Category BLOG Featured Now Live: The CrowdStrike 2026 Financial Services Threat Landscape Report May 14, 2026 Falcon AIDR Detects Threats at the Prompt Layer in Kubernetes AI Applications May 13, 2026 May 2026 Patch Tuesday: 30 Critical Vulnerabilities Among 130 CVEs May 12, 2026 Inside CrowdStrike Automated Leads: A Transformative Approach to Threat Detections May 11, 2026 Recent Video Video Highlights the 4 Key Steps to Successful Incident Response Dec 02, 2019 Helping Non-Security Stakeholders Understand ATT&CK in 10 Minutes or Less [VIDEO] Feb 21, 2019 Analyzing Targeted Intrusions Through the ATT&CK Framework Lens [VIDEO] Jan 22, 2019 Qatar’s Commercial Bank Chooses CrowdStrike Falcon®: A Partnership Based on Trust [VIDEO] Aug 20, 2018 Agentic SOC How Charlotte AI AgentWorks Fuels Security's Agentic Ecosystem 03/25/26 CrowdStrike Services and Agentic MDR Put the Agentic SOC in Reach 03/24/26 4 Ways Businesses Use CrowdStrike Charlotte AI to Transform Security Operations 03/12/26 Inside the Human-AI Feedback Loop Powering CrowdStrike’s Agentic Security 02/10/26 Cloud & Application Security 05/13/26 CrowdStrike Named a Leader in Frost & Sullivan 2026 Radar for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms 04/27/26 CrowdStrike Expands Real-Time Cloud Detection and Response to Google Cloud 04/22/26 CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security Delivered 264% ROI Through Unified Cloud Protection Threat Hunting & Intel 05/14/26 CrowdStrike Named a Leader in the First-Ever Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cyberthreat Intelligence Technologies 05/06/26 CrowdStrike Launches Falcon OverWatch for Defender 05/05/26 Tune In: The Future of AI-Powered Vulnerability Discovery 05/01/26 Endpoint Security & XDR 05/11/26 CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Achieves 441% ROI in Three Years 04/21/26 Falcon for IT Supports Windows Secure Boot Certificate Lifecycle Management 04/01/26 Enhanced Network Visibility: A Dive into the Falcon macOS Sensor's New Capabilities 03/11/26 Engineering & Tech EMBER2024: Advancing the Training of Cybersecurity ML Models Against Evasive Malware 09/03/25 Falcon Platform Prevents COOKIE SPIDER’s SHAMOS Delivery on macOS 08/20/25 CrowdStrike’s Approach to Better Machine Learning Evaluation Using Strategic Data Splitting 08/11/25 CrowdStrike Researchers Develop Custom XGBoost Objective to Improve ML Model Release Stability 03/20/25 Executive Viewpoint Frontier AI Is Collapsing the Exploit Window.
Here’s How Defenders Must Respond. 04/20/26 Frontier AI for Defenders: CrowdStrike and OpenAI TAC 04/16/26 Anthropic Claude Mythos Preview: The More Capable AI Becomes, the More Security It Needs 04/06/26 The Architecture of Agentic Defense: Inside the Falcon Platform 01/16/26 From The Front Lines CrowdStrike Technical Risk Assessments Reveal Common Exposure Patterns 05/04/26 Introducing the CrowdStrike Shadow AI Visibility Service CrowdStrike Flex for Services Expands Access to Elite Security Expertise From Scanner to Stealer: Inside the trivy-action Supply Chain Compromise 03/20/26 Next-Gen Identity Security Detecting CVE-2026-20929: Kerberos Authentication Relay via CNAME Abuse 03/31/26 CrowdStrike FalconID Brings Phishing-Resistant MFA to Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security 02/26/26 CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in 2026 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for User Authentication 02/12/26 CrowdStrike to Acquire Seraphic to Secure Work in Any Browser 01/13/26 Next-Gen SIEM & Log Management Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Supports Third-Party EDR Tools, Starting with Microsoft Defender 03/23/26 Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Simplifies Onboarding with Sensor-Native Log Collection 03/06/26 Exposing Insider Threats through Data Protection, Identity, and HR Context 02/18/26 How to Scale SOC Automation with Falcon Fusion SOAR 02/11/26 Public Sector CrowdStrike Innovates to Modernize National Security and Protect Critical Systems 03/18/26 Falcon Platform for Government Now Offers Falcon for XIoT to Secure Connected Assets CrowdStrike Achieves FedRAMP® High Authorization 03/19/25 NHS Matures Healthcare Cybersecurity with NCSC’s CAF Assurance Model 03/13/25 Exposure Management 05/12/26 April 2026 Patch Tuesday: Two Zero-Days and Eight Critical Vulnerabilities Among 164 CVEs 04/14/26 How CrowdStrike Is Accelerating Exposure Evaluation as Adversaries Gain Speed 04/05/26 March 2026 Patch Tuesday: Eight Critical Vulnerabilities and Two Publicly Disclosed Among 82 CVEs Patched 03/10/26 Securing AI CrowdStrike Expands ChatGPT Enterprise Integration with Enhanced Audit Logging and Activity Monitoring 04/28/26 New CrowdStrike Innovations Secure AI Agents and Govern Shadow AI Across Endpoints, SaaS, and Cloud Secure Homegrown AI Agents with CrowdStrike Falcon AIDR and NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails 03/19/26 Introducing "AI Unlocked: Decoding Prompt Injection," a New Interactive Challenge Data Security Falcon Data Security Secures Data Wherever It Lives and Moves Falcon Data Protection for Cloud Extends DSPM into Runtime 11/20/25 CrowdStrike Stops GenAI Data Leaks with Unified Data Protection 09/18/25 Q&A: How Mastronardi Produce Secures Innovation with CrowdStrike 02/14/25 Start Free Trial May 11, 2026 Daniel Brown - Thomas Hobson - Amogh Pradeep Last summer we introduced Automated Leads, a transformative approach to threat detection designed to surface the subtle signs of an attack before it turns into a full-blown breach.
It’s powered by Cro[…] April 21, 2026 Michael Devins A new IDC Business Value study illustrates the measurable value of cybersecurity platform consolidation: Organizations that standardized on the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieved up to 441% return […] April 01, 2026 Dr. Beth Williams Microsoft has announced the retirement of the Windows UEFI CA 2011 certificate and the transition to the Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificate, with hard enforcement beginning in 2026.
This update is part […] March 11, 2026 Ash Leslie - Colton Terrace - Chris Kent The much-anticipated Enhanced Network Visibility feature for macOS is now generally available in sensor version 7.29 or later. This new capability provides insight and improved visibility into network[…] Falcon for XIoT Extends Asset Protection to Healthcare Environments March 09, 2026 Adina Schoeneman CrowdStrike Falcon® for XIoT is extending its industry-leading protections to medical devices in healthcare environments.
This will provide comprehensive security for patient care at a time when healt[…] Advanced Web Shell Detection and Prevention: A Deep Dive into CrowdStrike's Linux Sensor Capabilities February 05, 2026 Falcon Adversary OverWatch Observations from the Field Falcon Adversary OverWatch has observed a number of adversaries targeting Zimbra mail servers, often with the use of web shells and other backdoors.
This is consistent with[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Scores Perfect 100% in SE Labs’ Most Challenging Ransomware Test February 03, 2026 Brad Moon The CrowdStrike Falcon platform has once again delivered a perfect score in the SE Labs October 2025 Enterprise Advanced Security (EDR) Ransomware test: 100% detection accuracy, 100% protection accura[…] CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in 2026 Gartner® Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms January 28, 2026 Chris Prall In today's threat landscape, an effective endpoint protection platform (EPP) is the cornerstone of an organization’s security posture.
Built on this foundation, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform has es[…] Small Devices, Big Risk: USB Drives Threaten Enterprise Security January 21, 2026 Luke Hunsinger - Dana Larson As cloud applications, SaaS platforms, and GenAI tools shape most modern workflows, one physical channel presents an ongoing risk: removable media. USB drives, external devices, and other portable sto[…] Streamline Security Operations with Falcon for IT’s Turnkey Automations December 29, 2025 Michael Devins As IT environments grow more complex and adversaries move faster, security and IT teams need a reliable way to enforce configurations, maintain application health, and resolve issues at scale without […] CrowdStrike Endpoint Security Achieves 273% ROI Over Three Years December 17, 2025 Dana Larson Organizations are under pressure to protect more devices, users, and distributed workloads than ever — while adversaries are moving faster, smarter, and across more domains.
Many businesses still depe[…] CrowdStrike Achieves 100% Detection, 100% Protection, and Zero False Positives in 2025 MITRE ATT&CK® Enterprise Evaluations December 10, 2025 Elia Zaitsev The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform delivered flawless 100% detection, 100% protection, and zero false positives in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK® Enterprise Evaluations, the industry's most demanding and compre[…] Defeating BLOCKADE SPIDER: How CrowdStrike Stops Cross-Domain Attacks November 18, 2025 Chris Prall Cross-domain attacks exemplify adversaries’ drive for speed and stealth.
In these attacks, threat actors navigate multiple domains such as endpoint, cloud, and identity systems to maximize their reach[…] Falcon for XIoT Innovations Improve Speed and Visibility in OT Networks November 05, 2025 Dana Larson CrowdStrike Falcon® for XIoT is gaining new innovations to protect operational technology (OT) and XIoT environments as they grow larger and more interconnected. The rapid expansion of industrial syst[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Achieves 100% Protection and Accuracy in SE Labs Endpoint Protection Evaluation October 29, 2025 Brad Moon The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform has once again proven its leadership in endpoint protection.
In SE Labs’ September 2025 Enterprise Endpoint Security (EPS) evaluation, the Falcon platform earned the A[…] Ransomware Reality: Business Confidence Is High, Preparedness Is Low October 21, 2025 Chris Prall Every organization faces ransomware, but not every organization is prepared to handle it. The CrowdStrike State of Ransomware Survey explores the substantial gap between confidence in global businesse[…] Falcon Defends Against Git Vulnerability CVE-2025-48384 October 16, 2025 Ash Leslie - Doug Brown - Mitch Datka CrowdStrike has identified active exploitation of Git vulnerability CVE-2025-48384.
In the observed activity, threat actors combined sophisticated social engineering tactics with malicious Git reposit[…] Falcon Insight for ChromeOS Adds Automated Response Actions and GovCloud Support October 15, 2025 Chris Prall Adversaries move fast, and so must defenders. CrowdStrike is raising the bar for ChromeOS security with two major advancements in CrowdStrike Falcon® Insight for ChromeOS. New automated response actio[…] Windows 10 End of Support: How to Stay Protected October 14, 2025 Hari Pulapaka Today marks a significant milestone in the technology landscape.
As of October 14, 2025, Microsoft has officially ended support for non-LTSC releases of Windows 10, concluding one of the most widely a[…] How CrowdStrike Stops Living-off-the-Land Attacks October 14, 2025 Chris Prall Adversaries have shifted their tactics away from traditional malware and toward approaches that exploit the very tools organizations rely on. Instead of introducing malicious files that can be blocked[…] Falcon for IT Redefines Vulnerability Management with Risk-based Patching September 17, 2025 Michael Devins CrowdStrike is introducing Risk-based Patching in CrowdStrike Falcon® for IT to close the gap between security and IT teams.
With AI-powered Risk-based Patching and CrowdStrike Falcon® Exposure Manage[…] Falcon Complete Hub Turns MDR Visibility into Action September 11, 2025 Alexa Levine CrowdStrike is introducing Falcon Complete Hub, a new feature within the industry-leading CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR, to provide security teams and leaders with unified insight into thei[…] CrowdStrike Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection and Response Services in Europe, Q3 2025 September 04, 2025 Austin Murphy CrowdStrike has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Services in Europe, Q3 2025.
In this evaluation, CrowdStrike received the highest possible scores in 16[…] CrowdStrike Signal Transforms AI-Powered Threat Detection August 06, 2025 Chris Prall Security teams don't need more alerts. They need the ability to detect what others miss. That's why we're excited to announce the general availability of CrowdStrike® Signal, a new class of AI-powered[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Prevents Supply Chain Attack Involving Compromised NPM Packages July 23, 2025 Veronica Tecan Recently, five popular NPM (Node Package Manager) packages were compromised and modified to deliver a malicious DLL, dubbed “Scavenger”.
The malware pushed via these compromised NPM packages executes […] CrowdStrike Ranked #1 in 2025 Frost Radar™ for MDR July 22, 2025 Chris Bowie CrowdStrike Falcon Complete® Next-Gen MDR has been ranked #1 in the 2025 Frost Radar™: Global Managed Detection and Response, securing the top placement among 19 vendors and leading in both Innovation[…] CrowdStrike Named a Leader in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms for Sixth Consecutive Time July 17, 2025 Anne Aarness - Chris Prall CrowdStrike has once again been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP).
This marks the sixth consecutive time we have received this recognition — a[…] Stop Remote Ransomware Attacks with Falcon Endpoint Security July 14, 2025 Chris Prall Ransomware is a rapidly evolving threat, with attackers increasingly turning to remote techniques that target network shares. To help defend against these tactics, CrowdStrike Falcon® Prevent endpoint[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Wins AV-Comparatives Awards for EDR Detection and Mac Security June 27, 2025 Brad Moon AV-Comparatives, an independent cybersecurity software testing organization, has released the results of two key evaluations of enterprise security solutions.
The CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity pla[…] CrowdStrike Researchers Investigate the Threat of Patchless AMSI Bypass Attacks June 17, 2025 Donato Onofri - Liviu Arsene Adversaries have employed various tactics to bypass Windows’ AMSI security feature, but such attacks are noisy, meaning they can be detected by monitoring security products A CrowdStrike Red Team Engi[…] CrowdStrike Elevates XIoT Security with AI-Powered Insights May 28, 2025 Adam Roeckl As organizations increasingly rely on connected devices to drive efficiency and innovation, the Extended Internet of Things (XIoT) — covering industrial control systems (ICS), operational technology ([…] CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in 2025 Gartner® Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms Report May 27, 2025 Chris Prall A unified endpoint protection platform (EPP) is the essential foundation to a strong cybersecurity strategy.
The industry standard for delivering AI-powered cybersecurity is the CrowdStrike Falcon® pl[…] CrowdStrike Falcon for Mobile Gains Android Enterprise and Zero Trust Integrations May 14, 2025 Luke Hunsinger - Haris Kampouris As organizations support an increasingly mobile workforce, the challenge of securing access to corporate resources from personal and company-owned devices, across various locations, networks, and use […] SMB Security Survey Reveals High Awareness, Lagging Protection May 04, 2025 Dana Larson In today’s digital-first world, cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue — it’s a business imperative.
And while small businesses may run lean, they carry the same responsibility as large enterprises when[…] Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Integrates with Microsoft Edge for Business to Improve Enterprise Browser Security April 28, 2025 Ajit Sancheti CrowdStrike is a strategic launch partner for the new Microsoft Edge for Business security connector framework, a new initiative that brings critical browser security data direction into CrowdStrike F[…] CrowdStrike Falcon for IT Adds Endpoint Automation to Advance SOC Transformation April 23, 2025 Michael Devins Today, CrowdStrike is releasing automated baseline enforcement and remediation in CrowdStrike Falcon® for IT to secure misconfigured devices and consistently address vulnerabilities across endpoints. […] Securing XIoT in the Era of Convergence and Zero Trust March 18, 2025 Adam Roeckl The rise of connected devices has fundamentally reshaped industries, enabling unprecedented levels of automation, efficiency, and innovation.
These devices fall under the Extended Internet of Things ([…] Intelligence-Led Threat Hunting: The Key to Fighting Cross-Domain Attacks March 03, 2025 Thuy Nguyen - Dana Larson Cross-domain attacks have become a defining challenge in modern cybersecurity, with adversaries exploiting gaps across endpoints, identity systems, and cloud environments to achieve their objectives. […] CrowdStrike Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection and Response Services Q1 2025 February 27, 2025 Austin Murphy CrowdStrike and Intel Partner with MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense in PC Hardware-Enabled Defense Project February 25, 2025 Brad Moon - Joel Spurlock - Benjamin Sherwood CrowdStrike and Intel Corp. were key research sponsors and participants in the latest project from the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense The PC Security Stack Mappings — Hardware-Enabled Defens[…] University of Sunderland Goes from Ransomware Recovery to Proactive Defense with CrowdStrike February 04, 2025 Mitesh Shah In 2021, the University of Sunderland experienced a devastating ransomware attack that disrupted its services and highlighted vulnerabilities in its security posture.
With over 28,000 students relying[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Achieves Perfect Score in SE Labs’ Most Comprehensive Ransomware Evaluation January 28, 2025 Joel Spurlock - Brad Moon In the 2024 SE Labs ® Enterprise Advanced Security (EDR) Ransomware Test, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform scored 100% detection, 100% protection, and 100% accuracy, earning the AAA Award for Advanced[…] CrowdStrike Falcon for Legacy Systems: Modern Security for Legacy Environments January 15, 2025 Luke Hunsinger Many organizations across critical industries such as healthcare, manufacturing and energy rely on legacy Windows operating systems to run essential equipment.
These systems, while operationally vital[…] CrowdStrike Earns AAA Award, 100% Total Accuracy Score in SE Labs Q3 Enterprise Advanced Security Test December 18, 2024 Joel Spurlock - Brad Moon - Chris Prall The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform earns the AAA award in SE Labs Q3 2024 Enterprise Advanced Security Test The Falcon platform outperformed all other vendors in accurately detecting the real-world cros[…] CrowdStrike Named a Leader in GigaOm Radar for Ransomware Prevention December 16, 2024 Anne Aarness Ransomware continues to be one of the most pervasive and costly cyber threats facing organizations worldwide.
More than 40% of organizations surveyed by ESG research experienced a successful ransomwar[…] BLG Sees an 80% Reduction in False Positives with CrowdStrike December 11, 2024 Chris Bowie Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is Canada’s largest law firm with 850 lawyers and 2,300 employees working in five offices spread across the country. The firm is 200 years old and fully bilingual across its […] The Rise of Cross-Domain Attacks Demands a Unified Defense December 04, 2024 Dana Larson Modern adversaries are quiet.
No longer reliant on clunky malware to breach their targets, they have adopted more subtle and effective methods to infiltrate businesses, move laterally and access criti[…] One Year of Falcon Go: Transforming Cybersecurity for Small Businesses December 02, 2024 Dana Larson Small business owners are wearing more hats than ever before. Along with managing operations, sales, innovation, customer satisfaction and more, they must also stay on top of trends that can affect th[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Prevents Multiple Vulnerable Driver Attacks in Real-World Intrusion December 02, 2024 Matt Weiner - Ioan-Cristian Iacob Over the last 18 months, bring your own vulnerable driver (BYOVD) attacks have escalated significantly as adversaries attempt to bypass endpoint detection and response (EDR) products including the Cro[…] Aflac Drives Consolidation with the Falcon Platform, Eliminating 15 Point Security Tools in Three Years November 26, 2024 Chris Bowie Aflac, one of the world’s largest supplemental insurance providers, is built on a promise: to support its customers in times of need.
Whether it’s an accident, critical illness or mounting medical bil[…] Solar Group Eliminates Complexity and Speeds Response Time with the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform November 25, 2024 Anne Aarness Solar Group is a leading European sourcing and services company whose core business centers on product sourcing, value-adding services and optimizing their customers’ businesses. Headquartered in Denm[…] Gulf Bank Swaps Four Security Products for the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform November 22, 2024 Chris Bowie The Middle East’s financial sector, particularly in Kuwait, faced a surge of sophisticated cyberattacks starting in 2018.
For Gulf Bank, a leading financial institution in Kuwait, this wave of attacks[…] CrowdStrike Strengthens SMB Security with Seamless Mobile Protection November 20, 2024 Luke Hunsinger - Dana Larson Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) face many of the same cybersecurity threats as large enterprises but often lack the resources to maintain robust security across all devices. As SMBs rely on a[…] CrowdStrike Receives High Scores in 2024 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Endpoint Protection Platforms Report October 31, 2024 Sunil Frida This week, Gartner released its 2024 Gartner® Critical Capabilities Report for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) as a companion to last month’s 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection […] CrowdStrike + Fortinet: Unifying AI-Native Endpoint and Next-Gen Firewall Protection October 22, 2024 Chris Stewart In today’s fast-evolving cybersecurity landscape, organizations face an increasing barrage of sophisticated threats targeting endpoints, networks and every layer in between.
CrowdStrike and Fortinet h[…] Enhancing Detection Fidelity: Fight Alert Fatigue with Accurate and Reliable Detections October 18, 2024 Luke Hunsinger In today's rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, the importance of detection fidelity cannot be overstated. Security operations center (SOC) teams are overwhelmed by the sheer volume and complexit[…] Small Business, Big Defense: Four Pillars of an Effective Cybersecurity Awareness Program October 13, 2024 JJ Cranford In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity threats don’t take breaks — and neither should your small business.
In fact, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are prime targets, seen as easy prey d[…] TDK Electronics Goes from Complexity to Confidence with CrowdStrike October 07, 2024 Chris Bowie TDK Electronics is a German manufacturer of electronic components, modules and systems. With more than 23,000 employees spread across 20 development and production sites worldwide, TDK serves a range […] CrowdStrike Named a Leader in 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms September 25, 2024 Sunil Frida CrowdStrike is proud to be named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms.
We believe this recognition clearly demonstrates the power of the CrowdStrike Falcon® […] Take Your Endpoint Security to New Heights at Fal.Con 2024 September 12, 2024 Anne Aarness This blog is part of a five-part series previewing Fal.Con 2024 content. Read previews for cloud, AI, next-gen SIEM and identity. Endpoint security remains the foundation of modern cyber defense. It’s[…] CrowdStrike Named a Customers’ Choice in 2024 Gartner® Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platform Report July 11, 2024 Anne Aarness The endpoint combines both opportunity and risk for most organizations.
While an essential hub for modern business operations and the tools employees use, it also is the primary attack surface for tod[…] 3 Ways Small Businesses Can Make Big Strides in Cybersecurity June 13, 2024 Lisa Campbell While every business needs technology to grow and succeed, not all businesses have the skills and resources they need to protect their environments, their data and their customers from today’s securit[…] CrowdStrike Falcon for Mobile Unlocks New Mobile Security Options for SMBs June 11, 2024 Luke Hunsinger Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) increasingly rely on mobile technology to drive efficiency and stay competitive.
However, the use of mobile devices introduces security risks that SMBs must ad[…] Retailer Compares Microsoft with CrowdStrike for Security. The Verdict? “It’s Not Even Close” June 05, 2024 Editorial Team The CISO of an American retailer recently shared their experience comparing CrowdStrike with Microsoft for endpoint and identity security. This person, who has nearly a decade of experience in cyberse[…] CrowdStrike Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide MDR April 29, 2024 Austin Murphy The #1 global managed detection and response (MDR) provider and pioneer continues to dominate.
Today, CrowdStrike was named a Leader in the 2024 IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Detection and Respon[…] Falcon Fund in Focus: Nagomi Helps Customers Maximize Their Cybersecurity Investments April 24, 2024 Gur Talpaz - Tayler Sipperly Preventable breaches are a common problem. According to research by Nagomi, a leader in the nascent field of automated security control assessment, 80% of breached organizations already had a tool in […] CrowdStrike Falcon Wins Best EDR Annual Security Award in SE Labs Evaluations April 12, 2024 Joel Spurlock - Liviu Arsene CrowdStrike wins third consecutive Best Endpoint Detection and Response 2024 Award from SE Labs The award recognizes that the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform demonstrates consistent results in detecting […] CrowdStrike, Intel and Dell: Clustering and Similarity Assessment for AI-driven Endpoint Security with Intel NPU Acceleration April 08, 2024 Greg Dalcher CrowdStrike’s mission is to stop breaches.
We continuously research and develop technologies to outpace new and sophisticated threats and stop adversaries from pursuing attacks. We also recognize that[…] CrowdStrike a Research Participant in Two Latest Center for Threat-Informed Defense Projects March 12, 2024 Brad Moon - Shaun Hurley - Dan Fernandez As a global cybersecurity industry leader and a Research Partner for the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense, CrowdStrike provided expertise and thought leadership to two of the Center […] Does Your MDR Deliver Outcomes — or Homework?
March 05, 2024 Nick Hayes At CrowdStrike, we’re on a very simple mission: We stop breaches. It’s easy for us to make this claim but challenging to put into practice and maintain day in and day out. Still, we know with absolute[…] CrowdStrike and Intel Research Collaborate to Advance Endpoint Security Through AI and NPU Acceleration February 27, 2024 Greg Dalcher At CrowdStrike, we are relentlessly researching and developing new technologies to outpace new and sophisticated threats, track adversaries’ behavior and stop breaches.
As today’s adversaries continue[…] CrowdStrike Customers Share Benefits of Cybersecurity Consolidation and Technology Integrations February 26, 2024 Matt Morgan I recently had the opportunity to speak with three CrowdStrike customers who shared their stories on why they consolidated on the CrowdStrike Falcon® XDR platform and the benefits of CrowdStrike’s tec[…] Seeing into the Shadows: Tackling ChromeOS Blind Spots with Dell and CrowdStrike February 14, 2024 Janani Nagarajan According to a 2023 Forbes article, 12.7% of U.S. workers work remotely and 28.2% have adopted a hybrid work schedule.
As device and usage trends continue to shift, organizations must find ways to sec[…] HijackLoader Expands Techniques to Improve Defense Evasion February 07, 2024 Donato Onofri - Emanuele Calvelli HijackLoader continues to become increasingly popular among adversaries for deploying additional payloads and tooling A recent HijackLoader variant employs sophisticated techniques to enhance its comp[…] 4 Reasons Why Nonprofits Are a Target — and What You Need to Know About Cybersecurity January 17, 2024 Brad Moon Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are a more frequent target of cybercrime than large companies, a trend largely driven by their lack of security resources and expertise.
Some SMBs are at great[…] CrowdStrike Native XDR Now Brings Faster, More Comprehensive Detections to EDR Customers at No Additional Cost January 11, 2024 Anne Aarness - Chris Prall Today’s adversaries are moving faster than ever. With the quickest attacks happening in just 7 minutes, adversaries are compromising endpoints and moving laterally before security teams can respond.1 […] Furthest Right in Vision.
