What can replace Microsoft Defender.
3 European products that cover Microsoft Defender fully or in part. None of them is a clone — where something is missing, it says so.
ESETSK
Slovak endpoint protection with its own research, its own detection engine and a management server inside your own network.
EU / EEAProvenEffort: MediumSelf-hostablewww.eset.com Replaces: CrowdStrike · Microsoft Defender
G DATADE
A Bochum vendor with development and support exclusively in Germany and an explicit no-backdoor commitment.
EU / EEAProvenEffort: MediumSelf-hostablewww.gdata.de Replaces: CrowdStrike · Microsoft Defender
WithSecureFI
A Finnish vendor for endpoint detection and response, spun out of F-Secure's business arm.
EU / EEAProvenEffort: Mediumwww.withsecure.com Replaces: CrowdStrike · Microsoft Defender
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