Zero Trust vs. EDR: What’s the difference and why you need both

This article contrasts Zero Trust and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), explaining that Zero Trust provides preventive access control to minimize attack surface while EDR offers reactive detection and response, and argues that the two are complementary in a layered defense. It highlights EDR’s limitations against zero-days and rapid ransomware, contends that Zero Trust reduces alerts and lateral movement, and promotes ThreatLocker’s Zero Trust platform as a way to strengthen EDR-driven security operations.