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5 days ago
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CrowdStrike Named a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer' for User Authentication Report
CrowdStrike received the most 5-star ratings of any vendor evaluated AUSTIN, Texas, June 04, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced its recognition as a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for User Authentication report. CrowdStrike has the most 5-star ratings of any vendor evaluated in the report and has a 97% Willingness to Recommend rating, based on 206 overall responses as of February 28, 2025. "Today's adversaries aren't breaking in – they're logging in. Attackers use stolen credentials and social engineering to gain initial access, then exploit vulnerabilities and abuse remote access tools to escalate privileges and move laterally across environments," said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer, CrowdStrike. "The Falcon platform is the only solution that stops identity-based attacks at every stage, from initial compromise to lateral movement, across hybrid environments. We believe this recognition validates Falcon as the platform of choice for organizations looking to close protection gaps, reduce complexity, and stop evolving threats with unified, AI-powered protection." What Customers Are Saying As a native part of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, Falcon® Identity Protection stops sophisticated cross-domain and insider threats spanning identity, endpoint, and cloud. Customer reviews highlight the power of CrowdStrike's unified platform and advanced AI to prevent, detect, and respond to identity-based attacks: CrowdStrike Falcon Provides Robust Defense Against Identity Attacks: "CS Falcon Identity Protection is a seamless solution that provides a robust layer of defense against Identity based attacks. It works by incorporating a native AI/ML based threat detection approach to several Identity management solutions like Active Directory being used in an organization. This is achievable using the agent being used for EPP. No separate deployment is required." – IT Security Engineer, Software Industry CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection - Protector of the Realm: "The ability to detect and prevent identity based attacks and account takeover with real-time monitoring makes it an excellent choice. Integration with leading platforms and automated threat response capabilities make it adaptable. With its AI-driven detection and cloud-native architecture, Falcon Identity Protection offers strong prevention capabilities and advanced threat detection makes it the best choice for businesses seeking to enhance their security in the modern era." – Engineer - ITS Security, Software Industry Navigating Real-Time Scanning and Identifying Threats: "It is an exceptional tool for securing user identities & preventing breaches. With its AI-driven detection, it provides protection against account takeovers, credential stuffing, & other identity-based attacks. Its robust features make it ideal for protecting user identities." – IT Lead, Banking Industry Why Our Customers Choose Falcon Identity Protection CrowdStrike's leadership in identity security is built on its unified platform architecture and deep understanding of real-world adversary tradecraft, delivering: End-to-End Hybrid Identity Security: Identity is under relentless attack, and the rise of agentic AI is fueling a surge in machine identities. CrowdStrike provides the only unified platform that secures both human and non-human identities at every stage of the attack – from initial compromise to privilege escalation with Falcon® Privileged Access, and lateral movement – across hybrid environments. AI-Powered, Adversary-Driven Approach: Falcon Identity Protection is powered by real-time signals from endpoints and devices, threat intelligence from frontline experts, and trillions of daily security events. This data advantage creates a continuous feedback loop that enables AI-driven protection to prevent, detect, and respond to identity-based attacks. Agentic AI Innovation: CrowdStrike brings the power of agentic AI to Falcon Identity Protection with Charlotte AI Agentic Detection Triage, which autonomously triages cross-domain attack detections with over 98% accuracy to rapidly prioritize the most critical threats. Cross-Domain Protection: Falcon Identity Protection stops sophisticated cross-domain and insider threats spanning identity, endpoint, and cloud. By sharing telemetry and intelligence across Falcon platform modules, CrowdStrike's unified architecture exposes attack paths and stops breaches before impact. Additional Resources To learn more about CrowdStrike's recognition in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for User Authentication report, please visit our website and read our blog. To learn more about Falcon Identity Protection, please visit our website. Gartner Disclaimer GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, PEER INSIGHTS is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. Learn more: Follow us: Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Start a free trial today: © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services. View source version on Contacts Media Contact Jake SchusterCrowdStrike Corporate Communicationspress@ Sign in to access your portfolio
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5 days ago
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CrowdStrike Named a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer' for User Authentication Report
