ENDPOINT CONTROL VALIDATION

Endpoint Security Assessment

Your EDR vendor says their product catches 99% of threats. Privilege Zero finds out what that other 1% looks like in your specific environment — and whether it's the 1% that matters.

ENDPOINT WINDOWS 11 EDR AGENT DLP AGENT APP CONTROL DETECTS BYPASSED TEST
The Endpoint Control Problem

Deployed Doesn’t Mean Effective

Endpoint controls are only as good as their configuration. Default exclusion paths created during installation. Overly broad application whitelist rules. DLP policies that miss common exfiltration techniques. An EDR policy that was tuned to reduce alert noise but went too far. Privilege Zero tests your actual deployed controls — not a reference implementation — to produce a detection coverage percentage that reflects reality.

We execute structured bypass techniques against your live endpoint environment and correlate the results against alert telemetry. Every technique either fires an alert or it doesn't. The output is an evidence-based coverage metric — not a vendor benchmark score.

EDR / XDR

Behavioural detection, process injection, API hooking, memory scanning

Typical gap: 35% undetected

AV / NGAV

Signature, heuristic, and ML-based file detection

Bypassed by most obfuscation

DLP

Data classification, channel monitoring, exfil prevention

Significant channel gaps common

App Control

Execution whitelisting, LOLBin blocking, script control

LOLBin gaps most common

16+
Bypass Technique Classes Tested
4
Control Types Assessed (EDR, AV, DLP, AppControl)
Per-%
Detection Rate Measured Per Control Category
Tuning
Specific Policy Configuration Changes Delivered for Each Gap
Assessment Methodology

Empirical. Systematic. Evidence-Based.

01
Control Inventory & Policy Review

Enumerate all deployed endpoint agents, version levels, policy configurations, exclusion lists, and tamper protection settings. Identify policy gaps before active testing begins.

02
Tamper Protection Validation

Verify that agents cannot be disabled or uninstalled by a local admin, standard user, or malicious process — testing the tamper resistance that prevents an attacker from simply turning off your controls before proceeding.

03
EDR Bypass Technique Execution

Execute a structured series of EDR bypass techniques: AMSI bypass, ETW patching, API unhooking, process injection variants, reflective DLL loading, and signed binary proxy execution — recording alert status for each.

04
Malware Simulation & AV Testing

Deploy benign malware simulation artefacts replicating real malware behaviour patterns — testing both signature-based and behavioural detection logic with obfuscated and non-obfuscated variants.

05
DLP & Application Control Validation

Test DLP rules against real exfiltration channel techniques and application control policies against LOLBin execution, script obfuscation, and application whitelist bypass methods.

06
Coverage Reporting & Policy Tuning

Correlate all tested techniques against alert telemetry to produce per-control detection percentages. Deliver vendor-specific policy configuration changes — not generic recommendations — for each identified gap.

Bypass Techniques Tested

The Techniques That Evade Default Configurations

AMSI BypassETW Patching EDR API UnhookingProcess Injection (Classic DLL) Reflective DLL LoadingProcess Hollowing LOLBin Execution (certutil / mshta / regsvr32)Signed Binary Proxy Execution Script Obfuscation (PowerShell / VBS / JS)In-Memory Shellcode Execution Token ImpersonationDLL Side-Loading BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver)Fileless Malware Techniques Application Whitelist BypassAV Signature Obfuscation
Deliverables

Coverage Metrics You Can Benchmark Against

Endpoint Coverage Report

Detection rate heatmap per control category — showing exactly which bypass technique classes evade each deployed control.

Bypass Evidence Package

Documented proof-of-concept for every successful bypass — with logs confirming the absence of alerts for each tested technique.

Policy Tuning Guide

Vendor-specific configuration changes for your EDR/AV/DLP platform — tested against your environment, not generic vendor hardening guides.

Retest Verification

Complimentary retest of all critical bypasses after policy changes are applied — confirming the improvements actually closed the gaps.

Validate Your Endpoint Controls

Your EDR Vendor’s Lab Results Aren’t Your Coverage Rate

We test against your deployed configuration, in your environment. Not a benchmark. Not a demo. Your actual controls, your actual gaps.

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