Cybersecurity

Hackers Are Finding Ways to Evade Latest Cybersecurity Tools

EDR software has grown in popularity as a way to defend against destructive attacks such as ransomware. Breaches involving the technology are small but growing, researchers say.

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As hacking has gotten more destructive and pervasive, a powerful type of tool from companies including CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. and Microsoft Corp. has become a boon for the cybersecurity industry.

Called endpoint detection and response software, it’s designed to spot early signs of malicious activity on laptops, servers and other devices – “endpoints” on a computer network — and block them before intruders can steal data or lock the machines.