Security News > 2022 > October > EDR is not a silver bullet

In a recent study by Cymulate of over one million tests conducted by our customers in 2021, the most popular testing vector was EDR. Yet cybersecurity stakeholders should not assume that EDR is a silver bullet.

Today, EDR is facing some of its greatest challenges, including threats laser-targeting EDR systems like the highly-successful Grandoiero banking trojan.

While EDR should not be your only line of defense against advanced threats, including it in a defense solution array is paramount.

A key challenge with EDR is that not everything security-related is dependent on EDR. EDR is a vendor-provided, third-party solution that underlies first party security controls - like cloud application controls or operating systems.

Even as they remain the cornerstone of most cybersecurity defenses, EDR systems are clearly no silver bullet.

To maximize security return on investment from EDR solutions, organizations need to ensure that EDR isn't being undermined by first-party vulnerabilities, excessive permissions, or legacy protocols.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/10/11/edr-is-not-a-silver-bullet/