Highest in Ability to Execute. Only CrowdStrike. January 10, 2024 Michael Sentonas If a picture is worth a thousand words, the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms says it all. Today, I’m incredibly honored and proud to announce CrowdStrike has been named […] CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Delivers $6 Return for Every $1 Invested January 08, 2024 Scott Simkin A new IDC white paper, “The Business Value of The CrowdStrike Falcon XDR Platform,” sponsored by CrowdStrike, highlights the substantial operational benefits, cost savings and ROI that organizations a[…] CrowdStrike Participates in Center for Threat-Informed Defense OceanLotus Project, the First Public Adversary Emulation Plan Combining macOS and Linux December 29, 2023 Brad Moon The MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense created a public adversary emulation library in 2020 as adversary emulation plans comprising MITRE ATT&CK® tactics and techniques are essential t[…] CrowdStrike Brings AI-Powered Cybersecurity to Small and Medium-Sized Businesses November 14, 2023 Daniel Bernard Cyber risks for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have never been higher.
SMBs face a barrage of attacks, including ransomware, malware and variations of phishing/vishing. This is one reason wh[…] Five Steps to a Bulletproof Business Case for MDR November 08, 2023 Nick Hayes For many cybersecurity leaders, the most intimidating threat they encounter isn’t an adversary — it’s the daunting prospect of trying to win over key business stakeholders and obtain vital budget. Esp[…] CrowdStrike Achieves 100% Ransomware Protection Accuracy and 100% EDR Rating in SE Labs Test November 06, 2023 Sagar Gulhane - Brad Moon - Liviu Arsene In the 2023 SE Labs Enterprise Advanced Security (EDR) Ransomware test, the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieved a 100% ransomware protection rating and scored a 100% EDR rating.
Testing wa[…] Small Screens, Big Risks: Falcon for Mobile Releases New Innovations to Accelerate Detection and Response for Mobile Threats October 20, 2023 Haris Kampouris Mobile devices have become critical endpoints for accessing enterprise applications, systems and data. Adversaries know this all too well, as evidenced by the growing numbers of attacks that target mo[…] CrowdStrike Recognized by Forrester as a Leader in Endpoint Security with the Highest Score in the Current Offering Category October 19, 2023 Scott Simkin CrowdStrike has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Security, Q4 2023, the latest recognition in a string of accolades for our market-leading cybersecurity solutions delivered from th[…] CrowdStrike Partners with Box to Add Automated Protections Against Security Breaches and Data Loss October 11, 2023 Janani Nagarajan The risk of cyberattacks continues to grow for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
Today, a staggering 70% of cyberattacks target SMBs, a scourge that cost organizations with fewer than 500 emplo[…] CrowdStrike vs. Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: A Cybersecurity Leader Compares EDR Tools October 03, 2023 Mitesh Shah CrowdStrike customers tend to stay with CrowdStrike, typically starting with endpoint detection and response (EDR), then expanding to other attack surfaces as they consolidate their cybersecurity with[…] Three Recommendations for a Next-Generation Cybersecurity Framework October 03, 2023 Elizabeth Guillot - Rob Sheldon Cyberattacks evolve daily, and defenders are forced to adapt at the same rate.
Cybersecurity best practices, however, are updated and codified much less frequently. There is broad experimentation in t[…] It’s Time to Do Better as an Industry with MITRE Evaluations September 24, 2023 Scott Simkin - Joel Spurlock We couldn’t be prouder that CrowdStrike achieved the highest coverage across the last two consecutive MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations. We achieved 100% protection, 100% visibility and 100% analyti[…] CrowdStrike Redefines Cybersecurity with New Falcon Platform Innovations to Deliver True Platform Consolidation September 19, 2023 Raj Rajamani Cybersecurity is about speed.
The faster you can detect an attack, the faster you can respond and stop adversaries in their tracks — and they are steadily growing quicker and more sophisticated, with […] CrowdStrike and Intel Corporation: Addressing the Threat Landscape Today, Tomorrow and Beyond September 18, 2023 Daniel Bernard At CrowdStrike, our mission is to stop breaches. We’re constantly researching and developing new technologies to stay ahead of sophisticated threats and stop adversaries from advancing their attacks. […] Unveiling the CrowdStrike Marketplace: A Powerful Ecosystem to Meet Unique Cybersecurity Needs September 18, 2023 CrowdStrike Organizations must find ways to unify disjointed tools and mitigate their cybersecurity risk as threats become more sophisticated and siloes impede visibility.
Today’s adversaries are getting faster —[…] CrowdStrike Joins the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense’s “Summiting the Pyramid” Research Project to Make Analytics More Robust September 14, 2023 Jesse Travis CrowdStrike is a Research Partner with the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense and actively participates in the Center’s research into proactive cybersecurity defense As a global leader[…] Why Legacy AV Is an Easy Target for Attackers September 13, 2023 Anne Aarness If you still rely on legacy antivirus software to stop modern cyberattacks, this post is for you.
Today’s adversaries are relentless. While many threat actors have adopted newer techniques such as dat[…] Falcon Complete for Service Providers: New Program Expands Access to Market-Leading MDR Service September 12, 2023 Austin Murphy CrowdStrike is expanding access to its market-leading managed detection and response (MDR) service, CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete. With the announcement of Falcon Complete for Service Providers, CrowdS[…] Earn Your Wings in the New CrowdStrike Community September 08, 2023 Paul McNulty It’s never been easier to get your CrowdStrike questions answered.
The new and improved CrowdStrike Community is now generally available to all CrowdStrike customers and partners, offering a trusted u[…] CrowdStrike Teams with the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense in Development of TRAM II August 29, 2023 Ted Driggs As a Research Partner for the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense, CrowdStrike was involved in the development of a new version of the Threat Report ATT&CK Mapper (TRAM) CrowdStrike pro[…] Healthcare Is Experiencing a Cybersecurity Emergency August 23, 2023 Todd Felker Hospitals are seeking creative ways to fund technology and cybersecurity protection measures amid a perfect storm of operational challenges that affect quality of care.
These include: Rising Costs: Ho[…] CrowdStrike Scores 100% in SE Labs Q2 2023 Enterprise Advanced Security Detection Test, Wins AAA Award August 04, 2023 Sagar Gulhane - Brad Moon - Liviu Arsene The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieved 100% attack detection with zero false positives in the Q2 2023 SE Labs Enterprise Advanced Security (EAS) test, earning the AAA award for its perfect performa[…] Meet the Protectors: New Video Series Spotlights Cybersecurity Leaders Powered by CrowdStrike July 21, 2023 Editorial Team You don’t have a malware problem — you have an adversary problem.
CrowdStrike has relentlessly focused on finding and stopping the humans behind cyberattacks. Today, we’re launching a new series that […] CrowdStrike Expands XDR Ecosystem to Give Customers a Data Advantage July 13, 2023 Jill Braden - Joe Forjette Cybersecurity is fundamentally a data problem. As adversary techniques continue to mature, organizations still struggle to collect the right data from all their security and IT point products to detec[…] Welcome to the Adversary Universe Podcast: Unmasking the Threat Actors Targeting Your Organization July 13, 2023 Editorial Team The modern adversary is relentless.
Today’s threat actors target global organizations with increasingly sophisticated attacks. As we’ve said since the founding of CrowdStrike: “You don’t have a malwar[…] Why Customers Are Consolidating Cybersecurity with CrowdStrike July 10, 2023 Anne Aarness As adversaries continue to evolve their tactics and techniques, organizations are scrambling to shore up their security posture. Security teams have historically turned to point products to fill gaps […] Falcon Insight for ChromeOS: The Industry’s First Native XDR Offering for ChromeOS July 06, 2023 Chris Prall In recent years, ChromeOS device usage among businesses has seen a significant uptick, particularly in its adoption across verticals, from schools to large enterprises.
According to recent IDC researc[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Pro for Mac Achieves 100% Mac Malware Protection, Awarded 2023 AV-Comparatives Approved Mac Security Product June 22, 2023 Sagar Gulhane - Brad Moon - Liviu Arsene CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac achieved 100% Mac malware protection in the May 2023 AV-Comparatives Mac Security Test This 2023 win marks the sixth consecutive year that CrowdStrike Falcon Pro for Ma[…] CrowdStrike Researchers Automate Zero-Day Malware Classification for More Effective Threat Mitigation June 16, 2023 Greg Dalcher - Vitaly Zaytsev CrowdStrike researchers use machine intelligence to categorize zero-day malware by using behavioral data, pre-defined Threat Type groups, and supervised and unsupervised clustering and similarity asse[…] CrowdStrike Invests in and Partners with Prelude Security to Drive Continuous Security Testing and Validation for Our Customers June 01, 2023 Gur Talpaz - Tayler Sipperly Managing security posture at scale is a significant challenge for global organizations of all sizes.
With a rapidly expanding security estate and a global worker gap of 3.4 million, according to (ICS)[…] The Security Compromise that Comes with Windows 10 End of Support May 25, 2023 Mitesh Shah On April 27, 2023, Microsoft announced the end of support for Windows 10, making 1022H2 the final version of the operating system. In the announcement, Microsoft outlined that Windows 10 will continue[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Achieves Certification in AV-Comparatives' First Anti-Tampering Test May 23, 2023 Sagar Gulhane - Brad Moon - Liviu Arsene After completing extensive tests designed to evaluate the tampering resistance of enterprise security solutions, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform has achieved certification in the AV-Comparatives Anti[…] How to Establish Cross-Border Transfer Systems that Help Protect Privacy May 11, 2023 Kenji Okura Cybersecurity, privacy and data flows will be key topics at this year’s G7 in Japan.
Against this backdrop, it has been a year since last year’s amendments to the Act on Protection of Personal Informa[…] CrowdStrike Expands Falcon Data Replicator Capabilities to Boost SOC Performance May 09, 2023 Fiona Ing Are you getting the most from your data? Collecting data from across your environment can provide security teams with the visibility needed to detect and respond to threats, but large volumes of data […] Accelerate Your Security Transformation with Google Workspace and CrowdStrike April 24, 2023 Anne Aarness - Chris Prall Each day, enterprise and public sector IT teams face new challenges when managing hybrid work for networks of hundreds, or even thousands, of users.
A more distributed workforce means an increased rel[…] New CrowdStrike Falcon Fusion Features Refine Workflow Automation for CrowdStrike Customers April 18, 2023 Mirza Baig CrowdStrike Falcon® Fusion is a cloud-scale, extensible security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) framework that’s natively integrated with the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform and available […] CrowdStrike Delivers Cyber Resilience for the Airline Industry to Meet New TSA Requirements April 18, 2023 Paul Ashwood The U.S.
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is taking proactive measures to protect the nation’s transportation system by issuing new cybersecurity requirements for airports and aircraft ope[…] Introducing CrowdStrike Falcon Complete XDR: Solving the Cybersecurity Skills Gap with Managed XDR April 18, 2023 Thomas Etheridge CrowdStrike today introduced CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete XDR, a new managed extended detection and response (MXDR) service that builds on the industry-leading CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete managed det[…] Mitigating USB Data Exfiltration with New Capabilities in Falcon Device Control April 05, 2023 Dan Fernandez - Shelley Zhao New features in CrowdStrike Falcon® Device Control deliver enhanced data identification and enable investigation into data loss and exfiltration activities through USB devices.
New file metadata capab[…] CrowdStrike Brings Extended Detection and Response to New z16 and LinuxONE 4 Single Frame and Rack Mount Models April 04, 2023 Jeremy Carter We are excited to collaborate with IBM, which today unveils its new IBM z16 and LinuxONE Rockhopper 4 single frame and rack mount models, available globally on May 17, 2023. Powered by IBM’s Telum pro[…] 4 Examples of Third-Party Testing and Customer Reviews that Highlight CrowdStrike’s Cybersecurity Leadership March 08, 2023 Brad Moon CrowdStrike researchers work tirelessly to stay a step ahead of even the most sophisticated adversaries, with an elevated profile that includes becoming a Research Partner in the MITRE Engenuity Cente[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Named the Winner of the 2022 AV-TEST Award for Best MacOS Security Product March 02, 2023 Brad Moon - Liviu Arsene - Sagar Gulhane After extensive testing and analysis, the AV-TEST Institute has named CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac the Best MacOS Security Product for Business for 2022.
AV-TEST completed its evaluation of macOS s[…] CrowdStrike Uncovers I2Pminer MacOS Mineware Variant February 23, 2023 Mitch Datka - Ron Bolger CrowdStrike analyzed an I2Pminer variant that targets macOS The mineware utilizes I2P to hide XMRig network traffic The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform provides continuous protection against mineware thr[…] CrowdStrike Ranked #1 in the IDC Worldwide Endpoint Security Market Shares Report for Third Time in a Row February 16, 2023 Jennifer Johnson CrowdStrike maintains endpoint security market leadership with a #1 ranking in IDC’s 2021-2022 report, and has been awarded Best Endpoint Detection and Response and Best Product Development by SE Labs[…] DLL Side-Loading: How to Combat Threat Actor Evasion Techniques February 13, 2023 Matt Weiner Threat actors constantly evolve their tactics and techniques to circumvent security solutions.
