Traditional EDR won't cut it: why you need zero trust endpoint security

The early days of the internet when antivirus software was the only protection from online threats are long gone. New tools like Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) have been developed to fill the gap as antivirus grew unable to stop newer forms of cyberattacks like malware.

The struggle began when the rate at which new malware was created and distributed far outweighed the rate at which they could be logged and prevented from causing harm. The most logical step to take was to develop a cybersecurity tool that could identify malware by actions taken, not just by code.

Cybersecurity experts are continuously working to improve EDR tools to better detect and respond to threats faster and more accurately, introducing strategies including artificial intelligence, automated incident response, and managed detection and response to enhance security performance.

Using malware obfuscation, threat actors can bypass EDR identification techniques like analyzing the behavior of malware, making traditional EDR solutions less effective against sophisticated attacks.

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