EDR and XDR Evaluation

WorkNest Secure

Assesses the effectiveness of your endpoint detection and response (EDR) or extended detection and response (XDR) platforms.

Ideal for proof-of-concept or procurement, we provide a structured, unbiased assessment of EDR/XDR solutions. We measure detection accuracy, response effectiveness, telemetry granularity, alert context, and analyst usability.

Whether validating tools or evaluating new ones, we deliver insights to maximise ROI and support informed decisions, based on practical, side-by-side results.

Why WorkNest Secure for Attack Simulation?

Informed by research into active and emerging threats relevant to your sector, with this engagement, we use a structured, phase-based approach to pursue predefined objectives around critical assets.

It provides the strategic value of a threat-led assessment with flexible delivery options.

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CREST Accredited

Validating the quality of our testing methodologies and ethical standards.

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Expert Team

Our seasoned red team personnel bring years of adversarial expertise and insight to every engagement.

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Tailored Engagements

Every engagement is designed around your unique threat profile, business priorities and security maturity.

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Regulated Experience

Proven experience delivering TIBER-EU and DORA-aligned assessments across financial, retail, media, and CNI sectors.

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Complete Transparency

Clear communication throughout engagements with ongoing updates and post-exercise walk-throughs.

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Post-Engagement Support

We help you interpret results, prioritise remediation, and strengthen your defences with actionable guidance.

What to Expect

A focused evaluation that reveals how effectively your EDR/XDR solutions detect, analyse and respond to real threats. Delivering clear guidance to maximise performance, strengthen configurations, and enhance overall security value.

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Key Features

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Custom attack simulation
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Comprehensive tool assessment
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Detection system and configuration assessments
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Detection capability testing
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Response system analysis

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Outcomes

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Configuration recommendations
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Tool capability analysis
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ROI optimisation insights
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Implementation guidance

Our Process

Depending on your goal for the EDR and/or XDR evaluation, the process may vary, but it will likely look something like this:

We work with your team to validate platform deployment, configuration, and baseline readiness, ensuring each solution is evaluated fairly.

We define common threat behaviours for evaluation, typically based on MITRE ATT&CK techniques, real-world commodity threats, and relevant detection use cases.

Tests run in a lab or production-safe environment across all candidate platforms. Each scenario is logged and assessed for alert fidelity, response capabilities, telemetry detail, traceability, detection speed, visibility gaps, analyst usability and investigative context.

The team delivers a vendor-agnostic report covering platform strengths and limitations, detection differences, usability observations, and recommendations aligned to your use case and security maturity.

Why Teams Love Us

From robust threat defence to dependable regulatory assurance, our cyber-security service helps organisations stay resilient, safeguard their data, and concentrate on what truly drives their success.

“I’ve taken WorkNest into every organisation that I’ve worked with. I’ve introduced them to many teams and many colleagues and referred them with absolute pleasure because I genuinely trust in the service that we get.”

Joanne Beaver

Operations Director, Beaverfit

"We’ve always been very impressed with the cyber security services WorkNest provide us. Their professional approach, knowledge and flexibility have ensured they have become a key trusted partner in our supply chain."

Nick Fryer

Paymentsense - Europe largest merchant service provider, CTO

“We moved our legal support to WorkNest having previously used a time and line law firm. It was important, though, that an all-inclusive fee structure did not come at the expense of quality. Thankfully we’ve been delighted with the service we’ve received from WorkNest"

Chief Executive

Waverley Care

"WorkNest supported us with a detailed application penetration test and forensic analysis on one of our key payment-related systems. Their consultants quickly identified underlying vulnerabilities and provided clear insight into how these issues could be addressed."

IT Manager

Leeds United Football Club