{"id":611742,"date":"2026-09-03T10:30:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/611742\/edr-software-faces-new-challenge-as-80-of-mitre-attck-techniques-target-evasion.html"},"modified":"2026-09-03T10:30:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T10:30:37","slug":"edr-software-faces-new-challenge-as-80-of-mitre-attck-techniques-target-evasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.olympiajournal.com\/news\/story\/611742\/edr-software-faces-new-challenge-as-80-of-mitre-attck-techniques-target-evasion.html","title":{"rendered":"EDR Software Faces New Challenge as 80% of MITRE ATT&CK Techniques Target Evasion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – September 3, 2026 – New independent research from Dunstan Research Group finds that endpoint detection and response (EDR) software can be abused by attackers to protect malware rather than stop it. The analysis examines the August 2026 \u201cBring Your Own EDR\u201d (BYOEDR) disclosure at DEF CON 34, including abuse of SentinelOne\u2019s COM interface to execute unsigned code within Windows PPL protection.<\/div>\n

The Picus Labs Red Report 2026, which analyzed 1.1 million malicious files and 15.5 million adversarial actions, found that 80% of the top MITRE ATT&CK techniques are now dedicated to evasion and persistence. Ransomware encryption techniques declined 38% year-over-year as attackers prioritize stealth over disruption.<\/p>\n

“EDR agents operate with the highest system privileges, yet their own self-protection mechanisms are insufficiently hardened,”<\/em> said Dr. Priya Sharma, Senior Research Analyst at Dunstan Research Group. “When attackers can use SentinelOne’s COM interface to dump Microsoft Defender’s memory and inject unsigned code into PPL-protected processes, it signals that the industry must shift from trust-based EDR architectures to zero-trust principles that apply to security software itself.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Why EDR Evasion Dominates the 2026 Threat Landscape<\/strong><\/p>\n