Working at the cutting-edge of detection engineering, CrowdStrike rapidly tracks and observes these evolu[…] Small Business Cyberattack Analysis: Most-Targeted SMB Sectors and Key Prevention Tips January 29, 2023 Joe Faulhaber - Brad Moon Cybercriminals more frequently target small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) than large companies, often due to SMBs’ lack of security resources SMBs in the not-for-profit and transportation sectors[…] 3 Easy Steps for End-to-End XDR with CrowdStrike and Zscaler January 20, 2023 Chris Prall Hybrid working models have increasingly become the normal way of doing business.
Employees are working from anywhere, users and their devices are moving on and off the office network, and many applica[…] SMB Cybersecurity: How Small Businesses Solve Big Challenges with CrowdStrike January 15, 2023 Editorial Team The cybersecurity threats facing small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are real and growing. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reports a majority of the 800,000+ complaints they received re[…] Malware Analysis: GuLoader Dissection Reveals New Anti-Analysis Techniques and Code Injection Redundancy December 19, 2022 Sarang Sonawane - Donato Onofri GuLoader is an advanced malware downloader that uses a polymorphic shellcode loader to dodge traditional security solutions CrowdStrike researchers expose complete GuLoader behavior by mapping all emb[…] Our Customers Have Spoken: CrowdStrike Delivers the Best in EDR, EPP and XDR December 13, 2022 Editorial Team Time and again, analyst reports, independent tests and numerous other awards and acknowledgements affirm CrowdStrike is a leader in cybersecurity.
Why is this important? Because when CrowdStrike is #1[…] Inside the MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation: How CrowdStrike’s Elite Managed Services Operate in the Real World December 07, 2022 Austin Murphy Following CrowdStrike’s strong performance in the first-ever MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations for Security Managed Services Providers with 99% detection coverage, we take a deep dive into the testing process[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Achieves 100% Detection and Protection Against MacOS Malware with Zero False Positives in Latest MacOS AV-TEST December 01, 2022 Sagar Gulhane - Brad Moon - Liviu Arsene As organizations increasingly face malware attacks that target macOS, detecting and preventing attacks without disruption caused by false positives and false warning messages is increasingly important[…] CrowdStrike Powers MXDR by Deloitte, Offering Customers Risk Mitigation with Powerful Customized and Managed Security Services November 28, 2022 Brett Shaw Deloitte (U.S/Global), a leader in managed security services, recently announced the global availability of MXDR by Deloitte — a managed extended detection and response suite of offerings (U.S./Global[…] CrowdStrike Teams with the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense to Develop ATT&CK Defense for IaaS November 17, 2022 Liviu Arsene - Joel Spurlock - Sergey Kozlov - Manoj Ahuje CrowdStrike is a Research Partner in the MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense and also a Research Participant in the Center’s Defending IaaS with ATT&CK® research project This project’s […] CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Achieves 100% Ransomware Prevention with Zero False Positives, Wins AAA Enterprise Advanced Security Award from SE Labs October 25, 2022 Joel Spurlock - Joe Faulhaber The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieved 100% protection accuracy and 100% legitimacy accuracy with zero false positives, winning SE Labs’ first-ever endpoint detection and response (EDR) ransomware […] CrowdStrike Advances to Research Partner with MITRE Engenuity Center for Threat-Informed Defense to Help Lead the Future of Cyber Defense October 21, 2022 Joel Spurlock - Liviu Arsene CrowdStrike is deepening its commitment to advancing the security ecosystem leading the future of protection by becoming a top-tier partner in the MITRE Center for Threat-Informed Defense research pro[…] Why Your Small Business Needs to Rethink Its Cybersecurity Strategy October 17, 2022 Editorial Team Cybercrime is a big problem for small businesses, and the risk of advanced threats continues to grow.
This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, learn how to protect your SMB or nonprofit from attacks that t[…] CrowdStrike Introduces Sandbox Scryer: A Free Threat-Hunting Tool for Generating MITRE ATT&CK and Navigator Data September 01, 2022 Greg Dalcher - Joel Spurlock Sandbox Scryer is an open-source tool for producing threat hunting and intelligence data from public sandbox detonation output The tool leverages the MITRE ATT&CK Framework to organize and prioritize […] Why XDR Should Be on Your Roadmap for SOC Success August 16, 2022 Scott Simkin Fighting modern adversaries requires having a modern security operations center (SOC), especially as organizations move to the cloud.
To protect their estates against tomorrow’s threats, security prof[…] CrowdStrike Wins Technology Innovation Leadership Award, Continues Dominance in Endpoint Security Market CrowdStrike is proud to receive Frost & Sullivan’s 2022 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award in the endpoint security sector. This recognition reflects CrowdStrike’s continued investment to d[…] CrowdStrike and Industry Partners Release Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework August 10, 2022 janani.nagarajan CrowdStrike is excited to announce the release of the Open Cybersecurity Schema Framework (OCSF) project, a collaborative open-source effort among cybersecurity and technology leaders to break down si[…] Securing Our Nation: How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Delivers on Cyber Resiliency August 01, 2022 Jeff Worthington Attacks and intrusions on our nation’s vital infrastructure — our electrical grid, water systems, ports and oil supply — are on the rise.
For example, as reported by the Pew Charitable Trust in March […] Address the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage by Building Your Security Stack with the CrowdStrike Store July 26, 2022 Fiona Ing The increase in attack sophistication coupled with the decline of skilled security staff continues to put pressure on organizations and their teams by minimizing their ability to effectively see and c[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac Achieves 100% Mac Malware Protection, Wins Fifth AV-Comparatives Approved Mac Security Product Award June 28, 2022 Sagar Gulhane - Joe Faulhaber CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac achieved 100% Mac malware protection in the May 2022 AV-Comparatives Mac Security Test and Review CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac has now won five consecutive Approved […] CrowdStrike Tops IDC Worldwide Corporate Endpoint Security Market Shares, 2021 June 23, 2022 Scott Simkin CrowdStrike is proud to be ranked No. 1 in the IDC Worldwide Corporate Endpoint Security Market Shares, 2021 report (doc #US48580022, May 2022).
We are grateful to our customers and partners for helpi[…] CrowdStrike Uncovers New MacOS Browser Hijacking Campaign June 02, 2022 Mitch Datka CrowdStrike analyzed a new browser hijacking campaign that targets MacOS The purpose of the campaign is to inject ads into the user’s Chrome or Safari browser The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform provides[…] CrowdStrike Falcon Protects Customers from Follina (CVE-2022-30190) June 01, 2022 Dan Fernandez - Liviu Arsene On May 27, 2022, a remote code execution vulnerability was reported affecting the Microsoft Windows Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) The vulnerability, which is classified as a zero-day, can be invoked […] CrowdStrike Named an Overall Leader in 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for EPDR Market May 16, 2022 Anne Aarness CrowdStrike is proud to announce its recognition as an Overall Leader with the highest rating in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for vendors in the Endpoint Protection, Detection & Response […] CrowdStrike Falcon Pro for Mac Achieves Highest Score in AV-TEST MacOS Evaluation for Business Users (March 2022) May 12, 2022 Sagar Gulhane - Liviu Arsene CrowdStrike Falcon®® achieves the maximum score of 18 points in the first 2022 AV-TEST MacOS evaluation for business users AV-TEST is an independent research institute for IT security that performs qu[…] CrowdStrike Partners with Center for Threat-Informed Defense to Reveal Top Attack Techniques Defenders Should Prioritize May 10, 2022 Joel Spurlock - Liviu Arsene CrowdStrike is a Research Sponsor and contributor for the new Top ATT&CK Techniques project — an initiative of the Center for Threat-Informed Defense, a non-profit, privately funded research and devel[…] How Falcon OverWatch Spots Destructive Threats in MITRE Adversary Emulation May 05, 2022 falcon.overwatch.team In the recent MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation, CrowdStrike demonstrated the power of its unified platform approach to stopping breaches.
Facing attack emulations from the highly sophistic[…] Falcon Fusion Accelerates Orchestrated and Automated Response Time April 28, 2022 janani.nagarajan CrowdStrike Falcon® Fusion automates and accelerates incident response by orchestrating sandbox detonations to automatically analyze related malware samples and enrich the results with industry-leadin[…] Security Doesn’t Stop at the First Alert: CrowdStrike Falcon Intelligence Offers New Context in MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation April 19, 2022 Kurt Baker - Liviu Arsene - Sanket Karpe The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform delivers 100% prevention across all nine steps in the MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Enterprise Evaluation CrowdStrike extends endpoint and workload protection by fully integ[…] XDR: A New Vision for InfoSec’s Ongoing Problems April 13, 2022 danbrown Let's face it.
The information security industry loves a new acronym. For industry long-timers, a new acronym might be just the latest reason for an eye roll. For folks new to the field, it can be ver[…] Falcon Platform Identity Protection Shuts Down MITRE ATT&CK Adversaries April 07, 2022 Joel Spurlock - Liviu Arsene “We were asked to disable identity protection capabilities to let the testing proceed — and still achieved 100% prevention.” The weeks following the release of the MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluation ca[…] CrowdStrike “Dominates” in Endpoint Detection and Response April 06, 2022 Michael Sentonas “CrowdStrike dominates in EDR while building its future in XDR and Zero Trust.” — The Forrester Wave™: Endpoint Detection and Response Providers, Q2 2022 We are excited that Forrester has named CrowdS[…] BERT Embeddings: A Modern Machine-learning Approach for Detecting Malware from Command Lines (Part 2 of 2) April 01, 2022 Cristian Popa A novel methodology, BERT embedding, enables large-scale machine learning model training for detecting malware It reduces dependency on human threat analyst involvement in training machine learning mo[…] CrowdStrike Achieves 100% Prevention in Recent MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluation Emulating Russia-based Threat Groups March 31, 2022 Michael Sentonas Your Current Endpoint Security May Be Leaving You with Blind Spots March 21, 2022 Anne Aarness Threat actors are continuously honing their skills to find new ways to penetrate networks, disrupt business-critical systems and steal confidential data.
In the early days of the internet, adversaries[…] CrowdStrike and Cloudflare Expand Zero Trust from Devices and Identities to Applications March 17, 2022 janani.nagarajan Threat actors continue to exploit users, devices and applications, especially as more of them exist outside of the traditional corporate perimeter. With employees consistently working remotely, advers[…] Empower Your SOC with New Applications in the CrowdStrike Store March 11, 2022 Geoff Swaine With chaos seemingly surrounding us in security, it can be hard to cut through the noise.
How do you detect and prioritize evolving threats and what tools should you use to address them? With new atta[…] Five Steps to Kick-start Your Move to XDR March 09, 2022 Nick Hayes Alert overload is practically a given for security teams today. Analysts are inundated with new detections and events to triage, all spread across a growing set of disparate, disconnected security too[…] The Easy Solution for Stopping Modern Attacks March 07, 2022 Kapil Raina Modern cyberattacks are multifaceted, leveraging different tools and techniques and targeting multiple entry points.
As noted in the CrowdStrike 2022 Global Threat Report, 62% of modern attacks do not[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Protects from New Wiper Malware Used in Ukraine Cyberattacks February 25, 2022 William Thomas - Adrian Liviu Arsene - Farid Hendi On Feb. 23, 2022, a new wiper malware was reported targeting Ukraine systems The wiper destroys files on infected Windows devices by corrupting specific elements of connected hard drives CrowdStrike I[…] Modernize Your Security Stack with the Falcon Platform February 24, 2022 Nick Hayes - Janani Nagarajan The job for CIOs, CISOs and their security and IT teams may be more complex than ever in 2022.
Ongoing support for hybrid workforces, coupled with the continued shift to the cloud, has expanded the th[…] Why the Most Effective XDR Is Rooted in Endpoint Detection and Response February 22, 2022 Anne Aarness Extended detection and response (XDR) solutions deliver powerful capabilities to help security teams fight adversaries by increasing visibility, simplifying operations and accelerating identification […] CrowdStrike Research Investigates Exploit Behavior to Strengthen Customer Protection February 22, 2022 Joseph Goodwin - Aspen Lindblom CrowdStrike continuously observes and researches exploit behavior to strengthen protection for customers Code execution techniques constantly target Windows, Linux and macOS operating systems Successf[…] CrowdStrike Partners with MITRE CTID, Reveals Real-world Insider Threat Techniques February 17, 2022 John Stringer Remote working has exposed companies to greater levels of insider risk, which can result in data exfiltration, fraud and confidential information leakage CrowdStrike is a founding sponsor and lead con[…] Defend Against Ransomware and Malware with Falcon Fusion and Falcon Real Time Response February 16, 2022 janani.nagarajan Adversaries are moving beyond malware and becoming more sophisticated in their attacks by using legitimate credentials and built-in tools to evade detection by traditional antivirus products.
Accordin[…] CROWDSTRIKE FALCON XDR: Delivered at the Speed and Scale of the CrowdStrike Security Cloud February 07, 2022 Nick Hayes We are thrilled to announce the general availability of CrowdStrike's newest innovation: CROWDSTRIKE FALCON® XDR. Founded on our pioneering endpoint detection and response (EDR) technology and the pow[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Proactively Protects Against Wiper Malware as CISA Warns U.S.
