Executive Viewpoint

Updated 2024-07-25 1900 UTC Executive Summary PDF This is CrowdStrike’s preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR). We will be detailing our full investigation in the forthcoming Root Cause Analysis that […]

What Happened? On July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of ongoing operations, CrowdStrike released a sensor configuration update to Windows systems. Sensor configuration updates are an ongoing part of […]

Valued Customers and Partners, I want to sincerely apologize directly to all of you for today’s outage. All of CrowdStrike understands the gravity and impact of the situation. We quickly identified th[…]

CrowdStrike is setting a new standard for managed detection and response (MDR), building on our established reputation as pioneers and industry leaders. Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR combines cutting-e[…]

The CISO of a major insurance company recently switched from Microsoft to CrowdStrike for endpoint and identity security following a ransomware incident that Microsoft Defender failed to block. The fo[…]

At CrowdStrike, we take pride in the collective power we harness alongside our customers and partners to safeguard organizations and stop breaches. It’s profoundly rewarding to empower this community […]

Your business is in a race against modern adversaries — and legacy approaches to security simply do not work in blocking their evolving attacks. Fragmented point products are too slow and complex to d[…]

Today’s businesses are building their future in the cloud. They rely on cloud infrastructure and services to operate, develop new products and deliver greater value to their customers. The cloud is th[…]

I’m thrilled to announce CrowdStrike’s agreement to acquire Flow Security, a pioneer in data security posture management (DSPM) and the industry’s first and only cloud data runtime security solution. […]

CrowdStrike is proud to announce its official sponsorship of the Mac Admins Community through its not-for-profit arm, the Mac Admins Foundation. CrowdStrike joins a distinguished list of sponsors at t[…]

Forrester has named CrowdStrike a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection And Response Services In Europe, Q4 2023, only a few months after naming CrowdStrike a Leader in The Forrester Wave™:[…]

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[…]

The endpoint is both the hub of modern productivity and the epicenter of organizational risk. As the endpoint emerged as the technology interface between humans and the digital world, it also became t[…]

The CrowdStrike Falcon® platform achieves 100% protection, 100% visibility and 100% analytic detection across all steps in the MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluations: Enterprise. CrowdStrike’s results de[…]

Today, with more than 4,500 customers and partners joining us at Fal.Con, the industry’s premier cybersecurity event, I was excited to unveil a host of powerful innovations that will unlock the power […]

I’m excited to share that today at Fal.Con, CrowdStrike announced it has agreed to acquire Bionic, a pioneer of application security posture management (ASPM). This will give our customers the most se[…]

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this week voted to adopt new rules for how companies inform investors about cybersecurity concerns. The vote comes after years of gradually increasing[…]

Forrester has named CrowdStrike a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Managed Detection and Response (MDR), Q2 2023 which recognizes how CrowdStrike’s “exceptional” Falcon Complete MDR service “blends prod[…]

Cybersecurity is often about making progress: Progress in the way organizations procure, deploy and manage software; in the new skills and techniques teams acquire to run their cybersecurity programs;[…]

We believe our recognition in the 2022 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms reinforces CrowdStrike’s position as a cybersecurity leader, innovator and visionary placing farthest to the rig[…]

The CrowdStrike 2023 Global Threat Report, among the most trusted and comprehensive research on the modern threat landscape, explores the most significant security events and trends of the previous ye[…]

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[…]

Resilient cybersecurity posture can only be achieved with a full understanding of your internal and external attack surface. CrowdStrike Falcon® Surface builds on our award-winning adversary intellige[…]

With the end of the year fast approaching, many of us are looking forward to a well-deserved break. However, security practitioners and security leaders worldwide are bracing themselves for what has b[…]

As vice president of global alliances for CrowdStrike, I have the pleasure of meeting daily and weekly with our partners around the globe to ensure that CrowdStrike is addressing their needs and the n[…]

CrowdStrike achieved 99% detection coverage by conclusively reporting 75 of the 76 adversary techniques during the MITRE ATT&CK evaluation. Leveraging the power of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform wit[…]

At CrowdStrike we’re proud to be a cybersecurity market leader. We don’t rest, we fight every day to be and stay #1 and I want to tell you why. You probably know that CrowdStrike is a passionate suppo[…]

