CrowdStrike launches Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR system

CrowdStrike has announced the launch of CrowdStrike Falcon Complete Next-Gen Managed Detection and Response (MDR) system, aiming to stop breaches with rapid and precise interventions across the entire enterprise attack surface.

The new addition to the CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform claims to extend MDR operations beyond native endpoint, identity, and cloud security telemetry. It also aims to incorporate critical third-party data from Falcon Next-Gen Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and advanced AI capabilities for rich attack context and swift response.

Tom Etheridge, CrowdStrike's Chief Global Services Officer, commented on the company's latest development: "We pioneered the MDR category to address the cybersecurity skills gap and protect customers with cutting-edge technology. Our relentless innovation continues to lead the MDR space forward."

"Today, time is the greatest enemy. Security teams need to operate at the speed of the adversary to stop breaches. Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR is the force multiplier that enables partners and customers to stay ahead of modern attacks and secure critical assets," he added.

Recent evaluations by MITRE Engenuity's ATT&CK highlighted CrowdStrike's swift detection capabilities, with Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR achieving record-setting results in rapid attack detection and response times.

CrowdStrike's new service aims to support service partners in accelerating next-gen SIEM adoption and transforming Security Operation Centres (SOC). The Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR aims to help partners manage significant volumes of security and IT data, thereby detecting threats rapidly while reducing operational complexities and costs.

Simon Convery, Head of Global Partnerships at NETbuilder, remarked on the collaboration: "Partnering with CrowdStrike empowers us to protect enterprises with advanced technology and specialized managed security services. We help our customers navigate SIEM migration and accelerate SOC transformation by leveraging the powerful AI-native Falcon platform and Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR service to enhance security operations and ensure resilient, proactive defences against evolving cyber threats."

Kevin Nejad, Founder and CEO at Vijilan Security, also expressed his enthusiasm about the partnership: "We're excited to partner with CrowdStrike, combining our 24/7 SOC monitoring and Log Ingestion services with Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR's industry-leading technology and managed detection and response service. Together, we deliver enhanced security, providing exceptional value to our joint customers."

Noel Allnutt, CEO of Sekuro, noted, "Together with CrowdStrike, Sekuro is committed to protecting joint customers with the world's most advanced technology and managed security expertise. Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR takes our partnership and integration to the next level, delivering lightning-fast threat detection and response, reducing complexity, simplifying security operations, and strengthening our ability to realise our shared objectives."

CrowdStrike claims that Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR delivers the industry's fastest mean-time-to-detect (MTTD), purportedly recorded up to eleven times faster than competing vendors, according to MITRE's benchmarks. The platform's native workflow automation and generative AI-powered incident capabilities are reported to accelerate analyst operations by 75%. Additionally, the platform unifies native and third-party data with its threat intelligence to expand visibility across the attack surface.

CrowdStrike's approach includes full-cycle remediation, with analysts providing hands-on surgical interventions to stop breaches early. Craig Robinson, IDC Research VP of Security Services, highlighted the capability of CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM: "Pairing the capabilities of Falcon Next-Gen SIEM to be able to properly ingest data regardless of the source, along with an expanding set of AI security use cases that properly correlates this data to detect attacks and speed up response times, is a key next-generation capability for the market to consider utilising."