CrowdStrike Falcon® Identity Protection is a comprehensive security solution designed to prevent, detect, and respond to identity-based threats in real time. By integrating endpoint and identity security into a unified platform, it offers organizations robust protection against adversaries who exploit credentials to infiltrate systems. This solution ensures continuous monitoring and defense across both on-premises and cloud environments, effectively mitigating risks associated with identity compromises. Key Features and Functionality: - Unified Endpoint and Identity Security: Combines endpoint protection with identity threat detection, providing a holistic defense mechanism against sophisticated attacks. - Comprehensive Visibility: Offers full visibility across traditional Active Directory (AD and cloud identity providers like Microsoft Entra ID and Okta, enabling organizations to monitor and secure all identity assets. - AI-Powered Threat Detection: Utilizes artificial intelligence to establish behavioral baselines, swiftly identifying anomalies and potential threats to prevent lateral movement and credential abuse. - Real-Time Response and Risk-Based Access: Implements dynamic, risk-based multi-factor authentication (MFA to enforce security measures without disrupting user productivity. - Proactive Identity Security Posture Management: Identifies and rectifies misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, ensuring continuous compliance and reducing the attack surface. Primary Value and Problem Solved: Falcon Identity Protection addresses the critical challenge of identity-based attacks, which have become a prevalent method for adversaries to gain unauthorized access. By unifying endpoint and identity security, it provides organizations with a streamlined approach to detect and prevent unauthorized access, lateral movement, and privilege escalation. This integration not only enhances security but also simplifies management, reduces operational complexity, and accelerates response times, thereby significantly lowering the risk of breaches and ensuring the integrity of organizational identities.