Cyber threats to elections in the U.S. and abroad remain at an elevated level and continue to evolve. It’s appropriate and encouraging to see continued growth and investment in cybersecurity efforts w[…]

At CrowdStrike, we stop breaches. It’s a simple yet powerful promise to our customers, our partners and to the world. As thousands join us today in person at Fal.Con 2022 in Las Vegas, and thousands m[…]

Every second, as your IT systems run every facet of your business, they are also creating data related to the health, performance and security of the systems themselves. This information, known as log[…]

Each year, CrowdStrike continues to partner with leading organizations worldwide to help customers drive their business and stop breaches. During the Partner Summit at Fal.Con 2022, we announced the C[…]

The digital footprint of the modern organization is expanding at an unprecedented rate. The move to the cloud, Internet of Things (IoT), digital transformation, connected supply chain partners and rel[…]

The countdown continues! As Fal.Con 2022 quickly approaches, we’re excited to share more information about the security industry visionaries and notable talks on the agenda for the sixth annual CrowdS[…]

The countdown has begun! In less than a month, we’ll gather in Las Vegas for Fal.Con 2022, the sixth annual CrowdStrike cybersecurity conference. We’re excited to bring you an event packed with produc[…]

In the cybersecurity industry, understanding the value and impact of the critical technology we use to keep organizations safe can often become lost in translation. This is undoubtedly the case with e[…]

And we’re off! The CrowdStrike Adversary Universe® World Tour (AUWT) kicked off with a standing-room-only event in Brisbane, Australia on July 12, 2022, followed by another full house in Melbourne on […]

The theme of RSA Conference 2022 succinctly captures the aftermath of the disruption we’ve all experienced over the last couple of years: Transform. Customers continue to transform and accelerate digi[…]

It’s been several years since we’ve been at the RSA Conference in person and having face-to-face interaction is invaluable — the energy here is palpable. The theme for RSAC 2022 is “transform.” It's a[…]

Driven by all the new technologies being adopted and the move to the cloud, the number and types of assets an organization has to manage increased nearly fourfold over the last 10 years. As a result, […]

CrowdStrike Falcon® delivers comprehensive cloud security, combining agent-based and agentless protection in a single, unified platform experience Integrated threat intelligence delivers a powerful, a[…]

“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[…]

4/4/22 Editor’s note: The hearing described below has been rescheduled for 10 a.m. EST on Tuesday, April 5. On Wednesday, March 30, 2022, Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike Senior Vice President of Intelligence[…]

CrowdStrike has been recognized as a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Cybersecurity Incident Response Services. When it comes to incident response (IR), time is of the essence. The longer it takes to[…]

CrowdStrike last week announced Michael Rogers was promoted to vice president of global business development, channel and alliances. His appointment comes after years of driving growth in CrowdStrike’[…]

The security problems that plague organizations today actually haven’t changed much in 30 years. Weak and shared passwords, misconfigurations and vulnerabilities are problems that have tormented the i[…]

The year 2022 is a transformational one for F1. It’s hard to overstate just how much has changed to the regulations that govern this sport — the fact that those regulations have doubled in size should[…]

For security teams on the front lines and those of us in the business of stopping cyberattacks and breaches, 2021 provided no rest for the weary. In the face of massive disruption brought about by the[…]

Since we founded CrowdStrike, one of the things I’m proudest of is our collective ability to work with customers to lead the industry forward. Leadership is more than just being the loudest voice or m[…]

This week we announced the general availability of CrowdStrike’s newest innovation, CROWDSTRIKE FALCON® XDR, and I couldn't be more excited. Using our same single, lightweight agent architecture, CROW[…]

Since we founded CrowdStrike, we’ve paved the way as one of the most prominent remote-first companies. We’ve planted roots in communities around the world — from Sunnyvale to London and from Pune to T[…]

Customers of mainstream software providers continue to face a crisis of trust, say IT and security chiefs, while cyberattacks are more costly and anxieties around these attacks continue to grow — espe[…]

Update: CrowdStrike Completes Acquisition of SecureCircle — read more here. In today’s enterprise, everything flows through the endpoint. Users and identities are authenticated through the endpoint, w[…]

