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The "Patient Zero" Problem and the Need for Modern Endpoint Protection

Threat analysis and protection

Published December 2017

Today's digital transformation reality differs greatly from the cyber reality of the recent past. Current signature-based defenses provide little protection in a world of malware with singular targets, referred to as the "patient zero effect."

This paper examines modern endpoint protection, describing how the evolution of malware has created a need for a modernised approach to endpoint protection. It also looks at the role of Palo Alto Networks Traps offering in this critical market