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced its recognition as a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for User Authentication report. CrowdStrike has the most 5-star ratings of any vendor evaluated in the report and has a 97% Willingness to Recommend rating, based on 206 overall responses as of February 28, 2025. 'Today's adversaries aren't breaking in – they're logging in. Attackers use stolen credentials and social engineering to gain initial access, then exploit vulnerabilities and abuse remote access tools to escalate privileges and move laterally across environments,' said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer, CrowdStrike. 'The Falcon platform is the only solution that stops identity-based attacks at every stage, from initial compromise to lateral movement, across hybrid environments. We believe this recognition validates Falcon as the platform of choice for organizations looking to close protection gaps, reduce complexity, and stop evolving threats with unified, AI-powered protection.' What Customers Are Saying As a native part of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, Falcon® Identity Protection stops sophisticated cross-domain and insider threats spanning identity, endpoint, and cloud. Customer reviews highlight the power of CrowdStrike's unified platform and advanced AI to prevent, detect, and respond to identity-based attacks: CrowdStrike Falcon Provides Robust Defense Against Identity Attacks: "CS Falcon Identity Protection is a seamless solution that provides a robust layer of defense against Identity based attacks. It works by incorporating a native AI/ML based threat detection approach to several Identity management solutions like Active Directory being used in an organization. This is achievable using the agent being used for EPP. No separate deployment is required." – IT Security Engineer, Software Industry CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection - Protector of the Realm: 'The ability to detect and prevent identity based attacks and account takeover with real-time monitoring makes it an excellent choice. Integration with leading platforms and automated threat response capabilities make it adaptable. With its AI-driven detection and cloud-native architecture, Falcon Identity Protection offers strong prevention capabilities and advanced threat detection makes it the best choice for businesses seeking to enhance their security in the modern era.' – Engineer - ITS Security, Software Industry Navigating Real-Time Scanning and Identifying Threats: 'It is an exceptional tool for securing user identities & preventing breaches. With its AI-driven detection, it provides protection against account takeovers, credential stuffing, & other identity-based attacks. Its robust features make it ideal for protecting user identities.' – IT Lead, Banking Industry Why Our Customers Choose Falcon Identity Protection CrowdStrike's leadership in identity security is built on its unified platform architecture and deep understanding of real-world adversary tradecraft, delivering: End-to-End Hybrid Identity Security: Identity is under relentless attack, and the rise of agentic AI is fueling a surge in machine identities. CrowdStrike provides the only unified platform that secures both human and non-human identities at every stage of the attack – from initial compromise to privilege escalation with Falcon® Privileged Access, and lateral movement – across hybrid environments. AI-Powered, Adversary-Driven Approach: Falcon Identity Protection is powered by real-time signals from endpoints and devices, threat intelligence from frontline experts, and trillions of daily security events. This data advantage creates a continuous feedback loop that enables AI-driven protection to prevent, detect, and respond to identity-based attacks. Agentic AI Innovation: CrowdStrike brings the power of agentic AI to Falcon Identity Protection with Charlotte AI Agentic Detection Triage, which autonomously triages cross-domain attack detections with over 98% accuracy to rapidly prioritize the most critical threats. Cross-Domain Protection: Falcon Identity Protection stops sophisticated cross-domain and insider threats spanning identity, endpoint, and cloud. By sharing telemetry and intelligence across Falcon platform modules, CrowdStrike's unified architecture exposes attack paths and stops breaches before impact. Additional Resources To learn more about CrowdStrike's recognition in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for User Authentication report, please visit our website and read our blog. To learn more about Falcon Identity Protection, please visit our website. Gartner Disclaimer GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally, PEER INSIGHTS is a registered trademark of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates and is used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CrowdStrike Named a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer' for Endpoint Protection Platforms Report
CrowdStrike has the most 5-star ratings (450) of any Customers' Choice vendor in the Endpoint Protection Platforms report; only vendor named a Customers' Choice in every iteration of the Voice of the Customer for EPP report since its inception in 2019, being recognized five times AUSTIN, Texas, May 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced its recognition as a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for Endpoint Protection Platforms report1. CrowdStrike has the most 5-star ratings (450) of any Customers' Choice vendor and has a 97% Willingness to Recommend score, based on 601 overall responses as of January 2025. CrowdStrike is the only vendor named a Customers' Choice in every iteration of the Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms report since its inception in 2019, being recognized five times. "As the pioneer of AI-native endpoint protection, CrowdStrike continues to define modern security, driving relentless innovation across every area of enterprise risk to meet evolving customer needs," said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer, CrowdStrike. "The Falcon platform is the only AI-native platform that unifies endpoint, identity, cloud and Next-Gen SIEM, eliminating point-product sprawl and