This is Part 4 in our four-part blog series for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3. For the longest time security has been about developing defenses around innovation that ha[…]

This is Part 3 in our four-part blog series for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4. A career in cybersecurity is increasingly coveted, with more people seeking to enter an in[…]

This is Part 2 in our four-part blog series for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Read Part 1 | Part 3 | Part 4. This week's Cybersecurity Awareness Month's theme, “Fight the Phish,” is a very challengin[…]

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[…]

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! SecOps has a […]

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! Security pros[…]

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! When it comes[…]

This is the first blog post in our four-part series for 2021 Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Read Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4. Cybersecurity Awareness Month's Week 1 theme of “Be Cyber Smart” presents a g[…]

Humio delivers modern log management with streaming observability to enable customers to log everything and answer anything in real time. Today, Humio is proud to be recognized by Enterprise Managemen[…]

If you’re a security professional, there’s a lot to keep you up at night, from crippling ransomware attacks to costly data breaches. That’s why you turn to trusted security solution providers, right? […]

We offer a sincere thank you to the many RSA Conference 2021 virtual attendees who visited our booth, watched one of our demos or sessions, or participated in one of our events. As you know, the confe[…]

How do events such as the past year’s global pandemic, outcries for social justice and tumultuous elections affect cybersecurity? “These sorts of global events are the perfect storm for adversaries,” […]

In the split-second world of Formula One, what happens during a pit stop can make or break a race. Consider the precise choreography involved: The “wheel gunner” follows the car to its spot, removes t[…]

Looking back at RSA 2020, it truly seems like it occurred in a different world. Thousands of us ranged the halls of Moscone Center in San Francisco together, sat shoulder-to-shoulder in auditoriums, a[…]

I. Introduction The first half of 2021 has been one of the most eventful periods in memory for U.S. and Federal cybersecurity. High-profile supply chain attacks starting in late 2020 as well as this y[…]

RSA Conference 2021 is zooming closer! Our engines have been running at race speed preparing to deliver an action-packed virtual event. Be at the ready for our exciting announcements, including advanc[…]

CrowdStrike’s position as a cybersecurity pioneer and innovator has we believe been reaffirmed in the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), released today. This recognit[…]

We Stop Breaches. Each word in that statement is deliberate — and important. Stopping breaches is what CrowdStrike was created to do, and as a company, we’ve been delivering on that mission since Day […]

RSA Conference 2021 is right around the bend, and we’re revving our engines for an action-packed virtual event. We’ll be rolling out new capabilities and hitting on a range of hot topics, from Zero Tr[…]

The third round of the MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK® Evaluation program has been released, highlighting once again that CrowdStrike customers are protected in the face of adversaries operating in the real w[…]

Culture affects organizational performance in ways that are hard to measure and predict. Changing a corporate culture is notoriously difficult to do and inevitably is never a quick fix. Yet, culture c[…]

Please join me in welcoming a new addition to our CrowdStrike Racing and Formula One brand family: Starting today, CrowdStrike becomes the Official Mercedes Safety Car Partner, and the iconic Mercedes[…]

Complacency kills competitive advantage. That’s true for every business I can think of. Calculated and inspired risk taking, coupled with an insatiable desire to succeed, is often the winning strategy[…]

Everyone reading this will likely remember the year 2020 for the rest of their lives. It was a year of hardship and grief for many, as well as tumultuous social and economic change on a global scale. […]

Read about the acquisition of Humio here. People in our industry joke about buzzword bingo when attending a conference or listening to a vendor presentation. Some of the best and worst buzzwords are a[…]

Three business leaders whose companies have been technologically front and center since the outset of the global pandemic convened a “CEO Power Panel” at our Fal.Con 2020 cybersecurity conference. “If[…]

The recent public disclosure regarding SolarWinds’ software being leveraged by advanced attackers, as well as FireEye’s disclosure of stolen red teaming tools, does not change the approach CrowdStrike[…]

Acknowledging both the “staggering” changes security pros continue to face because of the pandemic, and their hard work during “exhausting, sometimes heartbreaking” times, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz[…]

Senior IT and security decision-makers around the world are concerned that the global pandemic and rapid adoption of a work-from-anywhere business model could negatively impact future growth, accordin[…]

