Audience
Enterprise companies seeking a security solution
About Kaspersky EDR
Not long ago, a typical cyberattack would use mass malware. It would target separate endpoints and detonate within single computers. Mass malware attacks are automatic, they pick out random victims via mass emails, phishing websites, rogue Wi-Fi hotspots etc. The remedy was endpoint protection solutions (EPP), which would protect hosts from mass malware. Facing the effective EPP-based detection, attackers switched to the more costly, but more effective, tactic of launching targeted attacks against particular victims. Due to high cost, targeted attacks are usually used against companies, with the aim of getting profit. Targeted attacks involve reconnaissance and are designed for penetrating the victim’s IT system and evading its protection. The attack kill chain involves many hosts of the IT system. EPPs rely on what they see on a single endpoint. But advanced attacks act on many hosts, making relatively unsuspicious actions on yet another endpoint.