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reviewer1174008 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Analyst at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Effective detection, scales well, and good support
Pros and Cons
  • "Cyberattack detection is very good. We use it for detecting different vulnerabilities, such as ransomware, virus, and malware. It is a good product today when compared to Symantec that we used previously."
  • "The management of the solution could improve."

What is our primary use case?

We use CrowdStrike Falcon on all our devices, server, and workstations for security.

What is most valuable?

Cyberattack detection is very good. We use it for detecting different vulnerabilities, such as ransomware, virus, and malware. It is a good product today when compared to Symantec that we used previously.

What needs improvement?

The management of the solution could improve.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using CrowdStrike Falcon for approximately two years.

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What do I think about the stability of the solution?

CrowdStrike Falcon is a new product and it is too soon to give a full report on the stability. We receive updates all time, and it has been more frequent than other solutions, such as Symantec. However, it has been somewhat stable and in a few months, I expect it to be even better.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The solution is in the cloud and this allows for the scalability to be very good.

We use this solution worldwide and we have approximately 80,000 people using it.

How are customer service and support?

The technical support is good, they are available for our needs.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

We previously used Symantec and we found the detection better with CrowdStrike Falcon.

How was the initial setup?

The installation of the solution is complex, it is not easy.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

There is an annual license required to use this solution. 

What other advice do I have?

I rate CrowdStrike Falcon an eight out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1149999 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineering manager at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
Good support, easy to install, and protects our developers against cloud-based threats
Pros and Cons
  • "The CrowdStrike Falcon dashboard is good, and we haven't had any problems with it."
  • "CrowdStrike should add support for ransomware protection."

What is our primary use case?

CrowdStrike Falcon is an EDR and we use it to protect our developers. They have a lot of risks that come from cloud services, such as AWS.

How has it helped my organization?

Without CrowdStrike, our environment is risky for the developers. As it is now, we have not had any security issues for two years.

What is most valuable?

The CrowdStrike Falcon dashboard is good, and we haven't had any problems with it.

What needs improvement?

CrowdStrike should add support for ransomware protection.

Additional antivirus functionality should be included. However, this is not a big problem.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been working with CrowdStrike Falcon for approximately two years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

We have not faced any problems with the product.

How are customer service and support?

We have support from the CrowdStrike team in Japan and we haven't had any problems with them.

How was the initial setup?

We have installed CrowdStrike on both Mac and Windows PCs, and we haven't had any problem.

What about the implementation team?

Our engineer was responsible for the installation.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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reviewer1714518 - PeerSpot reviewer
Especialista em Segurança da Informação - DFIR at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Accurate threat scanning, highly scalable, and integrates well
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of CrowdStrike Falcon is its accuracy. That's very important for me. False-positive are very bad for everyone. As we are a financial institution, it's even worse. I like Falcon because it's very accurate."
  • "CrowdStrike Falcon could improve if it became an XDR. When we look only to an end-point, we lost the context of the environment. I know it's another line of design of the product. However, if CrowdStrike becomes an XDR, it could be very good."

What is our primary use case?

I am using CrowdStrike Falcon for system security.

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature of CrowdStrike Falcon is its accuracy. That's very important for me. False-positive are very bad for everyone. As we are a financial institution, it's even worse. I like Falcon because it's very accurate.

The integration is very good. We have had no problem integrating the on-premise version with the cloud. We have an environment on-premise and an environment in the cloud. The integration with CrowdStrike is really very easy.

What needs improvement?

CrowdStrike Falcon could improve if it became an XDR. When we look only to an end-point, we lost the context of the environment. I know it's another line of design of the product. However, if CrowdStrike becomes an XDR, it could be very good.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have used CrowdStrike Falcon within the last 12 months.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

CrowdStrike Falcon is very stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

The scalability of CrowdStrike Falcon is very good.

We have approximately 700 users are using this solution in my organization. We plan to increase the usage of this solution. We are evaluating various aspects of the environment to see how it can extend our protection.

How are customer service and support?

I have not contacted support. However, I do not have any bad reports about their performance.

How was the initial setup?

I have not done the implementation myself. However, our technicians that did it had no problem, the process is straightforward.

What about the implementation team?

My technicians did the implementation of CrowdStrike Falcon.

What other advice do I have?

CrowdStrike Falcon is a very sophisticated solution. We are evaluating it further and more favorable results will come only with deeper study and evaluation.

I have never had any kind of problem with the solution.

I rate CrowdStrike Falcon a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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reviewer1440201 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head Of Infrastructure at a insurance company with 201-500 employees
Real User
Provides reliable detection that protects our endpoints and servers
Pros and Cons
  • "The detection is very reliable. Also, OverWatch is a great feature."
  • "The Integration with tools, SOC tools, could be better."

What is our primary use case?

We use CrowdStrike Falcon to secure the endpoints and servers that we have on-premise.

What is most valuable?

The detection is very reliable. Also, OverWatch is a great feature.

What needs improvement?

The reporting part is basic. It's not that intuitive and you cannot go further backward in terms of historical information.

The Integration with tools, SOC tools, could be better. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using CrowdStrike Falcon for two years, more or less.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The stability is good, it's compatible with most of our platform. The agent upgrade could be better, but it's more or less aligned with the platforms. We also use Mac OS on some endpoints. Mac is not always the reflection of the agent that is the latest.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We haven't experienced any issues relating to scalability.

