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mohammadalkhateeb
Nov 08, 2021Copper Contributor
Microsoft Defender for Identity VS ATA
Hi All,
I am looking for a comparison between Defender for Identity and ATA, I have actually no experience on Defender for Identity so trying to compare between these two security solution to see which is best to use.
Thanks!
- ATA (Advanced Threat Analytics) was an on-prem solution for visibility / protection from identity threats.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/end-of-mainstream-support-for-advanced-threat-analytics-january/ba-p/1539181
Azure ATP is (/was) a cloud based version doing the same thing (i.e. Azure ATP replaced ATA)
Azure ATP recently renamed to Microsoft Defender for Identity
So a comparison between ATA and Defender for Identity isn't really "relevant" because ATA is basically "an old product"
- Dean_GrossSilver ContributorATA was difficult to install and test, MDI is much easier
- alistgCopper ContributorATA (Advanced Threat Analytics) was an on-prem solution for visibility / protection from identity threats.
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/security-compliance-and-identity/end-of-mainstream-support-for-advanced-threat-analytics-january/ba-p/1539181
Azure ATP is (/was) a cloud based version doing the same thing (i.e. Azure ATP replaced ATA)
Azure ATP recently renamed to Microsoft Defender for Identity
So a comparison between ATA and Defender for Identity isn't really "relevant" because ATA is basically "an old product"- mohammadalkhateebCopper ContributorThank you so much for your response, I thought Azure ATP is a different product thanks for the explanation.
- Ricky Simpson
Microsoft
Just to add to that response, moving away from an on-premises solutions like ATA and into a cloud solution like Defender for Identity saw a number of advantages introduced, like multi-forest support, auto-updates and tight integration with the other products that call Microsoft 365 Defender home.