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Credit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:00:00 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

Relentless bad actors, evolving attack tactics, and numerous surfaces and endpoints that attackers may try to exploit. With the average cost of a data breach reaching an all-time high of USD4.35 million in 2022,1<\/sup> protecting your people and data from adversaries is more important than ever. Plus, juggling multiple cybersecurity technologies can exacerbate the stress further. But while modern threats are increasingly complex, your security solution doesn\u2019t have to be.<\/p>\n

Microsoft Security<\/a> solutions help you eliminate gaps and gain the simplified, comprehensive protection and expertise you need to innovate and grow in a changing world. You gain the capabilities to match the pace of adversaries, who develop and deploy threats at a frenzied pace hoping to exploit basic trust or human error. A panicked and tumultuous response isn\u2019t the answer. Instead, Microsoft Security brings you a comprehensive solution across clouds and platforms and helps you do more with less by enabling you to be more efficient, effective, and unified.<\/p>\n

But what do we mean when we say do more with less? We mean easing IT departments\u2019 workload with technology that delivers a deliberate and effective security response. We mean increasing efficiencies and adapting to unexpected events quickly\u2014everything from the pandemic to economic uncertainty. We mean managing the security of your business with fewer resources. And we mean giving back time so that security professionals can focus on the most important things. <\/p>\n

Doing more with less is about a change in mindset and it doesn\u2019t have to mean sacrifice. To further explain how this works in the real world, let\u2019s explore three strategies of the do more with less<\/strong> approach and consider success stories from customers that have benefitted from each approach.<\/p>\n

1. Simplify vendor management<\/h2>\n

When you hear do more with less<\/em>, simplicity is likely one of the first attributes that come to mind. Protecting what\u2019s most important to your organization is critical. However, juggling multiple technology vendors adds unwelcome complexity. Our research shows that large organizations have an average of 75 security solutions<\/a>. Managing multiple vendors can be burdensome for IT while valuable security insights sit siloed in separate dashboards. And siloed solutions can result in fragmented visibility and can be exploited.<\/p>\n

Several features of Microsoft Security support simplified vendor management. By choosing Microsoft Security as your comprehensive security solution, you can eliminate redundant capabilities, and consolidate the number of vendor contracts you manage. You can avoid the challenges of managing multiple vendors, each with its own contracts and licenses. Paring down the number of disparate security solutions can even help you realize up to 60 percent cost savings when you use our security, compliance, and identity solutions in Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5.2<\/sup> <\/p>\n

One Microsoft customer<\/a> that has realized the value of simplified vendor management is Rabobank, a financial institution based in the Netherlands, which uses Microsoft 365 E3 and Microsoft 365 E5<\/a>. The firm decreased its security vendors from more than 20 to 4, with Microsoft as its main vendor. The company was able to save \u20ac400,000 alone by switching to Microsoft Defender for Cloud<\/a> for cloud threat and vulnerability management functionality. Microsoft Security has replaced multiple security information and event management systems (SIEMs).<\/p>\n

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“Our engineering team previously spent most of its time working to keep everything up and running and trying to integrate all those systems,<\/em>” said Raoul van der Voort, Global Service Owner, Cyber Defense Center, Rabobank. “It\u2019s difficult to ensure that we have full insights from a security perspective when our platforms are so varied. We wanted protection and visibility everywhere. That\u2019s why we use Defender for Cloud\u2014it gives us single pane of glass visibility across our hybrid and multicloud environment.<\/em>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Up to 60 percent in savings from simplifying your vendor approach<\/h3>\n

Our 60 percent savings calculation is an estimate based on the cost and complexity of buying point solutions from multiple vendors for cybersecurity coverage. Available estimated pricing indicates it would cost a company about USD63 per user per month for a representative basket of solutions covering typical security, compliance, identity, management, and privacy needs.    <\/p>\n

However, by adding E5 advanced compliance and security to Microsoft 365 E3 core security and compliance, these same companies can reduce their costs to approximately USD24 per user per month, based on web direct prices for Microsoft offerings. This represents savings of up to 60 percent. That also means fewer vendors to manage, more efficient operations, and reduced costs and the risk of cyberthreats. All of these benefits can result from helping organizations do more with less.<\/p>\n

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Figure 1:<\/em> Potential cost savings of up to 60 percent when consolidating security solutions by using Microsoft 365 E5 Compliance and Security add-ons to a Microsoft 365 E3 license\u2014instead of using multiple-point solutions. Savings are based on publicly available estimated pricing for other vendor solutions and web direct\/based price shown for Microsoft offerings. Price is not guaranteed and subject to change.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Reduce threats with AI and automation<\/h2>\n

With threats stretching IT teams to the limit\u2014and talent gaps making it difficult to fill open roles\u2014people can use a boost. AI, machine learning, and automation help humans protect sensitive data, detect and respond faster to threats, and more accurately predict future attacks and insider risks.<\/p>\n

AI and automation tools also help you more easily manage and govern on-premises multicloud and software-as-a-service (SaaS) data. Improve compliance, monitor and remediate potentially risky activity, and safely enable productive work for employees using multiple devices in multiple locations.<\/p>\n

Organizations are also using AI and machine learning to:<\/p>\n