At CrowdStrike, we don’t take half measures. When we commit to something, we commit — whether it’s taking on the endpoint protection market with a bold new approach, pursuing our global mission of sto[…]

The unprecedented transformation that all organizations have undergone this year is reflected in the very nature of Fal.Con 2020, our 4th annual CrowdStrike® Cybersecurity Conference. This year, Fal.C[…]

The title of this blog might seem harsh, but in today's world we are in uncharted territory and the cold reality is that the strongest will survive and thrive, but they must transform first. If you ta[…]

In 2020, we saw a rapid shift to digital transformation, accelerating the adoption of cloud technologies across industries. This secular technology trend has increased the opportunities for targeted a[…]

Fal.Con 2020 is less than four weeks away, and we have lots of news to share about our 4th annual CrowdStrike® Cybersecurity Conference on October 15! Fal.Con 2020 has been completely reimagined to pr[…]

Nine years ago, we built CrowdStrike in the cloud, pioneering new technologies and rocketing our way to the forefront of cybersecurity — and this year, we’re leading the industry again with Fal.Con 20[…]

As a global leader in protecting elections, we want to explain our perspective on election security issues and share some resources with the elections community. Free and fair elections are the corner[…]

For almost every organization within the APJ region, the past four months have seen a fundamental shift in how they work, how employees interact with each other, and how they protect themselves agains[…]

CrowdStrike, Netskope, Okta and Proofpoint are joining together to help better safeguard organizations by delivering an integrated, Zero Trust security strategy that is designed to protect today’s dyn[…]

In March 2020, at the beginning of the U.S. response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, I expressed my gratitude for the healthcare workers and other first responders who put themselves at risk to en[…]

How a distributed workforce enables better performance, stronger results and a positive culture Imagine it’s 2 a.m. ET on July 4. A New York-based financial services company is being targeted by a cyb[…]

The term “social distancing” has swept across the world. It is an incredibly important response measure during a pandemic. The term is not new; just over 100 years ago, cities across the U.S. introduc[…]

It seems like a long time ago, but RSA 2020 was only at the end of February. Although we’re currently battling the COVID-19 pandemic and racing to address current challenges, it’s worthwhile to take a[…]

While cybersecurity professionals continue to make huge strides in protecting organizations, all the technology in the world can’t completely protect users and assets — it also requires caution and co[…]

Let me start by expressing on behalf of the global CrowdStrike® team how grateful we are to the healthcare workers, law enforcement and first responders — and all individuals whose jobs require them t[…]

Today's declaration of a global pandemic by the World Health Organization underscores what we are all coming to realize: that the COVID-19 disease, caused by a variation of the coronavirus, is going t[…]

This year at RSA 2020, I was excited to announce the launch of several new offerings for our growing global ecosystem of technology alliance partners, CrowdStrike® Store application partners and Manag[…]

Those of us who have worked in cybersecurity for many years often start to think we’ve “seen it all.” We haven’t. This year’s CrowdStrike® Global Threat Report provides clear evidence of that. Conside[…]

RSA 2020 has proven to be another breakthrough event for CrowdStrike®, including highlights such as winning the SC Media 2020 Excellence Award for Best Security Company. This award was presented at a […]

It’s that time of the year, and the RSA 2020 conference is proving to be as ambitious and jam-packed as ever. We are proud to have so many new CrowdStrike® product and service announcements to share w[…]

Another year has raced by, and RSA 2020 is only weeks away. CrowdStrike® is gearing up for our best event ever after closing a banner year that saw exciting additions to the CrowdStrike Falcon®® platf[…]

The CrowdStrike Services team has issued their latest report: “CrowdStrike Services Cyber Front Lines Report: Observations From the Front Lines of Incident Response and Proactive Services in 2019 and […]

2019 has ended and as we look forward to the new year, one thing you are sure to see is a barrage of cybersecurity predictions. Undoubtedly, they will range from realistic estimations to “finger in th[…]

Today, at the CrowdStrike® annual cybersecurity conference, Fal.Con UNITE 2019, I was thrilled to announce CrowdStrike Falcon®® for Amazon Web Services (AWS), which tailors the powerful Falcon endpoin[…]