accelerating response times. Customers trust CrowdStrike because we deliver the security outcomes that matter most: stopping breaches, removing complexity and cost, and giving security teams the speed and insight needed to outpace adversaries. We feel this recognition from customers validates the Falcon platform as the choice for organizations replacing legacy security stacks with AI-driven, automated protection." What Customers Are Saying Here is a sampling of our reviews: CrowdStrike Falcon: Resetting Cybersecurity Standards: "CrowdStrike Falcon is a highly effective and robust cybersecurity solution that offers unparalleled protection against advanced threats. Its cloud-native architecture, AI-powered detection, and ease of use make it a top organizational choice for all sizes." – IT Security and Risk Management, Banking Industry Multi-OS Support with CrowdStrike's Unified Interface: "CrowdStrike makes it quite convenient to protect all your endpoints through a unified interface. Falcon host sensor software is supported across Windows, macOS, and Linux, which is especially useful if you have a multi-OS environment." – Operations Team Lead, Transportation Industry Comprehensive Security, Seamless Integration with Existing Systems and Exceptional Support: "Overall, an outstanding experience with excellent product capabilities and service." – IT Security & Risk Management Associate, IT Services Industry Why Our Customers Choose CrowdStrike As the pioneer of AI-native endpoint security, CrowdStrike continues to deliver the platform innovation organizations need to stop evolving threats, unifying best-in-class endpoint, cloud, identity and data protection. Consistently recognized by both customers and the industry, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform delivers: AI-Powered Protection: CrowdStrike leads the industry in AI-driven detection and response. The Falcon platform continuously analyzes behaviors, automates response and delivers real-time threat prevention across the entire attack surface. With innovations like CrowdStrike Signal, a new family of AI-powered engines that intelligently groups related security events and alerts into actionable insights with a self-learning model tailored to specific environments, analysts will improve efficiency and reduce the risk of missed detections. Coupled with Charlotte AI Agentic Detection Triage and Charlotte AI Agentic Response and Agentic Workflows, CrowdStrike's Charlotte AI transcends "ask-and-respond" copilots – delivering autonomous reasoning and action on first- and third-party data, enabling security teams to detect, prioritize and respond faster than ever. Cross-Domain Protection: Modern attacks don't stop at the endpoint – adversaries exploit security gaps between endpoint, identity and cloud to move across domains and evade traditional detection methods. The Falcon platform correlates threats across these domains in real time, giving defenders the speed and visibility needed to stop attacks before they escalate. Security Consolidation at Scale: The Falcon platform unifies endpoint, identity, cloud security, Next-Gen SIEM and IT automation, improving operational speed and eliminating the complexity and costs created by point products and stitched together platforms. Built for the Modern SOC: The Falcon platform is becoming the AI-native SOC for security teams, delivering automated security workflows, seamless response orchestration and end-to-end security integration. By reducing analyst workload and improving decision-making, the Falcon platform enables security teams to operate with speed and efficiency to stop breaches. Additional Resources To learn more about CrowdStrike's recognition in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for Endpoint Protection Platforms report, please visit our website and read our blog. To learn about CrowdStrike's recognition as a Leader for the fifth consecutive time in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms, please visit our website and read our blog. To learn more about CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Security, please visit our website. This information about CrowdStrike products is intended for informational purposes. Please do not rely on this information in making your purchasing decisions. The development, release and timing of any products, features or functionality remain at the sole discretion of CrowdStrike, and are subject to change. Gartner Disclaimer GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark, and MAGIC QUADRANT and PEER INSIGHTS are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. Learn more: Follow us: Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram Start a free trial today: © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services. 1 Gartner, Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Peer Editors, May 23, 2025 View source version on Contacts Media Contact Jake SchusterCrowdStrike Corporate Communicationspress@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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27-05-2025
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CrowdStrike Named a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner® Peer Insights™ ‘Voice of the Customer' for Endpoint Protection Platforms Report
