Endpoint Protection
Harden the workstations and servers that are attacker entry points
What this engagement covers
The service
End-to-end endpoint protection program - EDR deployment, policy hardening, application control, device encryption, and continuous posture management.
What we test
Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints, server workloads, cloud VMs, and containerized workloads. EDR coverage, OS hardening, application control, encryption posture, and local admin hygiene.
Scoping & Assessment Depth
Black Box Assessment
Zero-KnowledgeSimulates an external adversary targeting Endpoint Protection with no internal credentials, source code, or architecture documentation. Assesses perimeter exposure, unauthenticated attack paths, and edge resilience.
Gray Box Assessment (Recommended)
CredentialedSimulates an authenticated user, tenant, or insider threat within Endpoint Protection. We evaluate role segregation, authorization boundaries, privilege escalation, and business logic flaws across user tiers.
White Box / Source-Assisted
Full-KnowledgeConducted with direct access to architecture schematics, configuration files, and API/code documentation. Eliminates blind spots and provides exhaustive coverage of security mechanisms governing Endpoint Protection.
Attack Surface & Vulnerability Vectors
Local admin sprawl
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Local admin sprawl across your Endpoint Protection environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Unencrypted endpoints
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Unencrypted endpoints across your Endpoint Protection environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
EDR agents in detect-only mode
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover EDR agents in detect-only mode across your Endpoint Protection environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Missing application allow-listing
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Missing application allow-listing across your Endpoint Protection environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Outdated OS patch levels
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Outdated OS patch levels across your Endpoint Protection environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
Exposed management protocols
Rigorous testing and validation to uncover Exposed management protocols across your Endpoint Protection environment. We produce deterministic proof-of-concept exploits to verify exploitability without risking service stability.
How we run it
CIS-aligned hardening baselines, EDR deployment and tuning, policy enforcement, and posture reporting with drift detection.
Endpoint inventory and coverage gap analysis
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting endpoint inventory and coverage gap analysis across your endpoint protection deployment.
Hardening baseline authoring
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting hardening baseline authoring across your endpoint protection deployment.
Phased rollout with canary groups
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting phased rollout with canary groups across your endpoint protection deployment.
EDR deployment and policy tuning
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting edr deployment and policy tuning across your endpoint protection deployment.
Application control policy design
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting application control policy design across your endpoint protection deployment.
Continuous posture monitoring
Rigorous technical execution, boundary verification, and manual exploitation testing targeting continuous posture monitoring across your endpoint protection deployment.
What you receive
Findings land in your tracker as you go, not only in a PDF at the end. Retest is in scope, not a change order.
- CIS-aligned hardening baselines
- EDR deployment and tuning
- Application control policy rollout
- Full-disk encryption validation
- Local admin reduction program
- Monthly drift and posture reports
What we usually find
The issues this engagement surfaces most often. Yours will differ, but this is the shape of it.
Who this is for
Auditor-Ready Compliance Crosswalk
| Framework | Control Section | Testing Evidence & Report Deliverable |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II | CC4.1, CC7.1, CC7.2 | Technical testing evidence validating system boundaries, access restrictions, and vulnerability identification controls. |
| HIPAA Security Rule | 45 CFR § 164.308(a)(8) | Formal technical evaluation verifying the integrity of ePHI safeguards, network segmentation, and privileged access safeguards. |
| PCI DSS v4.0 | Requirement 11.4 & 11.4.3 | Adversary-driven external and internal penetration testing with application-layer validation and vulnerability remediation verification. |
| CMMC 2.0 Level 2 / 3 | CA.L2-3.12.1, SC.L2-3.13.1 | Technical validation of Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) protection, perimeter defense, and enclave isolation. |
Findings are mapped to CIS Controls, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, so the report drops into an audit package rather than needing to be translated first. If you need the readiness work behind one of those, that is a separate engagement.
Frequently Asked Questions
Direct answers on scoping, methodology, compliance validation, and deliverables.
Our Endpoint Protection service combines deep manual testing with automated verification. We cover: CIS-aligned hardening baselines, EDR deployment and tuning, Application control policy rollout, Full-disk encryption validation, Local admin reduction program. Every engagement includes reproducible proof-of-concept exploits, developer-ready remediation guidance, and a free retest.
Yes. Findings are directly mapped to CIS Controls, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC control requirements. The resulting report is auditor-ready and formatted for immediate submission to SOC 2 CPAs, PCI QSAs, and enterprise vendor risk assessment teams.
Yes. Every Lorikeet Security engagement includes free retesting within 30 to 60 days to validate that your remediation patches successfully resolve the identified vulnerabilities before your final report is issued.
Typical active testing turnaround is 6-12 weeks initial + ongoing, with critical findings reported immediately via your Talon portal so your engineering team can begin remediation without waiting for the final PDF.
Pricing starts from $12,000 + $2,000/month. We scope the engagement in one call based on your environment's surface area, user roles, and complexity, providing a transparent, fixed-price quote with no hidden change orders.
Scope it in one call
Tell us what is in scope and we come back with a fixed price and a start date. No discovery-call maze, no hourly estimate that moves.
