, without adding enterprise complexity.

Exceptional MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations Results–3 years in a row

Cynet’s 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations results are exceptional by any measure. Using no configuration changes, Cynet achieved 100% Detection Visibility, 100% Technique-Level Coverage and 100% Protection. Our results demonstrate the unmatched effectiveness of the Cynet platform for protecting every organization with an effective, yet highly intuitive, cost-effective solution.

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