CrowdStrike® continues to demonstrate its commitment to protecting our customers by introducing new innovations and additions to the CrowdStrike Falcon®® platform — the leading cloud-native cybersecur[…]

This year’s launch of The CrowdStrike® Store, a marketplace for third-party apps that expand the capabilities of the CrowdStrike Falcon®® platform, was an important milestone in reaching CrowdStrike’s[…]

I’m proud to announce that as of today, CrowdStrike® is a publicly traded company on The Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "CRWD.” This marks a new chapter in our company’s journey and sign[…]

"CrowdStrike is a global company built on three pillars: threat intelligence, endpoint protection, and incident response. Each of these capabilities not only informs the others but is buttressed by co[…]

CrowdStrike’s incredible success at this year’s RSA event included winning the SC Magazine 2019 Trust Award for Best Threat Intelligence Technology for CROWDSTRIKE FALCON® INTELLIGENCE™, our automated[…]

I am thrilled to announce the first endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution for mobile devices: CrowdStrike Falcon® for Mobile™. It is the only comprehensive tool that enables proactive threat […]

Update: CrowdStrike's 2020 Global Threat Report is now available. Download the report to stay ahead of today's adversaries. This year’s Global Threat Report: “Adversary Tradecraft and the Importance o[…]

The most essential concept in cybersecurity today is speed. Whether you are a defender or an attacker, you have to be faster than your opponent, or get inside of their OODA Loop, as the military strat[…]

Last week, we announced our partnership with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport to protect the Formula1® team. In a world where high-profile brands and global sporting events are in the sights of cybera[…]

A few months ago, the VP of security for a CrowdStrike® customer was considering adding another security tool at his company, which required installation of an endpoint agent. However, he was concerne[…]

Our exciting new partnership with Dell combines CrowdStrike® CrowdStrike Falcon® next-gen endpoint protection with Secureworks managed services to offer what Dell is calling, “the industry’s most secu[…]

Partners are a core part of CrowdStrike’s business that allow us to reach more customers and meet the global demand for our technology. In our efforts to further these objectives, we are pleased to an[…]

I am proud to announce that CrowdStrike® is positioned as a leader in the IDC MarketScape: U.S. Incident Readiness, Response, and Resiliency 2018 Vendor Assessment – Beyond the Big 5 Consultancies (do[…]

A lot has been written about why startups fail — a 2017 report from The Harvard Business Review puts the failure rate at 50 percent within the first five years. However, not as much information is ava[…]

As part of our ongoing initiative to expand CrowdStrike® operations in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region, I’m excited to tell you about the new CrowdStrike Innovation and Development Center in P[…]

I’m excited to tell you about CrowdStrike’s 2018 Summer Release, in particular, how we’ve expanded our automated threat intelligence solution, CrowdStrike Falcon® Intelligence™, adding more contextual[…]

What is The CrowdStrike Foundation? Cybersecurity is not just a job, it’s a calling, a passion and most importantly, a necessity. It is also an exciting field with numerous disciplines encountering a […]

The idea that cybersecurity is a board-level concern is not new. Private sector companies and their computer networks have been the target of cyberattacks for decades. This is because they generate th[…]

This article was originally published on The Australian Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) cyber adversaries represent some of the world’s most disruptive threat groups. They continue to gro[…]

I am very pleased to announce CrowdStrike’s Series E financing round of $200 million, led by General Atlantic, Accel, and IVP with participation from March Capital and CapitalG. After this round, the […]

A recent article in Entrepreneur Magazine titled, “I've Gone From Entrepreneur to the Corporate World and Back Again. This Is What It Takes to Lead a Company,” offers insights from CrowdStrike® CEO Ge[…]

I’m proud to announce that CrowdStrike® continues its mission to deliver the most powerful endpoint protection in the industry with our spring platform release — a trifecta of new security solutions d[…]

On March 22, the city of Atlanta, Georgia, was crippled by a ransomware attack that has since been identified as a SamSam (aka Samas and SamSa) ransomware variant — the work of a threat actor tracked […]

It's been another banner year for bad actors. Not only did the volume and intensity of cyberattacks hit new highs, the overall level of sophistication across the global threat landscape experienced a […]

