Both traditional antivirus and next-generation antivirus are designed to block file-based malware. They work by scanning files on disk and quarantining malicious executables. Today, most attacks have evolved to bypass antivirus protection through new, fileless delivery techniques. Exploits, scripts, and macros are some of the vectors hackers use to execute malicious payloads undetected.
According to a 2017 Ponemon Survey, 54% of businesses were comprised in 2017 and of those attacks, 77% utilized exploits or fileless techniques. Overwhelmingly, respondents cited that over-reliance on traditional endpoint security has left organizations exposed to significant risk.
Want a solution that stops exploits, scripts, and everything else bad? Sign-up to get a quote.
