Why Endpoint Security Needs a Rethink: From Reactive to Preemptive Defense 

The article argues that reactive EDR/XDR is inadequate against rising endpoint threats highlighted by DBIR 2025—ransomware present in 44% of breaches, stolen credentials in 22%, and vulnerability exploitation in 20%—with unmanaged endpoints and extortion tactics compounding risk. It promotes a prevention-first, preemptive defense model using Morphisec’s Automated Moving Target Defense and Adaptive Exposure Management to reduce attack surface and block exploits and ransomware pre-execution while integrating with existing security stacks to lower operational overhead and improve resilience.