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December 2024

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Unify Security Posture and Protection for Faster Cloud Detection and Response

Dec 31, 2024 By Karishma Asthana In CrowdStrike
Adversaries are taking aim at cloud environments, as evidenced by the 75% increase in cloud intrusions in 2023. Organizations are under growing pressure to ensure they have measures in place to effectively detect, investigate and respond to cloud-focused attacks. Cloud detection and response (CDR) is uniquely challenging for SOC teams due to their limited visibility into the cloud control plane, resource configurations and application deployments.
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CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM's First Year Transforming the SOC

Dec 23, 2024 By Kasey Cross In CrowdStrike
There are rare moments when technology doesn’t just improve — it leaps forward, leaving behind everything we once thought was enough. The launch of CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM was one of those moments. It’s a game-changer that alters the way security teams think, operate and stop breaches.
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Assessing Misconfigurations at Scale with Falcon Exposure Management

Dec 19, 2024 By Bei Wang - David Bruce - Keyauri Kendrick In CrowdStrike
As most security teams know, vulnerabilities often steal the limelight with sensational headlines and zero-day exploits. However, lurking beneath the surface are misconfigurations — overlooked risks that can leave even well-protected systems exposed. Addressing these configuration errors is essential. Security configuration assessment (SCA), also known as configuration management, is the process of discovering unsafe configuration settings.
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CrowdStrike Uses Proven Detection Logic for Pre-Deployment Malware Scanning

Dec 19, 2024 By Karishma Asthana In CrowdStrike
As organizations embrace DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to accelerate software delivery, their greater dependency on third-party components can introduce security risks. Because malware can infiltrate an environment during development, it’s important to check for it ahead of deployment.
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CrowdStrike Earns AAA Award, 100% Total Accuracy Score in SE Labs Q3 Enterprise Advanced Security Test

Dec 18, 2024 By Joel Spurlock - Brad Moon - Chris Prall In CrowdStrike
The CrowdStrike Falcon platform started 2024 being recognized as SE Labs’ Best Endpoint Detection and Response 2024 award for the third consecutive year. Adversaries never stop and neither do we — CrowdStrike Falcon is the only platform that provides a unified view of stealthy threats across multiple domains exploited in attack paths.
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CrowdStrike Named a Leader in 2024 GigaOm Radar for Container Security

Dec 18, 2024 By Cody Queen In CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike has been recognized as a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Container Security, marking another milestone in our mission to secure the cloud with the industry's most unified and comprehensive cloud security solution. Kubernetes has become the fastest-growing project in the history of open-source software — more than 60% of enterprises have adopted it.
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Falcon Cloud Security Application Security Posture Management: Demo Drill Down

Dec 18, 2024 By CrowdStrike In CrowdStrike
Protecting your software from adversaries requires a precise understanding of production. Watch how Falcon ASPM empowers security teams to stop adversaries from breaching their custom applications. CrowdStrike Falcon ASPM: Prioritize and mitigate cloud threats with unmatched application visibility and business context. Subscribe and Stay Updated: ► Don't miss out on more exciting content! Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates, case studies, and more from the world of cybersecurity. Hit the bell icon to receive notifications whenever we post new videos.
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See Falcon Cloud Security in Action

Dec 18, 2024 By CrowdStrike In CrowdStrike
Cloud exploitation grew 95% over the past year, with adversaries becoming even more focused and persistent. Watch how Falcon Cloud Security stops breaches with truly unified agent and agentless protection, from endpoint to cloud. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security: ► Stop cloud breaches and consolidate disjointed point products with the world’s only CNAPP built on a unified agent and agentless approach to cloud security for complete visibility and protection.
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80% of Cybersecurity Leaders Prefer Platform-Delivered GenAI for Stronger Defense

Dec 17, 2024 By Lucia Stanham In CrowdStrike
Adversaries are advancing faster than ever, exploiting the growing complexity of business IT environments. In this high-stakes threat landscape, generative AI (GenAI) is a necessity. With organizations grappling with skills shortages, sophisticated adversaries and operational complexity, 64% of security professionals have already kicked off their GenAI purchase journey.
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A Look Back: The Evolution of Latin American eCrime Malware in 2024

Dec 16, 2024 By Kevin Ratto In CrowdStrike
The Latin American (LATAM) cybercrime landscape continues to evolve as adversaries refine their tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) to bypass defenses and expand their reach. Last year, we wrote a blog detailing our LATAM cybercrime observations throughout 2023. In this blog, we examine the significant updates observed in 2024 across prominent LATAM malware families, including Mispadu, Kiron, Caiman, Culebra, Salve and Astaroth.
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CrowdStrike Named a Leader in GigaOm Radar for Ransomware Prevention

Dec 16, 2024 By Anne Aarness In CrowdStrike
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 ransomware attack in the previous 12 months, and 32% were successfully attacked more than once. The consequences of failing to protect against ransomware can be devastating for any business. Beyond financial loss, victims can suffer operational downtime, reputational damage and potential regulatory fines.
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5 Key Data Protection Challenges and How to Overcome Them

Dec 11, 2024 By Naren Vaideeswaran - Healy Dwyer In CrowdStrike
Organizations understand their sensitive data is everywhere — and adversaries are after it. Data protection solutions have become an essential part of modern cybersecurity strategies. Organizations realize that in order to avoid a breach, they must have a plan to monitor and control data flow at the user level so they can better understand where data is going, who is accessing it and when malicious activity occurs. But when it comes to deployment and operationalization, things can get complicated.
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Cloud Logs: The Unsung Heroes of Detection and Response

