CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection Delivered $1.26M in Total Benefits Over Three Years

Identity-based attacks are surging across today’s threat landscape as adversaries target identities in on-premises, cloud and SaaS applications. They aren’t breaking in — they’re logging in. Organizations must respond to these threats in real time to stop breaches, but traditional security approaches consisting of siloed tools often create visibility gaps and hinder efficiency.

Enter CrowdStrike Falcon® Identity Protection, which unifies identity protection across the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon® cybersecurity platform. It provides a proactive defense that stops identity-based attacks across the entire attack surface and combines speed and simplicity to streamline security operations — all while delivering tangible financial benefits. 

To quantify the financial and operational benefits of Falcon Identity Protection, CrowdStrike commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study. The results are based on interviews with current Falcon Identity Protection customers that were combined into a composite organization, providing a framework for assessing ROI. 

The Forrester study revealed that Falcon Identity Protection significantly reduces breach risks, consolidates tools and streamlines operations, delivering maximum return on investment (ROI). With Falcon Identity Protection, the composite organization reduced the risk of a breach by 50% and achieved a 310% ROI, with a payback period of under six months and $1.26 million in total benefits over three years.

Falcon Identity Protection: First to Detect Attacks

Prior to adopting Falcon Identity Protection, surveyed organizations faced high rates of identity-related breaches or near-breaches. Post-deployment, interviewees reported zero breaches as Falcon Identity Protection swiftly detected identity risks overlooked by other tools. Its advanced capabilities — such as misconfiguration detection, overprivileged account analysis and lateral attack path prevention — have both bolstered defenses and reduced security alerts.

A VP of Information Security from a pharmaceutical company shared their experience: “We had a penetration test done. Falcon Identity Protection was first in detecting the attack, and it did it within 10 minutes. That was remarkable.” Falcon Identity Protection was the first to detect the attack amid a mix of security tools, the respondent said. Its unmatched speed and accuracy highlight the effectiveness of its unified approach to risk mitigation.

Falcon Identity Protection empowers organizations to stay ahead of identity-based threats by combining advanced prevention, automatic detection and rapid response. Its quick response capabilities translate into significant financial savings: The composite organization realized a $696,000 benefit from breach prevention over three years. 

Streamlined Operations, Greater Efficiency and Reduced Burnout

Falcon Identity Protection drives operational efficiency by reducing security teams’ workloads. According to the study, interviewees described incident volume declining significantly, sometimes more than 90%. They said some of this is related to the prevention actions taken and some is related to a dramatic reduction in false positives. This allows teams to quickly address the most important issues before they become critical problems. 

"The alerts are near-real time, are more actionable, and don't have a lot of false positives. Previously, it sometimes took 4 hours when now we know in less than 10 minutes,” said the VP of Information Security at a pharmaceutical company quoted above. “To go from alert to triage to close usually takes less than an hour." 

SOC teams consolidated their cybersecurity posture with Falcon Identity Protection, unifying identity, cloud and endpoint security on the Falcon platform and reducing complexity in their environments. This resulted in $167,000 in cost savings over three years by eliminating legacy points tools and reducing labor costs. It also minimizes time spent on routine tasks like password resets and manual remediation, reducing burnout among security practitioners and empowering teams to be more efficient. 

The Director of Cyber Security Risk and Compliance from a hospitality organization highlighted its impact: “This tool gives us a good work-life balance. There used to be a lot of burnout. Analysts frequently had to work 10- to 12-hour workdays due to incident response requirements. We have grown by a third since bringing in CrowdStrike, have had no turnover, and have not had to increase the size of our security team.”

Falcon Identity Protection supports business growth without requiring additional staff, helping teams scale with organizational demands and improving work-life balance and team stability. It fosters a sustainable, efficient security posture that drives operational excellence and long-term resilience.

Stronger Protections Lower Insurance Premiums

By integrating identity security across the Falcon platform, Falcon Identity Protection simplifies deployment, reduces tool sprawl and delivers a maximum ROI. But that’s not the only way it helps organizations optimize cost: Customers also reported lower cyber insurance premiums due to robust controls like extending MFA coverage across all environments. 

"Cyber insurance costs have gone down significantly,” the Director of Cyber Security Risk and Compliance at a hospitality firm explained. “Insurance companies have a very strong emphasis on privileged account monitoring and protection, which Falcon Identity Protection covers for us. We provide visibility in what they're being used for and show that we have controls that ensure that they are not being exploited or abused."

Today’s adversaries are using identity as a foothold to move laterally and operate under the radar. Falcon Identity Protection delivers adaptive defense against modern identity-based attacks with advanced features like automated detection and risk scoring. By streamlining operations and prioritizing critical risks, organizations remain agile and resilient, ensuring they outpace today’s adversaries.

See the full economic impact of Falcon Identity Protection — download the study.