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Elastic Security scores 100% in AV-Comparatives Business Security Test

Elastic Security nailed it with a perfect score of 100% in the most recent AV-Comparatives Business Security Test.

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Roxana Gheorghe

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We’re thrilled to share that Elastic Security achieved a score of 100% in the recent AV-Comparatives Business Security Test.

Why the AV-Comparatives Business Security Test matters

AV-Comparatives is a highly respected organization that conducts rigorous, independent testing specifically for business endpoint security solutions. Unlike consumer antivirus tests, AV-Comparatives evaluations go beyond basic malware detection. The Real-World Protection Test simulates real-world attack scenarios, including malicious websites, in a multipronged approach that evaluates a product’s ability to safeguard businesses from contemporary threats. Earning top honors in AV-Comparatives' Business Security Test signifies a solution's effectiveness in protecting organizations.

The test simulates 220 distinct and complex attack scenarios that replicate the tactics and techniques of contemporary threat actors. The Malware Protection Test assesses a security product’s ability to protect a system against infection by malicious files before, during, or after execution. The evaluation utilized a substantial dataset of 1,018 unique and recently identified malware samples, representing the current threat landscape.

Elastic Security earned perfect scores in both critical categories, demonstrating its robust capabilities to accurately identify and prevent a wide spectrum of sophisticated threats, including both targeted attacks and prevalent malware.

Highlights from Elastic Security’s performance

Ranked first of the tested products: The following business products were tested under Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit:

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Real-World Protection Test: Elastic Security excelled in the Real-World Protection Test, achieving 100% coverage and demonstrating exceptional defense against current cyber attacks. This demonstrates how Elastic gives your business the necessary protection to effectively combat the newest threats, reducing the likelihood of data breaches and operational interruptions.

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100% protection in Malware Protection Test: Elastic Security was the sole participant among 17 vendors to achieve a perfect 100% score in both the Real-World Protection Test and the Malware Protection Test. Our advanced threat detection engine is exceptionally effective at identifying and mitigating malware, proactively combating the increasingly sophisticated malware environment. This perfect score across both critical evaluation criteria highlights not only the efficacy of Elastic Security’s solutions in practical, real-world scenarios but also its comprehensive capabilities in identifying and neutralizing a broad spectrum of malicious software.

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Our consistently excellent results demonstrate our ongoing commitment to delivering dependable protection for businesses of all scales. Elastic Security is a proven solution for safeguarding your organization's data against threats.

Performance is key to security

Elastic Security recognizes that effective cybersecurity requires more than just identifying and stopping malicious activity. Advanced cybersecurity demands seamless integration with daily operations for sophisticated security and business efficiency. Comprehensive security capabilities, such as advanced threat detection, proactive ransomware defense, and sophisticated malware analysis, form the bedrock of a strong security posture. However, their true value is diminished if they lead to system performance degradation. Slow, resource-intensive security solutions can frustrate users, impede productivity, and ultimately undermine the very security they aim to provide.

At Elastic Security, performance is not a secondary consideration but a fundamental pillar of our security philosophy and product design. We are committed to delivering world-class security without the performance overhead that can disrupt workflows. Our engineering efforts focus on optimizing every aspect of our platform to minimize CPU and memory consumption.

EDR stops at the endpoint, XDR doesn’t

Todayʼs threat landscape is complex and dynamic, with attacks originating from various sources and targeting diverse environments. By correlating information from endpoints, networks, cloud workloads, and more, extended detection and response (XDR) offers a holistic view of the security posture, protecting against increasingly complex threats. The shift from endpoint detection and response (EDR) to XDR is a critical evolution in security operations, offering more robust, efficient, and effective defense mechanisms.

XDR security from Elastic is designed to protect data across the entire organization — regardless of where it resides. Elastic Security helps organizations improve detection rates, reduce response times, and mitigate overall risk by unifying data types and providing limitless ingestion, analysis, and protection.

  • Extended visibility: Elastic provides a unified view of your security landscape, encompassing endpoints, networks, and cloud environments. This comprehensive perspective empowers analysts to see the big picture and connect the dots between potential threats. With hundreds of integrations and the AI-driven Automatic Import feature at the ready, your team can seamlessly onboard all types of data from various sources, expanding your visibility across the organization.
  • XDR detection capabilities: Elastic Securityʼs AI-driven security analytics correlates data across all sources to uncover sophisticated threats that often evade detection by individual security solutions. Our vast library, with hundreds of prebuilt rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK® matrix, combined with proprietary research and detection content from Elastic Security Labs, helps you separate the signal from the noise so you can focus on actual threats. Elastic Security also provides more than 75 machine learning detection rules to automatically detect anomalies across numerous security domains like suspicious user or host activity.
  • Native and third-party responses: Analysts often face an overwhelming volume of alerts, making it challenging to focus on legitimate threats. To address this, Elastic security offers both native and third-party response actions to stop attackers in their tracks.

We believe XDR should be accessible to every organization, regardless of budget constraints. Thatʼs why our XDR solution is included without any hidden costs or “optional extras.” Our comprehensive visibility goes beyond endpoint telemetry, eliminating the need for additional licenses to unlock full XDR capabilities — all included in the Elastic Security solution. With no per-host or per-agent charges, you have the flexibility to provide coverage where and when you need it.

Get started with Elastic Security

Join the growing number of businesses that trust Elastic Security to protect their organization against attacks. Experience the peace of mind that comes with knowing your endpoints — and organization as a whole — are secure against the latest threats. Start your Elastic Security free trial and discover the difference that our protection can make. Visit elastic.co/security to learn more and get started. 

For more detailed results and to see the full report, visit the AV-Comparatives Business Security Test 2025 website.



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