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Microsoft is a recognized leader in cybersecurity

Industry analysts consistently name Microsoft a leader in security, compliance, identity, and endpoint management.

Industry recognition

Gartner

A Leader in three Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports.

Forrester

A Leader in six Forrester Wave™ categories.

MITRE ATT&CK

A leader in two Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations.

IDC

Named a leader in two IDC MarketScape reports.

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  • [2] Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management, Brian Guthrie, Nathan Harris, Abhyuday Data, Josh Murphy, December 2, 2024.
  • [3] Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Evgeny Mirolyubov, Franz Hinner, Deepak Mishra, Satarupa Patnaik, Chris Silva, September 23, 2024.
  • [4] The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Platform Providers, Q3 2025, Carlos Rivera, Joseph Blankenship, Faith Born, and Peter Harrison , , July 7, 2025.
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  • [6] The Forrester Wave™: Security Analytics Platforms, Q2 2025, Allie Mellen, Stephanie Balaouras, Katie Vincent, Michael Belden, June 24, 2025.
  • [7] IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Unified Endpoint Management Software 2024 Vendor Assessment, doc #US51234224, April 2024.
  • [8] KuppingerCole Analysts Leadership Compass, Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR): IAM Meets the SOC, Mike Neuenschwander, April 22, 2024.
  • [9] KuppingerCole Analysts AG Leadership Compass, Providers of Security Orchestration Automation and Response (SOAR) 2023, Alejandro Leal, January 30, 2023.
  • [10] KuppingerCole Executive Microsoft Entra ID Governance, Martin Kuppinger, September 16, 2024.
  • [11] Frost Radar™: Cloud Workload Protection Platforms, 2023, Anh Tien Vu, August 2023.

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