Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions were developed to fill security gaps left by other tools. The need for EDR can be traced to the early 2010s, but the term EDR was officially coined in 2013. In this article, you’ll learn about the threats that lead to the development of EDR tools, past reincarnations of EDR solutions, and how EDR security will look like in the future.
2010: Threats Leading to The Development of EDR
In the early 2010s, attackers began developing methods for running malicious code without having to install malware. These attacks enabled them to bypass traditional security measures, which relied on identifying malicious executables. Below are some of the methods attackers developed and continue to refine.
