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EDR · XDR · Managed Detection & Response · Endpoint Security · Saudi Arabia

Stop Threats
Before They
Spread.

Pristine deploys and manages enterprise EDR and XDR platforms — CrowdStrike Falcon, SentinelOne, and Microsoft Defender XDR — providing AI-powered endpoint threat detection, automated containment, and 24/7 managed detection and response from our Riyadh SOC. Every Saudi endpoint protected, every threat neutralised.

12,430Endpoints Protected
99.99%Malware Prevention Rate
<1secAI Detection Speed
24/7Managed Response
EDR CONSOLE · CROWDSTRIKE FALCON
12,430 ENDPOINTS LIVE
// Threat Events — Live Feed
HOST-KSA-14Ransomware payload detected — process tree killed · Endpoint containedCONTAINED
HOST-RYD-07Fileless attack — PowerShell AMSI bypass attempt · BlockedBLOCKED
HOST-DXB-22LOLBin abuse — regsvr32 C2 callback · Process killedKILLED
MACBOOK-04Credential harvester — keylogger DLL injected · RemediatedREMEDIATED
99.99%
Prevention Rate
2
Active Incidents
<1s
Detect-to-Block
EDR Deployment
XDR Platform
CrowdStrike Falcon
SentinelOne
Microsoft Defender XDR
Managed Detection
Ransomware Protection
Fileless Attack Defense
AI Threat Prevention
Endpoint Isolation
Saudi Threat Intel
NCA ECC Endpoint
EDR Deployment
XDR Platform
CrowdStrike Falcon
SentinelOne
Microsoft Defender XDR
Managed Detection
Ransomware Protection
Fileless Attack Defense
AI Threat Prevention
Endpoint Isolation
Saudi Threat Intel
NCA ECC Endpoint

Why Traditional Antivirus Isn't Enough

Traditional antivirus works by matching files against a database of known malware signatures. Modern attackers — APT34, ransomware groups, and state-sponsored actors targeting Saudi organisations — use fileless attacks, living-off-the-land (LOLBin) techniques, and polymorphic malware that bypass signature-based AV completely.

EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response) replaces AV with AI/ML behavioural analysis — detecting threats by what they do, not what they look like. XDR (Extended Detection & Response) extends this beyond the endpoint — correlating data from email, identity, network, and cloud into a unified threat detection platform.

  • AI detection stops zero-day threats that have no signature — critical against Saudi-targeting APT campaigns
  • Fileless and LOLBin attack detection — the primary techniques used by APT34 against Saudi government
  • Automated isolation — ransomware spreading endpoint isolated in <1 second without human intervention
  • Full attack timeline — every process, file, and network connection recorded for forensic investigation
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// Detection Capability Comparison
CapabilityLegacy AVEDRXDR
Known malware
Zero-day threats
Fileless attacks
LOLBin / Living-off-land
Ransomware preventionPartial
Automated isolation
Attack timeline / forensics
Email correlation
Identity correlation
Network correlationPartial
NCA ECC evidence auto-genPartial

EDR / XDR Platforms Pristine Deploys

Pristine is certified on the three market-leading EDR/XDR platforms — deployed and managed from our Riyadh SOC for 12,430+ Saudi endpoints.

CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike Certified Falcon Administrator

Pristine's primary EDR for enterprise and government — CrowdStrike's AI-driven platform has the highest prevention rate in independent testing and the deepest Saudi threat intelligence from the Adversary Intelligence team tracking APT34 and MENA-region actors.

  • Single lightweight agent (3MB) covers EDR, AVM, Device Control, Firewall, Identity Protection
  • Overwatch MDR integration — CrowdStrike analysts augmenting Pristine's SOC 24/7
  • Falcon Intelligence Premium — APT34-specific IoCs and TTP intelligence for Saudi clients
  • Automated Real-Time Response — remediation scripts executed remotely without endpoint restart
  • NCA ECC compliance dashboard and SAMA event logging built into Falcon console
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CAPABILITY SCORES
✓ CERTIFIED
AI Prevention Rate
99%
Fileless Detection
100%
MENA Threat Intel
98%
Response Automation
96%
NCA ECC Evidence
97%

SentinelOne Singularity

SentinelOne Certified Technical Specialist

SentinelOne's autonomous AI detection and response operates at machine speed — no human in the loop for prevention decisions. Pristine recommends SentinelOne for organisations requiring the highest level of automated response and lowest analyst workload.

  • Autonomous AI — prevention, detection, and response without rule tuning or signature updates
  • Storyline technology — every process, file, and network event linked in a causal graph for instant investigation
  • 1-click rollback — undoes all changes made by a threat to restore endpoints to pre-infection state
  • Cloud, Windows, Linux, macOS, and IoT coverage — full Saudi enterprise endpoint estate
  • Ranger IoT discovery — finds unmanaged and IoT devices without additional sensors
Discuss SentinelOne Deployment →
CAPABILITY SCORES
✓ CERTIFIED
AI Prevention Rate
99%
Auto-Response Speed
100%
Investigation Clarity
98%
Linux/macOS
100%
IoT Discovery
95%

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst

Microsoft Defender XDR is the platform of choice for Microsoft-centric Saudi organisations — native integration with Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Teams, SharePoint, Azure, and Sentinel delivers correlation across the entire Microsoft estate that no third-party vendor can match.