Companies of Potential Attacks January 31, 2022 Sarang Sonawane - Liviu Arsene The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warns of potential critical threats similar to recent cyberthreats targeting Ukraine U.S. companies are advised to implement cybersecurity m[…] BERT Embeddings: A Modern Machine-learning Approach for Detecting Malware from Command Lines (Part 1 of 2) January 26, 2022 Stefan-Bogdan Cocea Suspicious command lines differ from common ones in how the executable path looks and the unusual arguments passed to them Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers (BERT) embeddings can[…] Linux-Targeted Malware Increases by 35% in 2021: XorDDoS, Mirai and Mozi Most Prevalent January 13, 2022 Mihai Maganu Malware targeting Linux systems increased by 35% in 2021 compared to 2020 XorDDoS, Mirai and Mozi malware families accounted for over 22% of Linux-targeted threats observed by CrowdStrike in 2021 Ten […] Zero Trust Integrations Are Expanding in the CrowdStrike Partner Ecosystem January 13, 2022 janani.nagarajan Organizations need to stay ahead of the ever-evolving security landscape.
It’s no secret that Zero Trust security is crucial for successful endpoint protection. Due to the rapid transition to a remote[…] TellYouThePass Ransomware Analysis Reveals a Modern Reinterpretation Using Golang January 11, 2022 Anmol Maurya TellYouThePass ransomware, discovered in 2019, recently re-emerged compiled using Golang Golang’s popularity among malware developers makes cross-platform development more accessible TellYouThePass ra[…] CrowdStrike Strengthens Exploit Protection Using Intel CPU Telemetry December 28, 2021 Timo Kreuzer - Yarden Shafir - Satoshi Tanda - Blair Foster Falcon adds a new feature that uses Intel hardware capabilities to detect complex attack techniques that are notoriously hard to detect.
CrowdStrike’s new Hardware Enhanced Exploit Detection feature d[…] CrowdXDR Alliance Expands to Help Security Teams Identify and Hunt Threats Faster December 20, 2021 Anne Aarness CrowdStrike is proud to announce that Armis, Cloudflare and ThreatWarrior have joined the open CrowdXDR Alliance. The addition of these industry leaders enhances XDR with telemetry from cloud, network[…] How CrowdStrike Protects Customers from Threats Delivered via Log4Shell December 15, 2021 Farid Hendi - Karan Sood - Liviu Arsene Log4Shell, the latest critical vulnerability, found in the Log4j2 Apache Logging Services library, poses a serious threat to organizations Active attempts to exploit the vulnerability were identified […] How to Set Yourself Up for Real XDR Success December 15, 2021 Anne Aarness Extended detection and response (XDR) is all the rage these days.
It seems like almost every security vendor now claims to offer XDR functionality. But are those claims based in reality? The fact is t[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Awarded AV-Comparatives Approved Business Security Product for the Second Time in 2021 December 15, 2021 Liviu Arsene - Joe Faulhaber CrowdStrike Falcon® receives second half-year award for Approved Business Security Product from AV-Comparatives in 2021 This marks the tenth consecutive Approved Business Security Product award from A[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Detects 100% of Attacks in New SE Labs EDR Test, Winning Highest Rating December 14, 2021 Liviu Arsene - Joe Faulhaber The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieves 100% attacks detected in new Advanced Security Test (EDR) from SE Labs This SE Labs test demonstrated that CrowdStrike’s Zero Trust module, Falcon Identity Th[…] CrowdStrike Falcon®'s Autonomous Detection and Prevention Wins Best EDR Award and Earns Another AAA Rating in SE Labs Evaluations November 19, 2021 Liviu Arsene - Joe Faulhaber CrowdStrike wins the prestigious SE Labs “Best Endpoint Detection and Response” 2021 award.
This marks CrowdStrike’s second consecutive year winning Best EDR from SE Labs, the highly regarded independ[…] Ransomware (R)evolution Plagues Organizations, But CrowdStrike Protection Never Wavers November 17, 2021 Thomas Moses - Sarang Sonawane - Liviu Arsene ECrime activities dominate the threat landscape, with ransomware as the main driver Ransomware operators constantly refine their code and the efficacy of their operations CrowdStrike uses improved beh[…] The ICS/OT Landscape: How CrowdStrike Supports Through Partnerships With Rockwell and Others November 12, 2021 David Hatchell CrowdStrike and Rockwell Automation have announced a partnership to help joint customers secure the expanded threat surface of the industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) cont[…] Golang Malware Is More than a Fad: Financial Motivation Drives Adoption November 12, 2021 Anmol Maurya Golang malware popularity snowballs, increasing by 80% from June to August 2021 eCrime turns to Golang because of its versatility, enabling cross-compiling for other operating systems Cryptocurrency m[…] Why the Detection Funnel Hits Diminishing Returns November 12, 2021 Dan Brown and Fabio Fratucello Noisy alerts caused by an increased number of rules for detecting malicious behavior overburden security analysts.
Alert fatigue happens when an overwhelming number of alerts desensitize the security […] CrowdStrike Positioned as a Leader in Inaugural IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprise 2021 Vendor Assessment November 03, 2021 Grace Chung “CrowdStrike's cloud platform, Falcon, and lightweight agent have rated well with enterprises that are under attack and must deploy rapidly across a large and diverse endpoint footprint.”1 According t[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Demonstrates Continued Excellence in Recent AV-Comparatives Evaluations November 02, 2021 Liviu Arsene - Joe Faulhaber CrowdStrike Falcon® receives new recognition from AV-Comparatives, a prestigious independent third-party testing institution In AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test, Falcon achieved 99.7%, and z[…] Compromised NPM Package Used in Supply Chain Attack: CrowdStrike Falcon® Customers Protected October 26, 2021 Karan Sood - Liviu Arsene Popular NPM package with over 7 million weekly downloads was compromised and used to distribute cryptocurrency miners and password stealers NPM library is used by developers to publish and download no[…] How to Test Endpoint Security Efficacy and What to Expect October 15, 2021 Radu Vlad - Liviu Arsene What is efficacy, and why are independent tests necessary?
What is the difference between MITRE ATT&CK® TTPs and the cyber kill chain? How can I distinguish between benign and malicious techniques? Ho[…] CrowdStrike Named A “Strong Performer” in the Forrester New Wave for XDR Providers October 14, 2021 Nick Hayes We are thrilled to announce that Forrester named CrowdStrike a “Strong Performer” in The Forrester New Wave™: Extended Detection And Response (XDR) Providers, Q4 2021, its New Wave market evaluation o[…] Fal.Con 2021: Introducing CROWDSTRIKE FALCON XDR and CrowdXDR Alliance October 12, 2021 George Kurtz This announcement is part of the Fal.Con 2021 CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Conference, Oct. 12-14.
Register now for free to learn all about our other exciting new products and partnerships! Our mission a[…] Modernize Your SOC with Falcon Fusion, CrowdStrike’s Integrated SOAR Framework October 12, 2021 Amol Kulkarni Falcon FileVantage: New CrowdStrike File Integrity Monitoring Solution Creates Total Efficiency for SecOps Protect Your Robot Workforce: Extending Endpoint Protection to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in a First-of-its-Kind Integration October 05, 2021 Anne Aarness - Janani Nagarajan Automation is on the rise, with more organizations using digital workers — or software “robots” — to take on mundane repetitive tasks, to automate business processes and to streamline operations.
As a[…] CrowdStrike and Verizon Form Partnership to Provide Integrated Solutions and Services to Customers September 17, 2021 Brett Shaw CrowdStrike is excited to announce a newly formed global partnership with Verizon to bring to market integrated cybersecurity, managed services and risk management capabilities that empower customers […] Threat Protection from Cloud to Ground: Unified Power of EDR with SaaS and Application Security September 09, 2021 Fiona Ing There’s no stopping when it comes to scaling your business, so why should your security remain stagnant?
With your organization constantly expanding and your IT and security stack increasing in tools,[…] Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks: 2017 Magniber Ransomware Uses PrintNightmare Vulnerability to Infect Victims in South Korea August 11, 2021 Liviu Arsene 2017 Magniber ransomware makes a comeback using the same methods: exploiting unpatched vulnerabilities on South Korean victims In July 2021, CrowdStrike identified Magniber ransomware attempting to us[…] Spectra Alliance’s Strategic Approach to Zero Trust Adoption August 06, 2021 janani.nagarajan The concept of Zero Trust has recently gained popularity, as the global pandemic has fundamentally changed many aspects of work and business, including cybersecurity.
Organizations of all sizes are be[…] Black Hat 2021: Join Us Virtually or In Person July 28, 2021 CrowdStrike Global Events Team We’re proud to be a Titanium Sponsor for Black Hat USA 2021, Aug. 2-5, and we have lots in store, both in person and virtually. If you’ll be onsite in Las Vegas, stop by Booth #1836 for a chance to ge[…] What the New AV-Comparatives’ Approved Business Security Product Award Means for CrowdStrike Falcon® July 26, 2021 Liviu Arsene The new award demonstrates the ability of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform to protect against real-world threats using the power of machine learning and behavioral detection CrowdStrike is committed t[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac Wins Fourth AV-Comparatives Approved Security Product Award July 15, 2021 Liviu Arsene CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro™ for Mac recently won a fourth consecutive Approved Security Product award from leading independent testing organization AV-Comparatives, achieving 99.8% Mac malware protection[…] How CrowdStrike Falcon Stops REvil Ransomware Used in the Kaseya Attack July 07, 2021 Karan Sood - Liviu Arsene Kaseya, makers of popular IT software used by managed service providers (MSPs), was recently affected by a REvil ransomware attack CrowdStrike associates REvil ransomware to the PINCHY SPIDER threat a[…] CrowdStrike Services Releases AutoMacTC 1.2.0 June 30, 2021 Jai Musunuri - Anthony Martinez - Wayland Morgan The CrowdStrike Services team is excited to announce the release of AutoMacTC 1.2.0 to the community.
AutoMacTC was originally released in March 2019 to help incident responders investigate intrusions[…] The Power of Winning Together: Partners Help CrowdStrike Win Recognition Awards and Races June 30, 2021 Carlos Roman Right from Day One, CrowdStrike has embraced a partner-first and community driven approach to protect customers against modern cyberattacks. It’s no secret that CrowdStrike has built a strong, diverse[…] The Importance of Integrated Endpoint and Workload Protection for IT and Security Operations June 23, 2021 Mayumi Kuttler - Dixon Styres Countless headlines report what we already know all too well: No matter how advanced cybersecurity prevention tools are, with enough motivation, time and resources, adversaries will eventually devise […] UAL Thank Us Later: Leveraging User Access Logging for Forensic Investigations June 08, 2021 Patrick Bennett CrowdStrike analysts recently began researching and leveraging User Access Logging (UAL), a newer forensic artifact on Windows Server operating system that offers a wealth of data to support forensic […] CrowdStrike Falcon® Scores 100% Protection in AV-Comparatives Real-World Protection Test (March-April 2021) June 07, 2021 Liviu Arsene Recent high-visibility ransomware attacks — such as the disruption of a major U.S.
East Coast fuel pipeline caused by DarkSide ransomware — underscore how critical it is for companies to protect thems[…] New Message Center Improves Response Time by Reducing Friction in MDR Collaboration June 07, 2021 John Foscue CrowdStrike has long emphasized the importance of identifying, triaging and remediating threats in line with our 1-10-60 framework. This framework is designed to provide a benchmark for security teams[…] New Partner Applications to Accelerate Your SOC’s Security Transformation June 01, 2021 Fiona Ing and Erika McKernan Every security operations center (SOC) is different and has unique traits; however, most share similar challenges.
Each SOC has its own set of security tools, some use internal or external expertise, […] Supercharge Your Security Transformation: Kill Complexity in Your Security Stack May 26, 2021 janani.nagarajan The year 2020 will be known as one of hyper-accelerated digital transformation, marked by organizations delivering many years’ worth of migrations and implementations over an accelerated time period. […] Investment Banking Firm Greenhill Uses Falcon Complete to Protect Global Clients’ Data May 25, 2021 Global Reference Team Greenhill, an investment bank with global clients, estimates it has reduced alerts by 75% and saved $300,000 annually following deployment of CrowdStrike Falcon®️ products.
Early on, its CIO knew the […] CrowdStrike and EY Join Forces to Boost Organizational Resiliency May 24, 2021 Mayumi Kuttler and Eric Karver The evolution of today’s remote workforces requires organizations to establish comprehensive and reliable cybersecurity strategies and operations to stay on top of the increasingly complex cyber risk […] CrowdStrike Falcon® Continues Impressive Record with Highest AAA Rating in SE Labs Enterprise Endpoint Protection Report May 18, 2021 Liviu Arsene AAA rating In Q1 SE Labs Enterprise Endpoint Protection report 100% legitimate accuracy rating 100% protection against targeted attacks Track record of 10 AAA ratings in SE Labs Enterprise Endpoint pr[…] Falcon Extends Protection for macOS as Threats Surge May 14, 2021 Anne Aarness MacOS is ubiquitous in enterprise environments, with no signs of slowing down.
