SE Labs Certified: AhnLab EPP/EDR Detects Attack Context, Not Isolated Events
AhnLab EPP/EDR has earned the highest ‘AAA’ rating in the SE Labs Advanced Security Test, achieving 100% detection accuracy and a 95% total accuracy rating.
The evaluation went beyond simple malware blocking. It focused on whether a security solution can track, visualize, and respond to real-world attacks throughout the full attack lifecycle while maintaining operational precision in everyday business environments.
SE Labs verified that AhnLab effectively detects attacker intent and behavior through context-based visibility, rather than relying on fragmented alerts.
1. Test Overview: Recreating Real-World Attacks
In this test, SE Labs recreated realistic enterprise attack scenarios based on the Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) of the Wizard Spider threat group.
The evaluation covered the full attack chain, from initial compromise via phishing emails (Delivery and Execution), internal reconnaissance (Action), privilege escalation (Escalation), lateral movement (Lateral Movement), and data collection and external exfiltration (Post-Escalation), which were evaluated as a single, full attack chain scenario.
Instead of merely testing for individual malicious files, SE Labs designed the evaluation to simulate an attacker’s progression after initial compromise within the environment. This approach validates the EDR solution’s ability to provide consistent visibility and tracking capabilities, ensuring protection from the initial breach through every stage of the attack chain.
2. Detection & Response: End-to-End Visibility Across the Attack Chain
AhnLab EPP/EDR achieved 100% detection accuracy across all four Wizard Spider scenarios, successfully detecting the entire attack chain. This indicates that at least one detection was successfully generated in every detection group across all attack stages.
The solution consistently identified malicious file delivery and execution via phishing emails, followed by attacker reconnaissance and internal takeover attempts such as system information collection, file and process discovery, and remote command execution.
It also tracked privilege escalation attempts, SMB-based lateral movement, and data staging and exfiltration via C2 channels.
SE Labs assessed that AhnLab EPP/EDR goes beyond individual event-based detection to provide context-driven tracking and visualization of the entire attack scenario.
3. Total Accuracy: Balancing Security and Operational Precision
With a 95% Total Accuracy Rating, AhnLab EPP/EDR demonstrates a strong balance between comprehensive threat detection and operational accuracy. This score reflects the solution’s ability to detect threats across the full attack lifecycle while minimizing false positives, ensuring efficiency and stability in real-world operational environments.
SE Labs concluded that AhnLab EPP/EDR demonstrates a well-balanced EDR capability suitable for real enterprise environments.
4. Legitimate Behavior Detection: Ensuring Business Continuity
AhnLab EPP/EDR recorded a 90% legitimate behavior detection accuracy rate, correctly classifying the majority of benign files and applications included in the evaluation.
SE Labs applied strict penalties for false positives on widely used applications such as Microsoft Word. Even under these conditions, AhnLab EPP/EDR delivered stable results, reflecting a detection policy designed to balance high detection performance with business continuity.
Three Key Takeaways for Security Professionals
1) Full Attack Chain Validation Aligned with Real-World Attack Scenarios
By faithfully reproducing the actual attack flows of the Wizard Spider group, this test verified AhnLab EPP/EDR’s ability to consistently track adversaries across every stage of the attack lifecycle. Its significance lies in validating real incident response capabilities rather than fragmented detection.
2) 100% Detection Accuracy with Zero Blind Spots
AhnLab EPP/EDR successfully identified every phase of the attack—from initial compromise and privilege escalation to lateral movement and data exfiltration.
Through this result, SE Labs officially confirmed that AhnLab delivers integrated detection capabilities that span the entire attack scenario.
3) 95% Total Accuracy: Balancing Security and Operations
Strong security delivers its true value only when it coexists with business continuity. The 95% total accuracy rating serves as a key indicator that AhnLab minimizes the operational burden caused by excessive alerts or false positives, while maintaining a robust defense against real-world threats.
Conclusion
SE Labs evaluated that AhnLab EPP/EDR delivers consistent attack tracking based on 100% detection accuracy across realistic attack scenarios, along with stable handling of legitimate activities.
By earning the ‘AAA’ rating in the Advanced Security EDR Detection category, AhnLab EPP/EDR has proven itself as a trusted EDR solution capable of defending against both current and future threat landscapes.
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