  • Native correlation: endpoint + email + identity + cloud in a single XDR console
  • Microsoft Secure Score — unified security posture measurement across the M365 estate
  • Copilot for Security AI — natural language investigation and automated report generation
  • Automatic attack disruption — ransomware attacks automatically stopped before human review
  • Best value for M365 E5 licensed organisations — no additional EDR cost
Discuss Microsoft Deployment →
CAPABILITY SCORES
✓ CERTIFIED
M365 Integration
100%
XDR Correlation
99%
AI Investigation
97%
Cost Value
100%
Automatic Disruption
96%

Why Saudi Organisations Choose Pristine for EDR/XDR

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Saudi Threat Intel Integrated

APT34, Shamoon, and GCC-targeting ransomware IoCs loaded into every EDR deployment — custom threat intelligence specific to Saudi-targeting actors that no out-of-box deployment provides.

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MDR from Pristine's Riyadh SOC

EDR is hardware — Managed Detection and Response (MDR) is what makes it work. Pristine's 24/7 Riyadh SOC operates your EDR, responds to alerts, and contains incidents — immediately.

72-Hour Deployment

12,430 endpoints onboarded by Pristine — our deployment methodology gets your EDR live across your entire estate in 72 hours, with custom detection rules operational from day one.

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NCA ECC Endpoint Controls

NCA ECC Domain 2 includes endpoint protection sub-controls. Pristine configures EDR to automatically satisfy and evidence these controls — reducing NCA audit preparation effort significantly.

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Platform-Neutral Recommendation

CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, and Microsoft Defender — Pristine recommends based on your specific environment, existing technology, and budget. Not the highest-margin option.

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Threat Hunting Included

Pristine's threat hunters use your EDR telemetry to proactively hunt for attacker presence — searching for indicators of compromise and attacker TTPs that automated detection may miss.

EDR/XDR Results in Saudi Arabia

★★★★★

The CrowdStrike Falcon deployment Pristine completed in 68 hours detected a credential-stealing malware that had been present on 3 executive laptops for 6 weeks — completely invisible to our legacy AV. Pristine's custom APT34 IoCs were loaded on day one. The NCA ECC compliance evidence generated automatically has been invaluable.

KA
Khalid Al-Anazi
CISO, Saudi Government Entity
★★★★★

SentinelOne's 1-click rollback capability saved us from a ransomware incident that infected 8 endpoints. Within 90 seconds of detection, all 8 endpoints were isolated and restored to their pre-infection state — no data loss, no ransom payment, no downtime. Pristine's SOC managed the entire response while our team was still being notified.

HM
Hamad Al-Mutairi
IT Director, Saudi Manufacturing Company
★★★★★

Microsoft Defender XDR Pristine deployed correlated an email phishing attack, the subsequent credential use, and lateral movement across 4 systems in a single incident timeline — something our previous standalone EDR and email security tools missed entirely. The unified view across email, identity, and endpoint changed everything.

SA
Sara Al-Mohammed
Head of Security Operations, Saudi Telecom

EDR / XDR FAQs

EDR monitors endpoint activity — detecting and responding to threats on laptops, servers, and workstations. XDR extends detection across multiple data sources — email, identity, network, and cloud in addition to endpoints — correlating signals that individually look benign but together indicate an attack. MDR (Managed Detection and Response) is a service, not a product — Pristine's SOC analysts operating your EDR/XDR platform 24/7, responding to alerts, hunting for threats, and containing incidents on your behalf. Pristine delivers all three: the right EDR/XDR platform deployed and operated by our Riyadh SOC as a managed service.
Yes — this is one of the primary advantages of modern EDR over legacy antivirus. Fileless attacks (malware that runs entirely in memory without writing files to disk) and LOLBin attacks (using legitimate Windows tools like PowerShell, WMI, and regsvr32 maliciously) are completely invisible to signature-based AV. EDR detects these through behavioural analysis — monitoring what processes do, not just what they are. All three platforms Pristine deploys (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne, Microsoft Defender) have strong fileless and LOLBin detection, which is critical for Saudi organisations facing APT34 techniques.
All three EDR platforms Pristine deploys support Windows, macOS, and Linux endpoints including server workloads. For Linux servers — common in Saudi cloud and on-premise environments — EDR agents provide kernel-level telemetry, process monitoring, and automated response. Container environments (Docker, Kubernetes) are covered by specialised container security modules. Pristine's EDR deployments cover your entire endpoint estate — Windows desktops, macOS devices, Windows Servers, Linux servers, and virtual machines — from a single unified console.
Modern EDR agents are designed for minimal performance impact. CrowdStrike Falcon is 3MB with sub-1% CPU overhead. SentinelOne and Microsoft Defender have similar footprints. Pristine monitors agent performance impact during initial deployment and adjusts configuration if any endpoint shows unusual performance degradation — typically occurring only on underpowered legacy hardware. For OT and industrial endpoints that cannot accept any security agents, we implement network-based detection using OT-specific monitoring platforms rather than endpoint agents.
Yes — NCA ECC-2:2024 Domain 2 includes sub-controls for endpoint malware protection, endpoint security baselines, and security event logging from endpoints. A properly configured EDR satisfies these sub-controls and generates the evidence required for NCA ECC audit. Pristine pre-configures all EDR deployments with NCA ECC evidence collection as standard — policy settings, detection logs, and response actions formatted for NCA audit submission.

Every Endpoint.
Protected in 72 Hours.

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