Recent IDC analysis shows macOS devices have reached a whopping 23% utilization in enterprises (with 1,000+ employees) du[…] Virgin Hyperloop Protects IP, Augments Team with Falcon Complete and Falcon OverWatch Managed Services May 14, 2021 Global Reference Team Virgin Hyperloop, a global startup with a world-changing mass transit vision and the intellectual property (IP) to make it happen, remediates “no malware whatsoever” after deploying CrowdStrike Falcon[…] OverWatch Threat Hunters Win the Race Against Carbanak in MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation May 06, 2021 Scott.Taschler How will your security team react when a sophisticated adversary has you in their sights?
Will your team act in time to stop the breach? In last year’s MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation vs. COZY BEAR[…] Leave No Blind Spot Unseen: Unified Endpoint and Network Detection and Response for Defense in Depth April 23, 2021 janani.nagarajan With cloud adoption surging and workforces becoming increasingly remote, it is more critical than ever for organizations to maintain comprehensive real-time visibility of their digital assets — regard[…] Enhanced Industrial Threat Detection: Get Early Warnings of Adversaries in Your Enterprise Networks April 06, 2021 Fiona Ing - Janani Nagarajan In our interconnected world, the growth of threats to industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) continues to rise, putting organizations and critical infrastructure at risk of a[…] Go Beyond the Perimeter: Frictionless Zero Trust With CrowdStrike and Zscaler March 29, 2021 Mayumi Kuttler With today’s workforce moving outside of the physical office, modern security architectures have moved away from the “hard exterior, soft interior” model where there is a well-defined perimeter that i[…] One Size Does Not Fit All: Flexible Response Capabilities Matter March 22, 2021 Ian McShane If all threats were equal, it might be possible to make the entire remediation process autonomous.
But all cybersecurity professionals know that threats and incidents vary in complexity and potential […] Stop Breaches With Complete Confidence? Customers Say Falcon Complete Can March 15, 2021 Scott.Taschler In our recent blog, “See the COMPLETE Picture: New Study Reveals the Benefits of Fully Managed Detection and Response,” we reviewed Forrester’s analysis that explains how CrowdStrike Falcon® Complete™[…] How to Shrink Your SOC’s Response Time With Workflows and Real Time Response March 04, 2021 janani.nagarajan As attack surfaces grow and threats become more sophisticated, your SOC team is challenged with detecting, understanding and containing an attack faster than ever to protect the organization from crit[…] See the COMPLETE Picture: New Study Reveals the Benefits of Fully Managed Detection and Response February 26, 2021 Scott.Taschler “I’ve looked at a number of them.
Falcon Complete is the most complete security model I’ve seen.“ — CISO, Building Products What benefits are you seeing for your cybersecurity investments? Are they wo[…] Who Needs Another Alert? CrowdScore Hunts Attackers Hidden in the Data February 22, 2021 Joel Spurlock There’s another alert. It’s the 587th one that your security operations center (SOC) has received just today. Is it a threat actor working their way through your enterprise, an attack that was success[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Intelligence Recon: Mitigating Digital Risk on the Deep, Dark Web and Beyond February 08, 2021 Spencer Parker - Kurt Baker Organizations face a myriad of risks brought about by the digital transformation of their business.
These risks include digital fraud, data theft exposure, social media impersonations and phishing att[…] Check for Vulnerability Exposure to CVE-2021-3156 (Baron Samedit) with Falcon Spotlight February 08, 2021 Daniel Kahan and Alyssa Ideboen A new, significant vulnerability was recently discovered, hiding in plain sight. CVE 2021-3156, also known as Baron Samedit, is considered potentially serious. The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Secur[…] CrowdStrike Sets Highest Possible Standard in SE Labs Breach Response Test January 15, 2021 Ian McShane and Farid Hendi At CrowdStrike, our mission is to stop breaches.
For us to be successful in our mission, not only do we rigorously test our product internally against the latest real-world threats discovered by the C[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Forensics: Ditch Inefficient Incident Response Tools for Good December 17, 2020 Ian McShane There’s nothing like the pressure incident responders encounter when an attacker attempts to breach their organization. They often struggle with numerous tools and manual, time-consuming efforts to co[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Supports New macOS Big Sur November 19, 2020 Vineet Kumar This year, Apple announced a major overhaul of macOS calling it “the biggest update to design in more than a decade.” The version number jumped from macOS 10.x to 11.0, and it touches every element of[…] CrowdStrike Integrated Intelligence and Deployment Automation Enhance New AWS Network Firewall November 18, 2020 Justin Harris and Janani Nagarajan CrowdStrike is thrilled to be attending the AWS re:Invent 2020 virtual event as an AWS Partner Network (APN) sponsor and delighted to be named as a launch partner for the recently announced AWS Networ[…] Webcast: Unique Security Coalition Aims to Guide Work-From-Home Transition October 28, 2020 janani.nagarajan CSOs, CISOs and security professionals everywhere are contending with a “new normal” due to the global pandemic.
Employees are increasingly working from home, an abrupt and often unplanned shift for m[…] Expert Insights From the Fal.Con 2020 Election Protection Panel October 23, 2020 CrowdStrike Events Team This eye-opening discussion exposes the real threats targeting global election processes and, more broadly, democracies around the world. Shawn Henry, CrowdStrike Chief Security Officer and President […] Start Your Fal.Con 2020 Experience October 14, 2020 CrowdStrike Events Team Fal.Con 2020 is almost here, and the Fal.Con 2020 virtual experience has already started!
You can now log in to the event environment to customize Fal.Con according to your interests and goals — build[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Named Best EDR by SE Labs, Delivering 100% Detection, 0% Noise October 08, 2020 Michael Sentonas Proving safety is challenging in any industry, whether you’re talking about automobiles, baby furniture or protective helmets. It requires special equipment and knowledge around how things can fail in[…] Custom Dashboard Offers Greater Visibility for Zerologon Vulnerability September 25, 2020 Daniel Kahan and Alyssa Ideboen A serious and potentially dire patch warning has been issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory team, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
The alert, labeled[…] Pandemic Response Presents “Good Timing” for a Security Review, Says CrowdStrike’s Ian McShane September 08, 2020 Michael Busselen The global pandemic has security pros everywhere grappling with a “new normal.” As if more staff suddenly working remotely hasn’t been enough to deal with, many infosec conferences have gone virtual, […] Why Cybercrime Remains a Worrying Business Challenge in a COVID-lockdown World September 02, 2020 Michael Busselen The following is an article that was originally published in Intelligent CIO Magazine and is republished here with its consent.
With cybercriminals intent on exploiting organizations to regain access […] Accelerate Your Digital Transformation With the Falcon Platform’s Unified Approach to Security August 18, 2020 Andy Horwitz CrowdStrike continues to deliver a variety of innovative solutions from trusted technology partners, and we’ve just added three new applications from Illumio, Obsidian and SecurityAdvisor. These appli[…] Join CrowdStrike at the Black Hat 2020 Virtual Event July 28, 2020 Falcon Product Team Black Hat 2020 will be a virtual event for the first time in its 23-year history, and CrowdStrike is thrilled to be a Titanium sponsor for this iconic conference.
Even though this year’s event is virt[…] Weaponized Disk Image Files: Analysis, Trends and Remediation May 26, 2020 Guillermo Taibo Throughout 2019 and the beginning of 2020, the CrowdStrike® Falcon CompleteTM team continuously observed a spike in the delivery of weaponized disk image files. Files such as ISO and IMG were sent to […] The Human Element of Detection and Response May 21, 2020 Jen Ayers and Scott Taschler MITRE’s recent ATT&CK® Evaluation test against Russian adversary COZY BEAR (aka APT29) has raised some interesting questions about the proper role of humans in detecting and understanding sophisticate[…] Global Survey: The Cybersecurity Reality of the COVID-19 Remote Workforce May 11, 2020 Michael Sentonas For many organizations, the rapid transition to an entirely remote workforce due to shelter-in-place orders has brought on a slew of sudden and profound cybersecurity challenges.
On one hand, organiza[…] CrowdStrike Receives Highest Overall Score in Gartner Peer Insights for EDR for the Second Year in a Row May 07, 2020 joncrottyandbrianburke We did it again. In the May 2020 Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer” Endpoint Detection and Response Solutions (EDR), CrowdStrike is once again the highest-rated vendor based on overall rati[…] Which Way Did She Go? Speeding Up Lateral Movement Investigations May 04, 2020 Thomas Hobson One of the biggest challenges facing security investigators is creating a full picture of a threat, piecing together disparate pieces of information that may occur across a range of time and hosts.
At[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Dominance Evident in MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation With 100% Detection Across All 19 Attack Phases April 24, 2020 Michael Sentonas This week marks the release of results from the second iteration of MITRE’s recurring ATT&CK Evaluation program, and I could not be prouder of how CrowdStrike Falcon® performed. MITRE’s results have o[…] Online Learning: Staying Ahead of Cyber Threats Anytime and Anywhere April 17, 2020 Amy Hughey While COVID-19 is requiring many people to remain at home, cyber threats are continuing — and even escalating as adversaries seek to take advantage of the global upheaval resulting from the new corona[…] On-demand Webcast: CrowdStrike Experts on COVID-19 Cybersecurity Challenges and Recommendations April 07, 2020 Michael Busselen A new on-demand webcast, “Cybersecurity in the Time of COVID-19,” features CrowdStrike® CTO Mike Sentonas, VP of Intelligence Adam Meyers and Sr.
Director of Product Management Brian Trombley as they […] CrowdStrike Store Partners: Committed to Securing Your Remote Workforce April 02, 2020 Andy Horwitz Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of workers are sequestered at home while continuing their regular duties using online collaboration tools. Cybersecurity has become a primary […] Forrester Names CrowdStrike a Leader in the 2020 Wave for Enterprise Detection And Response March 18, 2020 Jon Crotty - Brian Burke “Customers buy an EDR solution for its detection capabilities, and there simply are no other vendors in the space that have an intelligence organization of CrowdStrike’s scale to enable the developmen[…] CrowdStrike Announces Two New Programs to Help Organizations Secure Remote Workers During COVID-19 Crisis March 16, 2020 Amol Kulkarni Extraordinary times call for extraordinary responses.
As companies around the world respond to the challenge posed by COVID-19 by recommending or requiring remote work for employees, CrowdStrike wants[…] CrowdStrike Delivers Protection for Critical Windows Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability January 24, 2020 Hamilton Yang and Scott Taschler Microsoft recently disclosed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2020-0601) that could be leveraged for a wide range of malicious actions including spoofing trusted websites or software.
The word “critical”[…] CrowdStrike Webcast with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport Focuses on the Need for Speed in Cybersecurity December 19, 2019 Michael Busselen An on-demand webcast featuring CrowdStrike Sr. Engineer Zeki Turedi and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Head of IT Matt Harris details why speed, just as in Formula One racing, is a critical element in effectiv[…] Organizations See Dramatic Reductions in Alert Fatigue With CrowdScore December 05, 2019 Brian Trombley Organizations face enormous challenges in prioritizing, understanding and responding quickly to a deluge of alerts triggered by a wide range of modern threats.
CrowdStrike’s new CrowdScoreTM capabilit[…] For the Second Year in a Row, CrowdStrike Has Highest Overall Rating Among Vendors Named a November 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customer’s Choice November 26, 2019 joncrottyandbrianburke In the latest Customer’s Choice recognition for endpoint protection platforms (EPP), CrowdStrike has the highest overall rating among vendors named a November 2019 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Cho[…] Outpacing the Adversary: Three Tips on How Mature Organizations Can Continuously Improve Cybersecurity November 22, 2019 Con Mallon A new survey conducted by Lloyds Banking Group reveals that improving cybersecurity ranks as the top concern for banks, edging out last year’s priorities of reducing operating costs and improving cust[…] New CrowdStrike Report Reveals Organizations’ Attitudes Toward Cybersecurity Readiness November 19, 2019 thomasetheridge A new report from independent research firm Vanson Bourne titled The 2019 Global Security Attitude Survey studies how organizations assess their cybersecurity readiness in the face of an increasingly […] New Apps in the CrowdStrike Store Expand Value for Customers November 05, 2019 Andy Horwitz The CrowdStrike® Store continues to execute on its vision of extending the power of the Falcon platform for our customers and partners.
Today, we are proud to announce an exciting lineup of new third-[…] Forrester Total Economic Impact™ Study Shows 316% ROI for CrowdStrike Falcon® October 31, 2019 joncrottyandbrianburke Payback Period of Under Three Months “CrowdStrike delivers superior exploit and behavioral detection capabilities, and its OverWatch service provides proactive threat hunting to uncover the most steal[…] CrowdStrike Scores Highest Overall for Use Case Type A or “Forward-Leaning” Organizations in Gartner’s 2019 Critical Capabilities for Endpoint Protection Platforms October 24, 2019 joncrottyandbrianburke Gartner just released its 2019 Critical Capabilities for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) report, showing CrowdStrike® with the highest overall score out of 20 vendors for Type A use case.
