Outpace the Adversary: CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon Platform in Action

In collaboration with CrowdStrike’s OverWatch team and aligned with the 2025 Threat Hunting Report, eCrime adversaries have been identified as one of the most significant threats to customer environments, consistently demonstrating advanced tradecraft and financial motivations. Among the most prolific groups in 2024 were GRACEFUL SPIDER, PUNK SPIDER, CURLY SPIDER, SCATTERED SPIDER, VICE SPIDER, and WANDERING SPIDER. These adversaries employ tactics such as exploiting vulnerabilities, phishing/vishing, ransomware, credential harvesting, and misuse of remote management tools (RMM) to achieve their objectives. Their sophistication and persistence underscore the critical need for a comprehensive, cross-platform approach that enables proactive threat detection, informed decision-making, and at-scale, in-platform remediation to neutralize threats swiftly and minimize impact across customer environments.

Detecting and Responding to Adversaries with the Falcon Platform: An Analyst Perspective

1. Initial Detection – Next-Gen SIEM

The Falcon Platform leverages data from identity, endpoints, cloud environments, and third-party integrations, enabling comprehensive detections and proactive remediation. In this attack scenario, GRACEFUL SPIDER exploits a software vulnerability for Initial Access and Command Execution, triggering a high-severity alert in Falcon’s Next-Gen SIEM.

Workflow:
1. Access Unified Detections in Falcon’s Next-Gen SIEM.
2. Select the Initial Access detection with high severity.
3. View detailed threat insights, linking the detection to GRACEFUL SPIDER.
4. Review CSA-241486, detailing the deployment of Cobalt Strike post-exploitation.

2. Gaining Perspective – Charlotte AI

With Charlotte AI, security teams gain a holistic view of exposure to vulnerabilities and adversary tactics. This AI-native assistant provides real-time insights to enable targeted and effective remediation strategies.

Workflow:
1. Query Charlotte AI for GRACEFUL SPIDER’s activity.
2. Retrieve the latest intelligence reports, including CSA-241483.
3. Prompt Charlotte AI: Identify assets vulnerable to CVE-2024-55956.
4. Transition seamlessly to Falcon Exposure Management to analyze vulnerabilities.

3. Identifying Threat Exposure – Falcon Exposure Management

The Falcon Exposure Management module provides asset-specific insights, risk assessments, and prioritization metrics such as ExPRT ratings and CVSS attributes. This visibility enables precise identification of critical vulnerabilities and their potential impact.

Workflow:
1. Select View All Vulnerabilities within Falcon Exposure Management.
2. Analyze the details of CVE-2024-55956, including risk scores.
3. Identify affected endpoints and prioritize remediation.
4. Utilize Falcon’s in-platform remediation tools to mitigate exposure.

4. Real-Time Visibility + Response – Falcon for IT

With Falcon for IT, security teams can take real-time remediation actions across affected endpoints. By deploying software updates at scale, teams can minimize risks and prevent further exploitation.

Workflow:
1. Identify all affected endpoints using Falcon for IT.
2. Deploy Update-5.8.0.24 to remediate CVE-2024-55956.
3. Enable offline queuing to ensure updates reach disconnected endpoints.
4. Monitor remediation status in Quick Action Initiated Overview.

5. Remediation Validation – Next-Gen SIEM

After remediation, security teams can verify the success of the update deployment using Next-Gen SIEM.

Workflow:
1. View the Job Details pane to track remediation progress.
2. Identify successful installations and failed updates.
3. Address any issues flagged in the deployment process.
4. Confirm closure of CVE-2024-55956 across affected systems.

Conclusion

In an era of relentless cybercrime, a single, unified platform is essential for detecting, investigating, and responding to adversaries with precision.

Contact us to discover how CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon Platform can help your organization stay ahead of adversaries, providing real-time detection and response in an ever-evolving threat landscape.

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Proactive Security: Outpace the Adversary – CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon Platform in Action