Abstract

Traditionally, endpoint security solutions impose performance overhead on enterprise systems. This resource consumption directly impacts user productivity, application response times, and total cost of ownership. Organizations require data on both protection efficacy and system resource utilization to make informed security architecture decisions. This evaluation examines Arctic Wolf's Aurora Endpoint Security across both dimensions. 

Arctic Wolf commissioned Tolly to benchmark the threat protection efficacy, system resource consumption, and endpoint detection & response features of its Aurora Endpoint Security solution in a Windows 11 environment. 

Results demonstrate Aurora Endpoint Security achieved 100% malware protection rates while consuming approximately 33% CPU resources during scanning operations. Aurora Endpoint Defense (NGAV + EDR) successfully intercepted all stages of a multi-phase cyberattack simulation. These characteristics address requirements for resource-constrained and operational technology environments with limited computing capacity.