Blackpoint EDR Agent: Beyond Traditional EDR

Cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, with over 60% of breaches leveraging non-malware tactics and 80% of threats investigated by Blackpoint’s SOCs evading traditional EDR solutions entirely. Attackers are constantly adapting, finding new ways to bypass detection and operate unnoticed. To stay ahead, organizations need an EDR solution that goes beyond reactive threat detection and actively disrupts attacks in real time.

Most EDRs excel at detecting known malware, but modern attackers have adapted. Instead of deploying malicious files, they use stolen credentials, legitimate IT tools, and privileged access abuse to move undetected across networks. Traditional EDRs, designed to monitor individual endpoint processes, often miss these stealthy, multi-stage attacks. Techniques like fileless hacking, where attackers bypass malware entirely, allow them to blend seamlessly into routine activity, using tools like PowerShell and RDP.

By the time traditional EDRs detect a threat, the damage is often done. Attackers have already scanned for vulnerabilities, escalated privileges, and positioned themselves for a devastating breach. The reality? Traditional EDR solutions were not built to stop this level of deception, leaving organizations dangerously exposed.

While traditional EDR solutions focus on isolated endpoint events, Blackpoint takes a holistic, proactive approach to securing your entire attack surface. By continuously monitoring, detecting, and neutralizing threats as they emerge, we stop attacks before they escalate into full-scale breaches.

Blackpoint doesn’t wait for signs of compromise to trigger a response. Our EDR agent seamlessly integrates advanced telemetry collection with threat containment, ensuring that even stealthy adversaries and identity-based attacks are stopped in their tracks. The result? Proactive defense and stronger security outcomes that keep businesses operational and secure.

Here’s how Blackpoint redefines EDR with advanced capabilities:

The Blackpoint EDR Agent collects critical telemetry, including system event logs, running processes, background services, and network interface data, ensuring full visibility into endpoint activity. It monitors active connections, ARP tables, scheduled tasks, registry modifications, and network shares, capturing key data points that expose unauthorized access, privilege escalations, and persistence mechanisms. By tracking hostnames, IP addresses, and user account activity, it constructs a real-time view of system behavior, enabling immediate detection of anomalies, lateral movement, and emerging threats. This continuous data stream empowers our SOC with the intelligence needed to quickly identify, investigate, and neutralize potential threats before they escalate.

Cybercriminals don’t wait, and neither should your security. The Blackpoint Agent goes beyond traditional EDRs by detecting, disrupting, and neutralizing modern threats before they spread. Whether attackers attempt to move laterally, escalate privileges, abuse trusted IT tools, or deploy ransomware, Blackpoint responds instantly, shutting down threats at every stage of an attack. Here’s how Blackpoint’s unique capabilities keep businesses secure: 

• Patented Lateral Movement & Privilege Credential Abuse Blocking: Attackers use stolen credentials to move undetected and seize control of critical systems. Blackpoint stops them in real time, blocking unauthorized identity use before they escalate. Our patented technology actively halts threats early, shutting down identity abuse and lateral movement before a breach occurs. 

• Living-off-the-Land (LotL) Defense: Attackers exploit trusted IT tools like PowerShell, Remote Desktop, and rogue RMMs to evade detection. Blackpoint identifies and disrupts these stealthy attacks in real time, blocking misuse before threats escalate, all while ensuring legitimate IT operations run smoothly. 

• Automated Anti-Ransomware Protection: Ransomware strikes fast, encrypting files and disrupting operations. Blackpoint’s automated protection stops these attacks in their tracks, preventing data loss and operational downtime, ensuring your critical assets stay secure. 

• Device Isolation & Process Control: When a threat is detected, rapid containment is critical. Blackpoint immediately isolates infected devices, stops malicious processes, and prevents further spread, ensuring threats are neutralized and your environment remains secure. 

A compelling example of Blackpoint’s impact is its role in defending an MSP against a high-profile cyber threat. The MSP was targeted by Vice Society, a ransomware group notorious for exploiting RDP credentials and using legitimate IT tools for malicious purposes.

Vice Society initially gained access through compromised RDP credentials, attempting to escalate privileges and conduct domain trust enumeration. The attack was nearly undetectable using traditional EDRs, as it leveraged PowerShell scripts and “living off the land” techniques instead of malware.

Despite the stealthy approach, Blackpoint’s flagged the suspicious activity within minutes: 

• Lateral Movement & Privilege Abuse Detection: Blackpoint detected unauthorized RDP sessions and domain trust enumeration, immediately identifying the intrusion. 

• PowerShell-Based Threat Detection: The attacker attempted to execute commands via PowerShell to exfiltrate data, but Blackpoint’s SOC intercepted the activity in real time. 

• Rapid Isolation & Response: Within 13 minutes, Blackpoint isolated the compromised domain controller (DC-1) and prevented further lateral movement. The affected partner was notified within 12 minutes, enabling immediate remediation. 

• Visibility is Critical: The case highlights how full visibility across endpoints is essential for effective threat response. Blackpoint’s EDR Agent provided crucial insights that a traditional EDR would have missed. 

• Stopping Threats Early Matters: By detecting lateral movement before ransomware was deployed, Blackpoint prevented what could have been a catastrophic data breach. 

• Proactive Response is Key: With real-time threat detection and a 24/7 SOC, Blackpoint empowered the MSP to contain the attack quickly, securing their client’s sensitive data. 

This case study is a testament to how Blackpoint’s approach to cybersecurity and our EDR Agent, one that goes beyond traditional EDR, proactively stops even the most sophisticated adversaries in their tracks.