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced its recognition as a Customers' Choice in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for Endpoint Protection Platforms report 1. CrowdStrike has the most 5-star ratings (450) of any Customers' Choice vendor and has a 97% Willingness to Recommend score, based on 601 overall responses as of January 2025. CrowdStrike is the only vendor named a Customers' Choice in every iteration of the Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms report since its inception in 2019, being recognized five times. CrowdStrike has the most 5-star ratings (450) of any Customers' Choice vendor and has a 97% Willingness to Recommend score, based on 601 overall responses as of January 2025. Share 'As the pioneer of AI-native endpoint protection, CrowdStrike continues to define modern security, driving relentless innovation across every area of enterprise risk to meet evolving customer needs," said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer, CrowdStrike. 'The Falcon platform is the only AI-native platform that unifies endpoint, identity, cloud and Next-Gen SIEM, eliminating point-product sprawl and accelerating response times. Customers trust CrowdStrike because we deliver the security outcomes that matter most: stopping breaches, removing complexity and cost, and giving security teams the speed and insight needed to outpace adversaries. We feel this recognition from customers validates the Falcon platform as the choice for organizations replacing legacy security stacks with AI-driven, automated protection.' What Customers Are Saying Here is a sampling of our reviews: CrowdStrike Falcon: Resetting Cybersecurity Standards: 'CrowdStrike Falcon is a highly effective and robust cybersecurity solution that offers unparalleled protection against advanced threats. Its cloud-native architecture, AI-powered detection, and ease of use make it a top organizational choice for all sizes.' – IT Security and Risk Management, Banking Industry Multi-OS Support with CrowdStrike's Unified Interface: 'CrowdStrike makes it quite convenient to protect all your endpoints through a unified interface. Falcon host sensor software is supported across Windows, macOS, and Linux, which is especially useful if you have a multi-OS environment.' – Operations Team Lead, Transportation Industry Comprehensive Security, Seamless Integration with Existing Systems and Exceptional Support: "Overall, an outstanding experience with excellent product capabilities and service." – IT Security & Risk Management Associate, IT Services Industry Why Our Customers Choose CrowdStrike As the pioneer of AI-native endpoint security, CrowdStrike continues to deliver the platform innovation organizations need to stop evolving threats, unifying best-in-class endpoint, cloud, identity and data protection. Consistently recognized by both customers and the industry, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform delivers: AI-Powered Protection: CrowdStrike leads the industry in AI-driven detection and response. The Falcon platform continuously analyzes behaviors, automates response and delivers real-time threat prevention across the entire attack surface. With innovations like CrowdStrike Signal, a new family of AI-powered engines that intelligently groups related security events and alerts into actionable insights with a self-learning model tailored to specific environments, analysts will improve efficiency and reduce the risk of missed detections. Coupled with Charlotte AI Agentic Detection Triage and Charlotte AI Agentic Response and Agentic Workflows, CrowdStrike's Charlotte AI transcends 'ask-and-respond' copilots – delivering autonomous reasoning and action on first- and third-party data, enabling security teams to detect, prioritize and respond faster than ever. Cross-Domain Protection: Modern attacks don't stop at the endpoint – adversaries exploit security gaps between endpoint, identity and cloud to move across domains and evade traditional detection methods. The Falcon platform correlates threats across these domains in real time, giving defenders the speed and visibility needed to stop attacks before they escalate. Security Consolidation at Scale: The Falcon platform unifies endpoint, identity, cloud security, Next-Gen SIEM and IT automation, improving operational speed and eliminating the complexity and costs created by point products and stitched together platforms. Built for the Modern SOC: The Falcon platform is becoming the AI-native SOC for security teams, delivering automated security workflows, seamless response orchestration and end-to-end security integration. By reducing analyst workload and improving decision-making, the Falcon platform enables security teams to operate with speed and efficiency to stop breaches. Additional Resources To learn more about CrowdStrike's recognition in the 2025 Gartner Peer Insights™ 'Voice of the Customer' for Endpoint Protection Platforms report, please visit our website and read our blog. To learn about CrowdStrike's recognition as a Leader for the fifth consecutive time in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms, please visit our website and read our blog. To learn more about CrowdStrike Falcon Endpoint Security, please visit our website. This information about CrowdStrike products is intended for informational purposes. Please do not rely on this information in making your purchasing decisions. The development, release and timing of any products, features or functionality remain at the sole discretion of CrowdStrike, and are subject to change. Gartner Disclaimer GARTNER is a registered trademark and service mark, and MAGIC QUADRANT and PEER INSIGHTS are registered trademarks of Gartner, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and internationally and are used herein with permission. All rights reserved. Gartner Peer Insights content consists of the opinions of individual end users based on their own experiences, and should not be construed as statements of fact, nor do they represent the views of Gartner or its affiliates. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in this content nor makes any warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this content, about its accuracy or completeness, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About CrowdStrike CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world's most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data. Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities. Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity and immediate time-to-value. CrowdStrike: We stop breaches. © 2025 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike Falcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United States and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service marks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and services. 1 Gartner, Voice of the Customer for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Peer Editors, May 23, 2025
