Microsoft Defender for IoT OT Site License XL - Annual Subscription
Microsoft Defender for IoT provides essential visibility and security for your operational technology environment with an XL site license.
- Enhanced Visibility: Gain deep insights into your OT network devices and traffic patterns.
- Threat Detection: Identify and respond to cyber threats targeting industrial control systems.
- Asset Management: Maintain an accurate inventory of all connected OT assets.
- Vulnerability Management: Proactively address security weaknesses in your OT infrastructure.
Product Overview
Product Overview
Microsoft Defender for IoT is a cloud-based solution designed to secure your operational technology (OT) environments. It provides comprehensive visibility into your OT network, detects threats, and helps manage vulnerabilities across industrial control systems and other critical infrastructure.
This XL site license is ideal for organizations with extensive OT deployments. It enables IT and security teams to monitor and protect diverse OT assets, ensuring operational continuity and reducing the risk of cyberattacks impacting production or essential services.
- OT Network Visibility: Discover and map all connected OT devices and their communication flows.
- Advanced Threat Detection: Utilize machine learning and behavioral analytics to identify sophisticated threats.
- Vulnerability Assessment: Pinpoint weaknesses in OT devices and configurations.
- Incident Response: Accelerate threat investigation and response with rich contextual data.
- Centralized Management: Monitor and manage security across multiple sites from a single console.
Protect your critical operational technology infrastructure with advanced threat detection and visibility.
What This Enables
Enable OT Network Visibility and Asset Discovery
Enable teams to discover all connected OT devices, understand network topology, and map communication flows. Streamline asset inventory management for better security posture.
Manufacturing plants, utility providers, critical infrastructure facilities, logistics hubs
Detect and Respond to OT Cyber Threats
Automate the identification of known and unknown threats targeting OT protocols and devices. Accelerate incident response with detailed alerts and contextual information.
Industrial control systems, SCADA environments, building management systems, smart city infrastructure
Manage OT Vulnerabilities Proactively
Enable security teams to identify and prioritize vulnerabilities within the OT environment. Streamline risk assessment and remediation planning for critical assets.
Production lines, energy grids, water treatment plants, transportation networks
Key Features
OT Protocol Understanding
Gain visibility into traffic from specialized OT protocols, enabling accurate threat detection and asset identification.
Behavioral Analytics
Detect anomalous activities and potential threats that deviate from normal OT network behavior.
Vulnerability Assessment
Identify known vulnerabilities in OT devices and firmware to proactively reduce attack surfaces.
Asset Inventory
Automatically discover and track OT assets, providing a foundation for security management.
Cloud-Based Management
Centralize security monitoring and management for distributed OT environments through a single console.
Industry Applications
Manufacturing & Industrial
Directly protects critical industrial control systems and production environments from cyber threats that could halt operations.
Energy & Utilities
Secures essential infrastructure like power grids and water treatment plants against attacks that could disrupt public services.
Transportation & Logistics
Safeguards operational technology in ports, railways, and logistics networks to ensure the smooth flow of goods and services.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Protects medical devices and operational systems within hospitals and labs that are critical for patient care and research.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is operational technology (OT)?
Operational technology (OT) refers to the hardware and software that detect or cause a change, or directly control the operation of physical processes. This includes industrial control systems (ICS), SCADA systems, and other systems used in manufacturing, energy, and critical infrastructure.
How does Defender for IoT protect OT environments?
Defender for IoT provides visibility into OT networks, detects threats specific to industrial control systems using machine learning and threat intelligence, and identifies vulnerabilities within OT assets.
Is this a cloud-only solution?
Yes, Microsoft Defender for IoT is a cloud-based service. It collects data from your OT network via sensors deployed on-premises and analyzes it in the cloud to provide security insights and alerts.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.