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mohammadalkhateeb
Copper Contributor
Nov 08, 2021

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!

  • alistg's avatar
    alistg
    Copper Contributor
    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"
    • mohammadalkhateeb's avatar
      mohammadalkhateeb
      Copper Contributor
      Thank you so much for your response, I thought Azure ATP is a different product thanks for the explanation.
      • Ricky Simpson's avatar
        Ricky Simpson
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        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.

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