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CrowdStrike's CTO says humans are still critical in battling cyberattacks—even with gen AI advancements
Elia Zaitsev says most software companies exist for one purpose: to make their customers happy. But what he finds most thrilling about his 12-year career at cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is that it has to please clients, while also making the bad actors it fights against unhappy. 'There's a determined adversary on the other side of the table who's doing everything they can, with significant resources and time and expertise, to circumvent everything that's being developed,' says Zaitsev, CrowdStrike's chief technology officer. Those adversaries—espionage attacks that have increased from nations like China and Iran, as well as new generative artificial intelligence-driven phishing and impersonation tactics—have propelled a sharp increase in malware-free, identity-based attacks. And as businesses migrate more workloads to the cloud, those environments have also become a more frequent target too, with new and unattributed intrusions increasing 26% last year from 2023. Rather than look for a vulnerability on an external server, these nefarious individuals and organizations are using generative AI and other tools to develop convincing text, audio, and video to infiltrate systems. What that means is that fraudulent emails coming from a company's 'help desk' asking for a password are now often more polished than prior attempts that were often riddled with easy-to-spot mistakes. The cautionary tale on the lips of every cyber expert, including Zaitsev, is an incident last year in which a finance worker in Hong Kong was scammed out of $25 million after fraudsters used a deepfake to pose as a chief financial officer during a video conference call. 'They're relying on the weakest link, often in defenses, which is the human,' says Zaitsev. These evolving tactics are why CrowdStrike reports that the average breakout time for an intrusion—the moment an adversary is able to move laterally throughout a company's system after initially gaining access—has dropped to 48 minutes in 2024 from 62 minutes the prior year. The fastest breakout CrowdStrike reported was just 51 seconds, giving defenders less than a minute to detect and respond to an attack. CrowdStrike has bulked up its cyber defenses through a series of acquisitions, including Preempt Security and SecureCircle, a cybersecurity provider that requires identity verification for every access request, regardless of location. CrowdStrike has also invested in new product development, including this week's debut of Charlotte AI's agentic capabilities, which asks and answers investigative questions, helping to streamline cyber attack analysis and give security experts more time to act. Charlotte AI's accuracy rate is over 98%, according to Zaitsev, meaning that the generative AI tool comes to the same conclusion as human analysts 98 times out of 100 when assessing either a true positive or false positive attack. But humans can take about five minutes, on average, to perform this triage versus seconds Charlotte AI. That can save large enterprise customers up to seven days of human labor, per week. Zaitsev says even as these generative AI-enabled defenses advance, he doesn't see them replacing humans. Because even with the high effectiveness rate, many customers will continue to want their workforces to remain accountable to ensure cyber safety. 'We're short on humans,' says Zaitsev. 'What we want to do is augment them, make them more and more efficient, and also use them as the guardrail, as the check and balance.' Zaitsev was an early employee at CrowdStrike, joining as its first sales engineer in 2013 and rising up the ranks over a decade. He became acquainted with CrowdStrike CEO and founder George Kurtz and other executives when they were at security software company McAfee for a partnership with Zaitsev's former employer i2, which provides visual investigative analysis software for governments and law enforcement. He was elevated to the role of CTO in 2023, after running technology for the Americas business for nearly three years, following the promotion of his predecessor Michael Sentonas, who is now president. 'I always ground myself in and use that customer-facing perspective to try and understand not only what is the competition doing, but what are the customers looking to do,' says Zaitsev. He remains hands-on and technical—never a programmer, but having been a coder for decades—enabling Zaitsev to build trust with CrowdStrike's engineering team. Externally, trust in CrowdStrike eroded last summer, when a global IT outage due to a faulty software update crashed millions of Windows-based devices, stinging airlines, banks, retailers, and other customers, while costing Fortune 500 companies billions in damages. 'The July incident was very painful for them and for us,' acknowledges Zaitsev. CrowdStrike, he says, learned valuable lessons from the experience and incorporated customer feedback to bolster controls and capabilities to prevent another outage. The company also offered incentives for a time to keep enterprises from defecting to competitors. CrowdStrike's financial results following the incident remained resilient. Total and subscription revenue—the latter generally a one-to-three-year commitment—each increased 36% in fiscal 2024 from the prior year. The stock has recovered from a sharp selloff in July. 'I think we have come out of this, frankly, stronger,' says Zaitsev. 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