Admin By Request vs SOC Anywhere

Admin By Request is a local admin lock-down solution to Windows, macOS and Linux for systems administrators. The Admin By Request app helps you view data and approve admin access

SOC Anywhere helps your team respond to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint incidents faster, without being tied to the Defender portal all day. Get real-time push notifications when new incidents are created or existing incidents are updated. Open the incident on your phone, review alerts and evidence, check playbooks, see related incidents, and take action in seconds. SOC Anywhere is built for teams that need practical security operations without a dedicated 24/7 SOC. It gives small and mid-sized businesses a faster, simpler way to monitor and triage incidents from anywhere. What you can do with SOC Anywhere: Receive real-time notifications for Defender incidents Review incidents, alerts, and evidence from your phone Use severity filters, quiet hours, and muted incidents to reduce noise Check playbooks and evidence notes during triage See related incidents for better context Assign incidents, update status, classify findings, and add comments Collaborate with teammates using shared context and synced comments Track active incidents and response metrics in a simple dashboard Designed for mobile incident response SOC Anywhere is optimized for mobile workflows, so you can handle the first steps of response wherever you are. Instead of relying on delayed email alerts or constantly polling the portal, your team gets timely notifications and a mobile-friendly incident view that helps you act quickly. Built for lean teams SOC Anywhere is especially useful for SMEs and IT teams that handle security as part of a broader role. It is designed for organizations that use Defender for Endpoint but do not have a full-time SOC team watching the portal around the clock. Secure Microsoft integration SOC Anywhere connects to your Microsoft 365 tenant using Azure AD authentication and Microsoft Graph APIs. It syncs incidents, alerts, evidence, and comments, and writes back supported changes such as status updates, classification, comments, and tags. Important note SOC Anywhere complements Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. It is not a replacement for the full Defender portal, a managed SOC service, a SIEM, or a SOAR platform. It is built to make initial response and triage faster, simpler, and more accessible from anywhere.