Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management vs. RiskProfiler - External Threat Exposure Management

Defender Vulnerability Management delivers asset visibility, intelligent assessments, and built-in remediation tools for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and network devices. Leveraging Microsoft threat intelligence, breach likelihood predictions, business contexts, and devices assessments, Defender Vulnerability Management rapidly and continuously prioritizes the biggest vulnerabilities on your most critical assets and provides security recommendations to mitigate risk. Reduce risk with continuous vulnerability assessment, risk-based prioritization, and remediation.

RiskProfiler is an advanced cybersecurity platform purpose-built for Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM). It unifies external, cloud, vendor, and brand risk intelligence into a single ecosystem—providing organizations with real-time visibility, contextual threat insights, and actionable remediation guidance.