Type A o[…] Falcon Complete and CrowdStrike Adversary Emulation Pen Testing Recognized as “Cyber Catalysts” in Marsh Cyber Risk Evaluation October 17, 2019 Charlie Groves Marsh, one of the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser, has named CrowdStrike® as a recipient of its first-ever “Cyber Catalyst" designations. CrowdStrike achieved designations for Falcon[…] CrowdStrike Named a Leader in the 2019 Forrester Wave for Endpoint Security Suites September 23, 2019 brian.burke CrowdStrike secures the highest possible score in seventeen criteria and the top score overall in the strategy category. “CrowdStrike has the most fully featured endpoint security suite with an EDR li[…] CrowdStrike Store’s New Dragos App Provides Early Visibility of OT Threats Across IT Environments September 18, 2019 janani.nagarajan Traditionally, information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) environments have been separate, with their networking and security requirements managed by two different teams within the or[…] CSO Australia: How Nation-State Cyber Wars Increase Business Risk September 04, 2019 editorialteam A recent article in CSO Australia by David Braue is titled “Businesses Risk Becoming “Collateral Damage” in Nation-State Cyber Wars.” The author interviewed CrowdStrike CSO Shawn Henry on why organiza[…] CrowdStrike Positioned as a Magic Quadrant “Leader” and Furthest for “Completeness of Vision” in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for EPP August 23, 2019 George Kurtz We are thrilled and honored to be positioned as a “Leader” in the 2019 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP).
This recognition from Gartner, which we believe is among the most[…] CrowdStrike Receives Highest Ranking in Recent Third-Party Tests August 21, 2019 Dan Larson We are thrilled that the CrowdStrike Falcon®® platform continues to receive stellar evaluations in third-party testing. Our recent participation in several highly-regarded industry evaluations reflect[…] Credential Theft: An Adversary Favorite August 13, 2019 Jackie Castelli Stealthy and Powerful CrowdStrike frequently observes adversaries using valid account credentials across the attack lifecycle.
In fact, credential dumping, an illegal way to obtain account credentials[…] Noise Is the Problem — CrowdScore Is the Solution August 08, 2019 danbrown Sometimes we humans are faced with problems so pervasive and persistent that it is difficult to even recognize them as problems. We assume the situation cannot be improved and simply fail to seek a re[…] Why Machine Learning Is a Critical Defense Against Malware July 17, 2019 Jackie Castelli Dr.
Sven Krasser, CrowdStrike® chief scientist, has called machine learning (ML) the first line of defense against modern threats. That statement, which he made a couple of years ago, is even truer to[…] Where Do CISOs Belong in the IT Org Chart? July 02, 2019 steven.kovsky This article originally appeared on InformationWeek.com and is published here with their permission. As security breaches continue to impact the bottom lines of major businesses and institutions aroun[…] How to Fill the Cybersecurity Skills Gap With Homegrown Talent June 23, 2019 thomasetheridge The Challenge The increasing sophistication and frequency of adversary infiltration and exploit attacks has forced many organizations to play a continuous high-stakes version of “whack-a-mole” with th[…] Dark Reading: CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers on eCrime Actors’ Pivot to Ransomware June 18, 2019 editorialteam A recent article on Dark Reading by CrowdStrike VP of Intelligence Adam Meyers is titled “The Big E-Crime Pivot.” It puts forth the argument that cybercriminals “have begun to recognize that enterpris[…] Best practices for Mobile Device Security June 10, 2019 brett.raphael This article appeared in Security Brief, New Zealand and is republished here with their permission.
Mobile phones have a huge impact on the day-to-day lives and the way one communicates with the world[…] ITProPortal: CrowdStrike Discusses Life Beyond Malware May 28, 2019 john.titmus This article, “Life Beyond Malware,” originally appeared on ITProPortal and is published here with their permission. The traditional cybersecurity model is an outdated one, focused on building up the […] Gartner Report: Prepare for Endpoint Protection Shifting to the Cloud May 15, 2019 brian.burke “The endpoint protection market is undergoing its biggest transformation in the last 20 years.” — Gartner, the leading research and advisory company worldwide In a recent report titled, “Prepare for E[…] CSO Online: Insights on Cyber Espionage From CrowdStrike VP Mike Sentonas May 09, 2019 Michael Busselen An article on CSO India titled “Cyber Espionage Shows No Signs of Slowing Down,” by Soumik Gosh, presents CrowdStrike® VP of Technology Strategy Mike Sentonas’ views on the growth of espionage as an o[…] Going Beyond Malware: The Rise of “Living off the Land” Attacks May 07, 2019 Mark.Goudie This article was originally published on CSO, April 30, 2019 If you’re living off the land, there are a few different methods you can use to survive, but you need to use what you find where you are.
Y[…] CrowdStrike Falcon®: First Endpoint Protection to Integrate Firmware Attack Detection Capability May 01, 2019 AlexI Today’s endpoint security solutions have been designed primarily to look at the local operating system (OS) and the applications that reside on top of it, remaining blind to computing layers below the[…] On-Demand Webcast Discusses “Making 60-Minute Remediation a Reality” April 16, 2019 Michael Busselen A new on-demand webcast features CrowdStrike Vice President of Managed Services Austin Murphy, and Sr.
Product Director Con Mallon as they discuss how organizations can leverage technology and speed t[…] Key Trends From the CrowdStrike 2019 Global Threat Report March 28, 2019 Michael Busselen Update: CrowdStrike's 2020 Global Threat Report is now available. Download the report to stay ahead of today's adversaries. The CrowdStrike® 2019 Global Threat Report: “Adversary Tradecraft and the Im[…] ADP Trusts CrowdStrike Falcon® to Protect Payrolls and Workers Around the World March 26, 2019 Falcon Product Team In this blog, former ADP Staff Vice President and Chief Security Officer Roland Cloutier discusses why ADP chose the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform and explains the powerful advantages the CrowdStrike® […] Formula 1 Racing and Stopping Breaches March 15, 2019 danbrown What in the world does stopping breaches have to do with Formula One™ racing?
Quite a bit, actually. As a long time follower of Formula 1™ racing, I am excited by CrowdStrike's partnership with Merced[…] Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer” for Endpoint Protection Platforms Speaks Volumes for CrowdStrike March 13, 2019 joncrottyandbrianburke Gartner just published its Gartner Peer Insights "Voice of the Customer" for Endpoint Protection Platforms report and CrowdStrike® is the highest-rated vendor (4.9 out of 5).
Gartner Peer Insights is […] What’s in Your Wallet? Resource-Draining Cryptojacking Attacks Are on the Rise February 08, 2019 damien.lewke The popularity of legitimate cryptomining is being challenged by the rise of cryptojacking — its criminal cousin. The earning potential of a successful cryptojacking attack has made it an attractive p[…] Do You Think SMBs Are Safe From Cyberattacks? Think Again January 14, 2019 Jackie Castelli Media coverage of cybersecurity breaches would lead us to believe that sophisticated, targeted attacks are reserved for well-known enterprise organizations.
Searching the Internet for data breaches of[…] Visibility and Granular Control: The Secret to Securing USB Devices In the Workplace January 10, 2019 damien.lewke Social engineering continues to be exploited by hackers and feared by security teams. Due to attackers’ subtlety and users’ natural curiosity, hackers succeed daily in baiting users to click on a link[…] Big Data, Graph, and the Cloud: Three Keys to Stopping Today’s Threats December 18, 2018 Scott.Taschler An edited version of this blog was published as an article in Teiss on December 12, 2018.
Graph databases are having a bit of a moment in cybersecurity. With recent releases from industry juggernauts […] MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation Reveals CrowdStrike Falcon® as the Most Effective EDR Solution December 05, 2018 Scott.Taschler CrowdStrike delivers the most proactive detections, visibility, and context in MITRE ATT&CK™ Evaluation testing. At CrowdStrike, we believe strongly in third-party product testing and evaluations.
Sin[…] CrowdStrike Demystifies Threats with MITRE ATT&CK November 26, 2018 Scott.Taschler The MITRE ATT&CK™ framework is an ambitious initiative that is working to bring clarity to how we talk about cyberattacks. CrowdStrike® is proud to support MITRE’s efforts to bring standardization to […] CrowdStrike Receives Highest Overall Score in the 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for EPP November 19, 2018 brian.burke We are excited about some fantastic recognition we received today, when CrowdStrike® was named in the 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Endpoint Protection Platforms.
Although the Gartn[…] Managed Threat Hunting Bridges the Talent Gap November 16, 2018 Scott.Taschler This article was first published on November 4, 2018 in The Security Ledger and is republished with permission. Skilled operators make all the difference in incident response and threat hunting. With […] CrowdStrike Provides Free Dashboard to Identify Vulnerable Macs November 09, 2018 Hamilton.Yang.Sat.Nath.and.Peter.Uys Image above is a screenshot of the CrowdStrike CVE-2018-4407 dashboard for macOS (click for larger image) The recent discovery of the Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVE-2018-4407 in Apple’s[…] OverWatch Insights: Reviewing a New Intrusion Targeting Mac Systems November 01, 2018 Jaron.Bradley.and.Karl.Scheuerman Mac enterprise networks are not as common as Windows environments.
As a result, detailed information about targeted adversary intrusions against Mac networks is somewhat limited compared to other oper[…] Should You Worry About Software Supply Chain Attacks? October 04, 2018 Jackie Castelli While there is much discussion today about potential weaknesses in the hardware supply chain, given the recent attacks attributed to China, the software supply chain has already proven to be vulnerabl[…] Is There Such a Thing as a Malicious PowerShell Command?
September 27, 2018 Jackie Castelli PowerShell is a scripting language originally designed to automate Windows administrative tasks. In addition to running its native commands, it can call DLL functions, access any .NET framework type o[…] Leading Global Brands Secure Themselves with CrowdStrike September 25, 2018 Michael Busselen CrowdStrike® recently recognized several of its valued customers as winners of the first CrowdStrike Customer Excellence Awards.
They were announced on September 19 at the Fal.Con POWER UP 2018 cybers[…] Uncovering The “Unknown Unknowns”: Why Threat Hunting is a Security Must-Have August 23, 2018 Scott.Taschler If you’re living off the land, there are a few different methods you can use to survive, such as setting traps or finding edible plants. However, some animals are too smart to get caught and some plan[…] August 20, 2018 Michael Busselen   Since its inception as Qatar’s first private bank in 1974, Commercial Bank has forged a reputation for growth and innovation to attract sophisticated customers in one of the world’s most af[…] Webcast Offers Guidance on Adopting the DevOps Model Without Sacrificing Security August 10, 2018 Con Mallon An on-demand CrowdStrike® webcast titled “Security at the Speed of DevOps” offers an in-depth examination of the security implications that accompany organizations’ rapid adoption of DevOps as they re[…] CrowdStrike Summer Release Brings New Modules and Features to the Falcon Platform August 06, 2018 Amol Kulkarni As CrowdStrike® continues its mission of stopping breaches by harnessing the cloud to deliver the most powerful and effective cybersecurity on the planet, I’m excited to share with you the incredible […] Global Survey Reveals Supply Chain as a Rising and Critical New Threat Vector July 23, 2018 Dan Larson A new global software supply chain survey from CrowdStrike®, conducted by independent research firm Vanson Bourne, reveals that cyberattacks are increasingly targeting the software supply chain, creat[…] Forrester Names CrowdStrike a Leader in the 2018 Wave for Endpoint Detection And Response July 05, 2018 joncrottyandbrianburke "CrowdStrike understands and articulates the problem of combating sophisticated actors better than anyone." We've always known that to be true, now Forrester has confirmed it.
These are the exact word[…] Don’t Take The Vendor’s Word For It: The Importance of Third-Party Testing June 26, 2018 damien.lewke The Buyer’s Dilemma It’s no secret that cybersecurity has become a crowded marketplace, particularly in the last several years. The endpoint protection market, for instance, now has more than 140 vend[…] Taking Protection to a New Level: CrowdStrike Announces its $1 Million Breach Prevention Warranty June 05, 2018 Dan Larson Although many industries have long offered product warranties to assure customers the products they purchase will function as advertised, this has not been true for cybersecurity.
When a security prod[…] CrowdStrike Scores Highest Overall for Use Case Type A or “Forward Leaning” Organizations in Gartner’s Critical Capabilities for Endpoint Protection Platforms June 01, 2018 dan.brian.larson.burke Gartner just released its inaugural Critical Capabilities for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP) report, showing CrowdStrike® with the highest overall score, out of 21 vendors for use case Type A or […] Don't Even Think of Complying with the New NIST Cybersecurity Framework!
May 30, 2018 SteveC Guest blogger Steve Chabinsky, former CrowdStrike General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer, now serves as Global Chair of the Data, Privacy and Cybersecurity practice at White & Case LLP. For those not […] Falcon Prevent Free Trial: Because Evaluating Next-Gen AV Solutions Should Be Fast and Easy May 16, 2018 Dan Larson There is a sea change underway in the security industry. Organizations are moving away from legacy antivirus (AV) solutions because they are too slow, too complex and ultimately ineffective against mo[…] Building Cybersecurity from the Ground Up — Part 2: The Technology Basics May 14, 2018 EKaplan Part 1 of this series, “The Business Perspective,” examined how to build a cybersecurity capability from the ground up by starting with the basic governance aspects of information security.
It explain[…] CrowdStrike on Dark Reading: Why “Breakout Time” Is Critical to Your Security Strategy May 09, 2018 Michael Busselen A new article by CrowdStrike Director of Product Marketing Scott Taschler, published on Dark Reading, discusses how the key metric known as “breakout time” sets the bar for how quickly security teams […] Building Cybersecurity from the Ground Up — Part 1: The Business Perspective May 07, 2018 EKaplan “Where should I invest in security if I’m starting from scratch?” That’s a question CrowdStrike Services clients frequently ask us.