“Vision without execution is hallucination.” – Thomas Edison In just our second year of inclusion in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms(EPP), I’m thrilled to announce that Cr[…]

Prior to co-founding CrowdStrike®, I was probably best known in the business world as one of the founders and CEO of Foundstone, a company that pioneered the vulnerability management space. In fact, I[…]

Given today’s global cyber threatscape, the increased amount of targeted attacks against the financial sector — and New York City’s position as the financial capital of the U.S. (though some would arg[…]

Today we are proud to announce the CrowdStrike Falcon® Search Engine, the largest and fastest search engine exclusively for cybersecurity professionals. We recognize the transformative effects that se[…]

CrowdStrike CEO and co-founder George Kurtz was featured In a recent Forbes article, Security Advice from the CEO of the World's Newest Unicorn — CrowdStrike, where he outlined his recommendations for[…]

When we founded CrowdStrike in 2011, cloud-based endpoint protection did not exist and the cloud was regarded as too risky for companies to use as a security platform. We set on a journey to bring muc[…]

The IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of information and communications technology (ICT) suppliers in a given market. The research met[…]

"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[…]

November 2016 has been proclaimed Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month. This is an annual effort, beginning this year, to educate and engage citizens about the vital role critical inf[…]

We started CrowdStrike five years ago with the mission to revolutionize endpoint security. At that time, no one was talking about replacing legacy and bloated AV agents with a next-generation, cloud-d[…]

I often hear from Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) how hard their job is and how often they are in the ‘line of fire’ when bad things happen. I feel for CISOs, not only because their jobs a[…]

Many folks that track CrowdStrike’s progress are well aware that in 2015 we proudly announced that Google lead an investment round of $100M. After the round was completed, I had the opportunity to spe[…]

The year 2015 marked the highest ever value of mergers & acquisitions with an astounding $4.6 trillion. If 2016 follows this trajectory, we’re looking at over 18,000 M&A events to occur this year, man[…]

  This is a question I ask a lot of organizations that I speak with. While the obvious answer should be both, if you had to stack rank the two what would you choose first? If you chose malwar[…]

The joint U.S.-China cyber agreement announced today represents the next iteration of the ongoing cyber security saga between two world powers. For many years the security industry has been advocating[…]

It was almost four years ago that I co-founded CrowdStrike with intention of creating an enduring security company that would shake up the industry and change the way we think about and implement secu[…]

Alex Stamos, formerly with Yahoo and now CSO at Facebook, gave a really interesting talk at AppSec California 2015 recently titled "AppSec is Eating Security." Among the many insightful comments he ma[…]

Today, CrowdStrike disclosed a critical virtual machine escape vulnerability (which we named VENOM) discovered by our Senior Security Researcher Jason Geffner. VENOM affects a number of open-source hy[…]

There is a curse that is purported to translate to an old Chinese Proverb - “May you live in interesting times.” These past few weeks have certainly been that. Today we have an unprecedented announcem[…]

‘Tis the season for trick-or-treating, so I thought it might be a good time to share some of the new tricks we’re seeing from the land of targeted adversaries in evading existing security defenses and[…]

Every once in a while an adversary does something unique or interesting that really captures our attention. The majority of the remote access tools we come across generally run with limited privileges[…]

A large number of ShellShock online vulnerability scanners have been released since the bug disclosure on September 24. These tools can be great for scanning external web servers, however, just as we'[…]

For some time now, CrowdStrike has been working with a number of national security think tanks and human rights organizations on a pro bono basis to help them with their security posture. These organi[…]

Since last week, several researchers and security companies have released free web-based scanners for the OpenSSL Heartbleed (CVE-2014-0160) vulnerability independently revealed on April 7th. While th[…]

At the 2014 RSA Conference in San Francisco, CrowdStrike CTO Dmitri Alperovitch and I presented the security community with a demo of CrowdResponse during the Hacking Exposed: Day of Destruction talk.[…]

A lot of press stories and blogs have been written about the Target breach in the last month after Brian Krebs broke the story on December 20th. However, very little detail has been released up until […]

CrowdStrike launches in stealth-mode with $26 million Series A round led b Warburg Pincus As I mentioned in a previous post, I was delighted to announce that I had joined Warburg Pincus, a leading glo[…]