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New Bitdefender research reveals that 97.7% of respondents now use endpoint detection and response (EDR). That number might seem high compared to commonly accepted market penetration estimates, particularly for mid-market organizations. But it is further confirmation that the vast majority of businesses have already upgraded their endpoint protection. This is hardly surprising. The conversation in enterprise security is no longer just about blocking malware or stopping known threats. It is about "proving" that an organization can detect, investigate, and respond to modern attacks before they escalate into operational disruption, financial loss, or reputational damage. This shift was driven by a new reality: endpoint protection alone is no longer enough. The laggards, typically mid-market organizations with lean IT and security teams, are now realizing this. Threat actors are AI-enabled, more evasive, and increasingly successful at bypassing traditional defenses. At the...

The Perfect Recipe for Endpoint Security Calls for Privilege Control Today's most effective ransomware attacks don't require malware; they require a login. Modern threat actors don't need to break in. They can leverage legitimate identities and their privileges to gain a foothold, then continue to capitalize on them, moving laterally to probe for more opportunities and manipulate vulnerabilities and exploits to spread ransomware and spyware. A vulnerable identity or account tied to an endpoint can quickly become an attacker's ticket to your most valuable assets and controls.  With legitimate identities being used as the initial foothold in more attacks, we're seeing less 'anomalous' activity and far more seemingly normal actions performed by a trusted, privileged user. And attackers are keenly aware of how easily they can 'hide' behind these legitimate user accounts.  This is why Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) is really only one piece of the endpoint protection puzz...