We hear it from small businesses trying to weave security into their[…] A Hunter’s Perspective: Detecting Formbook 3.8 Activity in Your Environment April 11, 2018 Brittnie Prakash Formbook is a tool that has been available for purchase from criminal forums for several years — it’s used to steal information from a victim’s environment. Recently CrowdStrike® Falcon Intelligence™ […] GDPR Enforcement is Right Around the Corner — Is Your Organization Prepared?
March 23, 2018 Jackie Castelli The impending enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25, 2018 has many organizations scrambling to ensure compliance before the clock runs out. Since cybersecurity will be[…] The Hole in the Donut: Franchise Relationships Create Unique Cybersecurity Risks March 14, 2018 Scott.Taschler In February 2018, the nation of Canada experienced an attack on a popular franchise chain that didn’t make the front page of most major newspapers.
Treasured donut and coffee franchise, Tim Hortons, e[…] CrowdStrike CTO: The Third Phase of Cyber Conflict and How to Address It February 21, 2018 Michael Busselen In a recent article on LinkedIn titled, “Addressing The Third Generation of Cyber Conflict,” CrowdStrike CTO and Co-founder Dmitri Alperovitch offers his analysis of the evolution of cyber conflict, d[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Offers Plug-and-Play Integration with ServiceNow February 14, 2018 Evan Burns Since the inception of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, an API-first approach has always been a key strategy for providing customers with a robust solution that can easily integrate into any existing[…] CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz in Forbes: Creating a Balanced Cybersecurity Portfolio February 01, 2018 Michael Busselen Technology expert and author Dan Woods has published a series of articles in Forbes magazine that explore how companies can build effective, balanced cybersecurity portfolios.
In his latest article in[…] CrowdStrike Provides Spectre-Meltdown Dashboard to Help Customers Mitigate CPU Flaws January 17, 2018 khanh.tran Click here for larger image The Spectre-Meltdown CPU design flaws continue to make news. CrowdStrike® security expert Alex Ionescu addressed these flaws in a recent blog, explaining that Spectre-Meltd[…] New Gartner Report Redefines Endpoint Protection for 2018 January 09, 2018 jon.crotty A recent report from IT research and analysis firm Gartner offers new insights and perspective on the current state of endpoint security.
In its report, titled “Redefining Endpoint Protection for 2017[…] The 6 Requirements of True Next-Gen Endpoint Protection December 12, 2017 Jackie Castelli If there’s one term that vendors love to attach to their security solutions, it’s “next-gen.” This is especially true for endpoint security products, which are routinely marketed as next-gen, or simpl[…] 5 Steps Endpoint Security Buyers are Taking to Improve Protection October 26, 2017 jon.crotty For almost two decades, the world of endpoint security was business as usual.
Early on, the products worked pretty well, but in the past two years, the market started to change. As the bad guys found […] How Artificial Intelligence is Becoming a Key Weapon in the Cybersecurity War October 24, 2017 Michael Sentonas This blog originally appeared as an article in PC World on October 13, 2017, written by Michael Sentonas, VP Technology, CrowdStrike®. It is reproduced with their permission.
In the last 12 months, 60[…] HIPAA PHI Getting Tougher to Safeguard but Compliance is Still Critical September 29, 2017 cayce.beames The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) has big consequences for organizations of all sizes. Companies and institutions that don’t guard employees’ healthcare data may be subje[…] The Right Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) Can Mitigate Silent Failure September 19, 2017 Falcon Product Team In a recent webcast, “The Maturing of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): Choosing the Right Solution,” Forrester Senior Analyst Chris Sherman and CrowdStrike Senior Director of Product Marketing C[…] Address Zero-Day Threats Long Before an Attack Occurs September 07, 2017 Falcon Product Team A recent interview with CrowdStrike VP of Product Marketing Dan Larson, for the CyberWire Daily Podcast, focuses on “zero-day” attacks and how organizations can prepare for these stealthy and damaging[…] Preventing Sophisticated Attacks: Tips From a Real-World Incident Responder August 15, 2017 Brendon Robin Jackson, principal consultant for CrowdStrike, has had extensive experience investigating some of today’s most prolific threat actors.
He’s also done security research for a number of organizati[…] When Worlds Collide: The Impact of Cyber Threats Crossing Over to the Physical World July 07, 2017 Dan Larson A recent article in Information Age, titled “As the digital and physical worlds collide it’s time for a security refresh,” offers cybersecurity readiness advice from Mike East, CrowdStrike’s vice pres[…] CrowdStrike CEO and Co-founder George Kurtz Wins Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for Security June 28, 2017 editorialteam CrowdStrike added a prestigious award to its many achievements when CEO and co-founder, George Kurtz, was named Ernst & Young (EY) Entrepreneur of the Year in the security category for Northern Califo[…] Defining the Value of Machine Learning for Endpoint Protection June 20, 2017 Falcon Product Team Computer Business Review recently published an interview with CrowdStrike® Chief Scientist Dr.
Sven Krasser, “Machine learning in cybersecurity: The first line of defense against modern threats,” in w[…] Why IT Hygiene is Critical to Your Cybersecurity Readiness June 14, 2017 Falcon Product Team Decluttering Your IT “Desk” There is an old adage that claims “a messy desk is the sign of genius.” Although many of us desk jockeys live by this creed, applying the “pile-system” (organization by cre[…] Key Characteristics of Modern Fileless Attacks June 05, 2017 Jackie Castelli One of the findings in the 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is that only 51 percent of cyberattacks involve malware.
The remaining 49 percent represent a major vulnerability conce[…] SANS Institute Reviews CrowdStrike Falcon® Endpoint Protection May 25, 2017 Falcon Product Team SANS Institute analysts have published a review of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, offering valuable third-party insight into Falcon capabilities to protect organizations from today’s most dangerous[…] Approaching Zero Dwell Time: A Strategy for Finding and Stopping Attackers Before They Do Damage May 23, 2017 Dan Larson The trouble with dwell time Dwell time, the period between when an attack occurs and when it is discovered, continues to be a serious problem for security professionals.
The most recent Ponemon cost o[…] CrowdStrike Falcon® Prevents WannaCry Ransomware May 12, 2017 Falcon Product Team Blog updated: May 14th In this screenshot example from the Falcon UI, the detection process tree shows that the malicious file associated with WannaCryptor was launched from explorer.exe. The global r[…] A Primer on Machine Learning in Endpoint Security April 28, 2017 Falcon Product Team Although machine learning (ML) isn’t a new concept — it actually dates back to the origins of the computer itself — it has received more attention lately as cybersecurity vendors increasingly extol it[…] Securing the Mac-Based Organization April 11, 2017 Peter Ingebrigtsen Though PCs still dominate the workplace, Macs continue to gain ground as the platform of choice for many organizations.
As an indication of this growing Mac popularity, an article in Computerworld sta[…] W-2 Phishing Scam Adds a New Twist to Wire Transfer Fraud April 07, 2017 Falcon Product Team Organizations have long been aware of their vulnerability when it comes to email and yet phishing scams continue to be profitable, as criminal hackers develop more sophisticated methods for thwarting […] Understanding Indicators of Attack (IOAs): The Power of Event Stream Processing in CrowdStrike Falcon® March 14, 2017 danbrown Event Stream Processing (ESP) has been a central component of CrowdStrike Falcon®’s IOA approach since CrowdStrike's inception.
In this post we'll take a closer look at ESP — along with its utility an[…] The Economics of Ransomware: How SCADA/ICS Changes the Equation March 08, 2017 danbrown Recent reports of SCADA/ICS proof-of-concept ransomware have spurred fresh discussion on the topic. Few threats exceed the level of concern that ransomware generates in the minds of corporations. Ther[…] Dark Reading: Why Ransomware Continues to Be a Serious Threat February 27, 2017 Falcon Product Team A recent article on DarkReading.com, titled “4 Reasons Why You Should Take Ransomware Seriously,” outlines the persistence of ransomware as a significant threat to organizations, and explains why it w[…] CrowdStrike Named "Visionary" in Gartner Magic Quadrant January 31, 2017 George Kurtz "Visionaries not only believe that the impossible can be done, but that it must be done." — Bran Ferren.
I am thrilled to announce that Gartner has named CrowdStrike a “Visionary” in the 2017 Magic Qu[…] CrowdStrike Releases New Update To Falcon Orchestrator December 12, 2016 Evan Burns Earlier this year, CrowdStrike released Falcon Orchestrator as a contribution to the open source community. By leveraging the robust Falcon Connect API ecosystem, organizations can easily extend the F[…] Multi-Layered Prevention for the Endpoint December 06, 2016 editorialteam Benjamin Franklin wisely stated that, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In keeping with this timeless principle, one can’t help wondering what is required to provide appropriate preve[…] CrowdStrike and NIST 800-53: Now That’s What I Call a “Twofer” November 08, 2016 Con Mallon “Twofer” has entered into the lexicon of everyday use.
The Urban Dictionary defines it as the opportunity to receive the value of two, for the price, effort or quantity of one. Who wouldn’t find that […] The Three Steps of Proactive Threat Hunting October 27, 2016 editorialteam Security teams in the private and public sector are increasingly recognizing the need to actively “hunt” for threats targeting their organizations. Larger, well resourced organizations may have the ab[…] CrowdStrike evaluated in Gartner’s Comparison of Endpoint Detection and Response Technologies and Solutions July 19, 2016 editorialteam Leading analyst firm Gartner has recently published a comparative assessment called Comparison of Endpoint Detection and Response Technologies and Solutions*.
This is the first direct competitive anal[…] Moving beyond Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) March 22, 2016 CrowdStrike Content Team For the last few years, the security industry has become very enamored with Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) as a way to detect targeted intrusions and adversaries that are flying right past traditiona[…] Can't Protect Your Data from Ransomware? Think Again. February 23, 2016 CrowdStrike Content Team All too often, I hear from executives of large and small organizations that aside from targeted attacks, impact from ransomware is their number one concern.
That impact was starkly highlighted earlier[…] 4.0 Another Brick In The CryptoWall January 19, 2016 pjaramillo Introduction For as long as there have been people using the World Wide Web, criminal groups have tried to extort money for performing or withholding some type of action. One of the earliest threats w[…] What Sets Falcon Apart: Intelligent Host Sensors December 08, 2015 danbrown It can be difficult to distinguish between “next-generation” endpoint security solutions currently available.
Usually the technology lags marketing by a significant margin, and the marketing mostly so[…] New Protection Capability of Falcon for Mac: Improving Security With SUIDGuard December 04, 2015 AlexI A comprehensive Next-Generation Endpoint Protection strategy shouldn’t just be about reacting and responding to threats, but also be complemented by the ability to prevent such threats from successful[…] Top 5 Cybersecurity Mistakes Companies Make and How to Avoid Them November 24, 2015 Shawn Henry Cybersecurity requires a holistic organizational approach.
From the leadership to each rank-and-file employee, a concerted effort must be maintained to establish, execute and follow-through with a pla[…] Brian Kelly, CSO of Rackspace, Shares Why He Chose CrowdStrike August 14, 2015 editorialteam   When you’re in charge of protecting not only your company’s critical business information, but also that of your company’s customers, there’s no option for a security breach.
Brian Kelly, C[…] Healthcare IT Security in the Spotlight: HIMMS 2015 April 10, 2015 editorialteam April is an unbelievably busy month for IT security professionals. In addition to daily online combat with bears, kittens, pandas, and other adversaries, this month is full of security conferences. Fr[…] Adapting Cyber Security in a New Era of Corporate Destruction January 23, 2015 editorialteam Corporations suffered more cyber attacks in 2014 than ever before, causing the loss of business intelligence and personally identifiable information at an alarming rate.
As a result, confidentiality i[…] The Prevention Continuum: Preventing Silent Failure November 20, 2014 George Kurtz Many of my team members know that one of my favorite parts of running CrowdStrike is meeting with customers. It’s always fascinating to hear from customers about the challenges they face on a day-to-d[…] Data Science & Machine Learning 101: Hunting the Unknown November 13, 2014 Sven Krasser Over the past year, the security industry has seen a renewed interest in Machine Learning and related techniques.
The increased availability of threat and intelligence feeds has contributed to this tr[…] Hunting Badness on OS X with CrowdStrike's Falcon Real-Time Forensic Capabilities May 28, 2014 Jaron_Bradley In this blog post, we’ll take a look at an example of a typical targeted attack with OS X malware as well as discover how to hunt for it in CrowdStrike’s Falcon Endpoint Activity Monitoring (EAM) appl[…] Attending Black Hat USA 2013?
July 17, 2013 Jessica Attending Black Hat USA 2013? From briefings and trainings to adversary detections and book signings, CrowdStrike will be there in full force! See below for a full list of events to see CrowdStrike in[…] Categories CONNECT WITH US FEATURED ARTICLES May 06, 2026 May 05, 2026 SUBSCRIBE Sign up now to receive the latest notifications and updates from CrowdStrike. Sign Up See CrowdStrike Falcon ® in Action Detect, prevent, and respond to attacks— even malware-free intrusions—at any stage, with next-generation endpoint protection.
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