Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Vulnerability Management integrated with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is an endpoint security software built to provide visibility and flag vulnerabilities at endpoints with always on monitoring.

Nucleus integrates with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to give organizations a more complete understanding of their security at every level. Data collected at endpoints by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint is aggregated with vulnerability data from across your organization in Nucleus, yielding big-picture security insights and centralizing critical security information.

Use Cases

Common security use cases for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint with Nucleus include:

Monitor endpoints using Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
Import data collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint into Nucleus to be used in the analysis of vulnerabilities.

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Reference Diagram

1: Import data from endpoints collected by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint into Nucleus
2: Nucleus aggregates asset and vulnerability context across systems providing unified visibility
3: Threat intelligence is applied to vulnerabilities and business context is applied to assets
4: High risk threats are prioritized for remediation
5: Workflows help automate remediation so the right teams can quickly take action
6: Track, report and measure the success of your vulnerability management program

How to Configure Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint connector setup documentation is available on the Nucleus help portal here.