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1st Protect Your Data, Then Investigate the Attack

1st Protect Your Data._

Every second your security spends analyzing, attackers spend exfiltrating. 1stProtect kills the process in microseconds — credential theft, ransomware, exfiltration. Dead on arrival.

SIGMA Engine
C/C++/Rust Native
No Kernel Modules
SOC2 Type II
SIEM/SOAR Ready
sigma_engine.status
STATUS: LIVE

Live Simulation: Multi-Vector Runtime Enforcement

System Core
Cloud Native
On-Prem
Air-Gapped
SOC 2 Type IICompliant
ISO 27001Certified
GDPR / CCPAReady
HIPAAAligned

Built for Engineers.
Designed for the Boardroom.

Bridging the gap between technical enforcement and business risk.

Engineering View

0.04ms Latency

User-space SIGMA engine. <1% CPU overhead, <0.04ms latency. No kernel modules.

Executive View

$2M/yr Hardware Savings

Deploy security without upgrading infrastructure. No impact on High-Frequency Trading or AI training speeds.

Engineering View

100% Offline Efficacy

Local policy engine cached in kernel memory. P2P mesh propagation. No cloud dependency.

Executive View

Zero Downtime Risk

Immune to internet outages or DDoS attacks. Critical infrastructure stays up even when the network goes down.

Engineering View

Granular Telemetry

Immutable forensic snapshots captured at syscall level. JSON-structured telemetry.

Executive View

Audit Ready 24/7

Automated evidence collection for SOC2, HIPAA, and ISO. Reduce audit preparation time by 90%.

22 Protect Modules. One SIGMA Engine.

Legacy vendors run 6 separate engines — fragmented, slow, conflicting policies. 1stProtect runs one open SIGMA engine in user-space. Microsoft-compliant. Real-time.

Credential & Identity

CredentialProtect + IdentityProtect + ADProtect stop credential theft, session hijacking, and Active Directory attacks in user-space.

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Ransomware & Wipers

RansomProtect + WiperProtect block destructive attacks in <400µs. File system monitoring with instant kill-switch.

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Data & Exfiltration

DataProtect + ExfilProtect + DeviceProtect seal every egress path. USB, network, clipboard — all monitored.

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Runtime Behavioral

CallChainProtect + InjectProtect perform API call chain analysis in real-time. Detect process injection before execution.

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Application & Browser

AppProtect + BrowserProtect + URLProtect govern all application layers. Block malicious URLs and browser exploits.

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System & Self-Defense

RootProtect + SelfProtect + ShellProtect harden the agent itself. Tamper-proof architecture prevents agent bypass.

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Interactive Simulation

Anatomy of a Kill-Switch

ATTACKER
Target
CURRENT_STATUS
System Normal
kernel_audit.log
> System monitoring active...

Transmission Intercepts

From the Design Partner Private Channel

CISO
Fortune 500

"CallChainProtect flagged a memory injection 40 seconds before our primary EDR even detected it."

Outcome: 40s Earlier Detection
VP Engineering
Defense Contractor

"Cables pulled. RansomProtect + ExfilProtect blocked 100% of lateral movement offline."

Outcome: 100% Blocked Offline
COO
Pentest Firm

"CredentialProtect caught session theft our existing tools missed entirely."

Outcome: $2M HW Savings/yr

Plays Nice With Your Stack.

1stProtect is a unified enforcement layer with on-host AI forensics. Our SIGMA engine streams high-fidelity telemetry directly to your existing tools via JSON, gRPC, MCP, or Syslog.

SIEM & Observability
  • Splunk
  • Datadog
  • Elastic
  • Sumo Logic
Identity (SSO)
  • Okta
  • Azure AD
  • Ping
  • JumpCloud
Infrastructure
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
Notification
  • Slack
  • PagerDuty
  • Jira
  • ServiceNow
Core Architecture

One Engine.
Not Six.

