Microsoft security tools vs third party

For a long time, the running joke has been that "Windows" and "security" didn't belong in the same sentence. Thankfully, this has started to change, and Microsoft is not only beginning to create and include more aggressive defenses within Windows itself, but it's also drawing attention to existing products that handle security.

Here are three of the company's major security product categories, with insights into what each has to offer. I've also included a competing non-Microsoft product. Microsoft security tools vs. third party