Stop threats
before they breach
your business.
Microsoft Defender for Business — AI-powered endpoint security, EDR, and ransomware protection for Indian SMBs and enterprises. Deployed and managed by CloudTechTiq, India's certified Microsoft Solutions Partner. INR billing. DPDP compliant.
Indian SMBs are the
#1 ransomware target
in Asia Pacific.
India reported the highest number of ransomware incidents in APAC in 2025. 73% of targeted organisations were SMBs with fewer than 300 employees — exactly the size that assumes they're "too small to attack." Basic antivirus does not stop modern ransomware. EDR does.
What Defender does
that antivirus cannot.
Traditional antivirus detects known threats by signature. Defender uses AI behavioural analysis — catching zero-day attacks, fileless malware, and living-off-the-land techniques that signatures miss entirely.
Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
EDR continuously monitors every endpoint for suspicious behaviour — process execution, registry changes, network connections, file system activity. When an attack is detected, Defender provides a full attack timeline so your team can see exactly what happened, when, and on which device. For Indian businesses without a dedicated SOC, the automated investigation does this work automatically.
Protected in
48 hours.
Microsoft Defender's setup is notoriously complex for non-IT teams. CloudTechTiq handles the full deployment — policy configuration, device onboarding, Intune integration, and ASR rule tuning — so your first alert is a real threat, not a false positive.
Activate Defender licences on your Microsoft 365 tenant, configure the Security Centre, set up admin roles, and enable Microsoft Sentinel integration if required.
Enroll all Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices via Intune or Group Policy. Configure conditional access policies — block unmanaged devices from accessing company data.
Configure next-gen AV policies, enable EDR in block mode, deploy ASR rules tuned to your specific business apps — no false positives that break your ERP or accounting software.
Your endpoints are protected. CloudTechTiq monitors your security score for 30 days post-deployment, tunes false positives, and delivers a DPDP Act security posture report.
Defender for Business vs alternatives.
Windows Defender, Kaspersky, Quick Heal, Symantec — how do they compare for Indian businesses?
| Capability | Defender for Business ✦ | Windows Defender AV | Quick Heal / K7 | Kaspersky / Symantec |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) | ✓ | ✗ | Partial (paid tier) | ✓ |
| Automated Investigation & Remediation | ✓ AI-powered | ✗ | ✗ | Limited |
| Attack Surface Reduction rules | ✓ | Basic | ✗ | Partial |
| Threat & Vulnerability Management | ✓ Continuous | ✗ | ✗ | Periodic scan |
| Mac + iOS + Android coverage | ✓ All 4 | ✗ | Win + Android | ✓ |
| Microsoft 365 / Outlook integration | ✓ Native | Partial | ✗ | Plugin |
| DPDP Act compliance documentation | ✓ via CloudTechTiq | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| INR billing + UPI (via CloudTechTiq) | ✓ | Free (built-in) | ✓ | USD typically |
| Centralised security dashboard | ✓ Microsoft 365 Defender portal | ✗ | Basic console | ✓ |