Legacy EDR runs 6 separate engines — EPP, EDR, ITDR, SASE, DLP, IAM — each with its own policies, detection pipeline, and overhead. 1stProtect replaces all of them with a single open SIGMA engine in user-space.

On-host MCP Server runs AI forensics locally — no cloud round-trip. Full investigation capability even when fully offline.

SIGMA Engine
22 Modules
MCP AI
USER-SPACE / MS-COMPLIANT

BUILT BY ENGINEERS FROM

CrowdStrikeSentinelOneCheck PointSplunkNTT DataOracleMcAfeeSymantecCisco

Founders' Notes

Engineering logs, release notes, and deep dives from the 1stProtect team.

Single SIGMA Engine. 22 Modules.

User-Space Architecture

Microsoft-compliant user-space enforcement. No kernel modules, no driver conflicts. Single SIGMA engine with open-standard detection.

On-Host MCP Forensics

AI Investigator runs locally on the device via MCP protocol. Full forensics with zero cloud latency, even when fully offline.

deploy.sh

# Deploy to Air-Gapped Cluster

helm install 1stprotect ./charts --set env=offline

...

# Loading policy signatures...

✓ Core Module Loaded.

✓ Offline Mode: ACTIVE.

mdm_profile.json

"deployment_method": "zero_touch",

"platforms": [

"Jamf""Intune""Kandji"

],

✓ Verified on all major providers.

Tactical Applications

AI & LLM Training Clusters

Prevent model exfiltration. Enforce egress policies on GPU clusters where standard agents cause performance degradation.

Air-Gapped Manufacturing

Protect SCADA and OT bridges without an internet connection. Policies update via USB or local relay, enforcing logic offline.

Ephemeral K8s Workloads

Stop container escape attempts in real-time. Installs as a DaemonSet. No sidecars. No kernel module compilation required.

Join the Core

Help us rebuild trust in the runtime.

RECRUITMENT PROTOCOLS: ACTIVE

Transmission / FAQ

>EDR tools are 'Observability' platforms — they record telemetry, send it to the cloud, and alert after the fact. 1stProtect is an 'Enforcement' platform with a single SIGMA engine running 22 Protect modules in user-space. We block threats in <0.04ms, not days.

View Feature Matrix: 1stProtect vs. Legacy EDR
>It means the brain is in the binary, not the cloud. Most security agents go 'brain-dead' if you cut the internet connection. 1stProtect's policy engine is cached locally on the device. We can protect a submarine, an air-gapped server room, or a disconnected laptop with 100% efficacy.
>We deploy in 'Audit Mode' by default. This allows you to see exactly what 1stProtect *would* have blocked without actually terminating processes. Once you have baselined your environment and whitelisted legitimate behavior, you can toggle 'Enforcement Mode' with a single config change.
>No. Our user-space architecture is fully Microsoft-compliant — no kernel modules, no driver conflicts, no blue screens. The SIGMA engine runs with <0.04ms latency and negligible CPU overhead.
>We support standard orchestration. For servers and Kubernetes, we provide a Helm chart deployed as a DaemonSet. For Linux endpoints, we provide signed binaries deployable via standard MDM tooling. It is a 'zero-touch' installation. Windows user-space support is on the engineering roadmap.
>We are launching General Availability in Q1 2026. We are currently hand-picking Design Partners for early access. GTM priorities include Defense & IC partners, cloud-native buyers, AI lab outreach, and MSSP white-label. Submit your email to be considered.
>Absolutely. Unlike competitors, raw telemetry never leaves your device. We only transmit confirmed 'Detections' to the dashboard. Your sensitive data stays on your metal. All transmissions are encrypted via TLS 1.3, and we are strictly SOC2 Type II compliant.

Q1 2026 Cohort: Closing Soon

We cap our Design Partners to ensure high-touch engineering support. Secure your organization's slot to unlock these benefits:

Roadmap Influence
Direct Slack Channel
Lifetime Rate Lock
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Nothing to lose but your data!

Limited Pilot Slots Available for Q1 2026. Currently 84% Filled.

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