Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the number of data sources you manage with your SIEM? How do you piece together different pieces of the puzzle like SOAR, threat intelligence, and security tools for endpoint, cloud, or identity? Do you actually know which tools are strengthening your security posture, and which are just adding more complexity?

Sensitive data theft is among adversaries’ most common goals. For defenders, data exfiltration can lead to the compromise of customer data, public exposure of trade secrets, and potentially permanent business and reputational damage. Victims of data exfiltration may also face legal issues for non-compliance with data protection laws. This must be a top concern for businesses.

AI has become both a powerful ally and a formidable weapon in today’s cybersecurity landscape. While AI enables security teams to detect and neutralize threats with unmatched speed and precision, adversaries are equally quick to exploit its potential with increasingly sophisticated and automated attacks. This duality has created an arms race in which organizations must not only adopt AI but continually innovate to stay ahead.

Last month, during testimony on global cyber threats before the U.S. Committee on Homeland Security, a longstanding debate resurfaced: Why do vendors name different cyber threat actors, and can’t we directly call out those responsible? Industry veterans will recognize that a discourse on this topic tends to pop up in vendor, media, and public policy circles every few years.

Organizations today battle an ever-evolving cyber threat landscape, yet many security teams struggle to keep pace due to a critical skills gap and limited access to high-quality training. As teams are expected to do more with fewer resources, cybersecurity education is essential. At CrowdStrike, we’re committed to breaking down these barriers.

As a part of our ongoing work to secure cloud computing infrastructure, we delved into the inner workings of some popular Kubernetes add-ons. Our first subject of research was Istio, a popular service mesh add-on. Istio is an open-source service mesh for Kubernetes that manages communication between microservices. It provides traffic management, security, and observability features without requiring code changes.

Early in the cyberattack kill chain, reconnaissance enables attackers to assemble critical network information to plan a tailored attack strategy. In this phase, adversaries aim to map out networks and their users, and locate system vulnerabilities, without setting off alarms. Proactive monitoring and early detection of this activity can disrupt attackers in their tracks and lower the risk of a breach.

Each year, Data Protection Day marks an opportunity to assess the state of privacy and security in the midst of technological innovation. This year’s inflection point follows a robust dialogue on AI from last week’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. As CrowdStrike participated in these discussions, we emphasized the importance of leveraging AI to defend against ever-evolving cyber threats and protect the very data and workloads used to power AI.

In the 2024 SE Labs Enterprise Advanced Security (EDR) Ransomware Test, the CrowdStrike Falcon platform achieved a perfect score of 100% in detection, protection, and accuracy, earning the prestigious AAA Award for Advanced Security EDR Protection for the third time in a row. The Falcon platform detected and blocked 100% of ransomware files and protected endpoints across multiple stages during all simulated ransomware attacks.

Kubernetes has become the cornerstone of modern DevOps, empowering teams to quickly deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications. However, many struggle to navigate Kubernetes' complexity while operating across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Red Hat OpenShift builds on Kubernetes by providing a consistent, enterprise-grade platform that abstracts the intricacies of the underlying infrastructure. It’s trusted by customers across industries and around the globe.