Dec 10, 2024 By Jamie Gale In CrowdStrike
Cyberattackers are exploring stealthier and more sophisticated methods to infiltrate cloud environments. From exploiting misconfigurations to leveraging stolen credentials, adversaries are skilled at evading detection. Cloud logs are invaluable in helping organizations identify potential threats before they can cause damage.
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See Falcon Foundry in Action

Dec 10, 2024 By CrowdStrike In CrowdStrike
With cybersecurity tool sprawl on the rise, CrowdStrike Falcon Foundry allows you to easily build custom applications that operate as an extension of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, allowing your team to consolidate dozens of point products. With access to a low-code app development platform and the same CrowdStrike data and infrastructure, your team will be able to build custom apps to solve the toughest cybersecurity challenges and stop adversaries.
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Adaptive Shield, a CrowdStrike Company, Leads in 2024 Frost Radar SSPM Leadership Report

Dec 9, 2024 By Arye Zacks - Hananel Nivneh In CrowdStrike
CrowdStrike is proud to announce that Adaptive Shield is positioned as the leader in the Frost & Sullivan 2024 SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Frost Radar, earning the highest and farthest-right position among all evaluated vendors. Adaptive Shield, which was acquired by CrowdStrike in November 2024, is recognized for its leadership in innovation and growth, with scores of 4.8/5 and 4.5/5, respectively, on the Frost Radar innovation index.
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Falcon NG-SIEM Streamline The SOC: Demo Drill Down

Dec 9, 2024 By CrowdStrike In CrowdStrike
When adversaries infiltrate your organiztion you can leverage AI to speed up the investigation time and how you can leverage automation to respond to attacks. Watch to learn how NG-SIEM allows you to streamline your SOC. CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM: Consolidate security operations with the world’s most complete AI-native SOC platform. Subscribe and Stay Updated: ► Don't miss out on more exciting content! Subscribe to our channel for the latest updates, case studies, and more from the world of cybersecurity.
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Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Deep Dive: Demo Drill Down

Dec 9, 2024 By CrowdStrike In CrowdStrike
Stop today’s attacks with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM. Leverage AI, native threat intelligence, and workflow automation to unify data, accelerate investigations, and streamline responses—all within the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. Start transforming your SOC with Falcon Next-Gen SIEM. CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM: Consolidate security operations with the world’s most complete AI-native SOC platform.
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How ASPM Elevates Security for Today's Cloud Ecosystem

Dec 6, 2024 By Brett Shaw In CrowdStrike
Cloud technology has revolutionized business operations, but the digital transformation required to adopt and scale cloud technology exposes vulnerabilities that traditional cybersecurity approaches struggle to address — often leaving organizations vulnerable to adversaries.
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CrowdStrike Named a Leader in 2024 Frost Radar for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms

Dec 6, 2024 By Brett Shaw In CrowdStrike
Frost & Sullivan has recognized CrowdStrike as a leader in its Frost Radar for Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) for the third consecutive year. CrowdStrike Falcon Cloud Security continues to set the standard for securing hybrid and multi-cloud environments, as evidenced by our placement at the forefront of both the Innovation Index and Growth Index.
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CrowdStrike Showcases Cloud Security Innovation and Leadership at AWS re:Invent

Dec 4, 2024 By Brett Shaw In CrowdStrike
As organizations accelerate their innovation in the cloud and their adoption of AI, securing AI workloads and identities has become critical. Misconfigurations, vulnerabilities and identity-based threats expose high-value assets to potential manipulation and exploitation. For AWS customers, advancing cloud security means establishing resilient guardrails that protect innovation without compromising speed.
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The Rise of Cross-Domain Attacks Demands a Unified Defense

Dec 4, 2024 By Dana Larson In CrowdStrike
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 critical applications, steal data, impersonate users and more. They are also gaining speed: The average eCrime breakout time, now just 62 minutes, has fallen in recent years as adversaries accelerate from initial intrusion to lateral movement.
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CrowdStrike Announces Falcon Identity Protection for AWS IAM Identity Center

Dec 4, 2024 By Ryan Terry - Vlad Barytskyy - Kendra Kendall In CrowdStrike
As organizations scale their operations on Amazon Web Services (AWS), they must secure their identities and ensure all users have the correct permissions. AWS IAM Identity Center is built to simplify access management across multiple AWS accounts — a critical tool for rapidly growing AWS environments. This hub for identity data and processes demands strong protection against the identity-focused threats growing popular among today’s adversaries.
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One Year of Falcon Go: Transforming Cybersecurity for Small Businesses

Dec 3, 2024 By Dana Larson In CrowdStrike
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 their business trajectory — including cybersecurity and the ever-evolving range of cyber threats.
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CrowdStrike Falcon Prevents Multiple Vulnerable Driver Attacks in Real-World Intrusion

Dec 2, 2024 By Matt Weiner - Ioan-Cristian Iacob In CrowdStrike
BYOVD involves adversaries writing to disk and loading a legitimate, but vulnerable, driver to access the kernel of an operating system. This allows them to evade detection mechanisms and manipulate the system at a deep level, often bypassing protections like EDR. For the exploitation to succeed, attackers must first ensure the driver is brought on the target system. This is followed by the initiation of a privileged process to load the driver, setting the stage for further malicious activities.
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CrowdStrike Enhances Active Directory Auditing in Falcon Identity Protection

Dec 2, 2024 By Ryan Terry - Kendra Kendall - Vlad Barytskyy In CrowdStrike
Identity is the new battleground in today’s rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape. Microsoft Active Directory (AD), a cornerstone of enterprise identity management, is a frequent target for attackers. For organizations, protecting these critical environments without adding complexity is essential. Many organizations struggle to get full visibility into changes made within Active Directory.
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