How are customer service and technical support?

Their customer support is good. I've always gotten the answers that I needed timely and with the content I needed.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was a bit complex, but that was due to our environment. In the beginning, we used the outdated VDI infrastructure of Citrix, but we have since evolved along the way and now it's straightforward; however, in the beginning, it was a bit difficult to get the CDI working properly, deploying the agents. 

Deployment time varies, but for most endpoints, it only takes a few minutes.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price is too high. When we are reaching a new renewal, management always asks what's going on in the market.

What other advice do I have?

For the purpose of starting, yes, it's a very good solution, but you need to take two things into consideration: proper alignment with the infrastructure and the price. The price negatively affects the adoption of this solution.

On a scale from one to ten, I would give this solution a rating of eight — because of the price and reporting.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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Secu8765 - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Engineer at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Reseller
When an issue is detected you can log into the GUI and get very specific details about what happened
Pros and Cons
    • "The GUI can use improvement, it's cloud-based so sometimes the interface can be a bit slow. The interface could use a little bit more speed."

    What is our primary use case?

    Our primary use case is as an endpoint protection service

    How has it helped my organization?

    We get a notification when there are some malicious activities on our PC whenever we have a detection. The other administrator and I can log in to check the exact details of what happened, what was running, and what caused the detection. We know exactly what was happening on the end user's PC and we can tell if it's something that we actually need or something that's malicious.

    What is most valuable?

    When something is detected you can log into the GUI and you can get very specific details about what happened. It's very helpful for investigating incidents and this sort of thing.

    What needs improvement?

    The GUI can use improvement, it's cloud-based so sometimes the interface can be a bit slow. The interface could use a little bit more speed. 

    When I change the policies for some users, I would like to have an option to apply that policy immediately. Right now, I have to wait for the users to connect to the cloud to take the new policy. I would like for them to develop the ability to have an option to apply the post the policy immediately.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    It's very stable, we haven't had any issues so far.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    We haven't had any issues when it comes to scalability. We have thirty to forty users.

    How are customer service and technical support?

    We haven't had to use their technical support. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup was very straightforward. You just download the agent and install it; that's it. The deployment took two to three hours. We have two admins. One of us logs in and sees what happened.

    What other advice do I have?

    I would advise someone considering this solution to just read the documentation. You should start with the documentation, it's very clear and very simple. Anything you need is in the documentation.

    I would rate it a nine out of ten. 

    Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: Reseller.
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    it_user871761 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Senior Financial Analyst - Data Analytics at a energy/utilities company with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    We can see what processes are running on the system, what registry keys have been enabled
    Pros and Cons
    • "Enables us to understand what processes are running on the system, what registry keys have been enabled."

      What is our primary use case?

      Primary use is for endpoint investigations.

      How has it helped my organization?

      It allows us to determine root cause, do the analysis, a lot quicker.

      What is most valuable?

      Visibility into the endpoint rate. Understanding what processes are running on the system, what registry keys have been enabled. Pretty much understanding the whole frantic side of the endpoint.

      What needs improvement?

      It would be nice if we could extrapolate indicators of compromise and write them within sandboxes.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      One to three years.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      It's fairly stable. We haven't been having too many issues with that.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      It scales quite well because it's cloud-based and subscription-based. It can scale pretty quickly.

      How is customer service and technical support?

      I would say technical support is fairly good. They understand the technology quite well so they are able to support us a lot better.

      What other advice do I have?

      The most important criteria when selecting a vendor come down to the capability of the technology, the cost, the support, how it fits into our overall architecture strategy, and the stability of the company. For instance, if it's a small company and they go under, you might as well have not invested in it.

      I would rate this solution an eight out of 10 because it has all the features that we need. It's within our budget, and it fits into our overall architecture strategy. There are a few features that could be added, as mentioned.

      I would recommend this technology.

      Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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      reviewer1015710 - PeerSpot reviewer
      Technical Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
      Real User
      An easy to navigate interface and it maintains itself, but the detection capability needs improvement
      Pros and Cons
      • "At this point what is most valuable is the interface, which is easy to navigate."
      • "In the six months that I have been using CrowdStrike, it has not been able to detect anything."

      What is our primary use case?

      The primary use case of this solution is as endpoint detection and response.

      What is most valuable?

      At this point what is most valuable is the interface, which is easy to navigate.

      What needs improvement?

      In the six months that I have been using CrowdStrike, it has not been able to detect anything. We have been using Trend Micro and it has detected some malicious activities.

      We have CrowdStrike conduct some inner forensic investigations in hopes that it will be more advanced and detect things that may have been missed by Trend Micro.

      It would be helpful to have some prebuilt search queries based on the top ten queries in the industry for detection.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using CrowdStrike for six months.

      It's a SaaS-based solution that maintains itself. It updates automatically so that we are always using the latest version.

      It is not like an on-premises solution where you maintain and upgrade the version to get the newest release. It's a cloud service that is maintained by the vendor.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      From my understanding, CrowdStrike is scalable as it's a cloud solution. 

      This is not an area that we have fully explored as we have less than 20 end-points.

      How are customer service and technical support?

      There has not been any contact with technical support or community support. I have been able to do what I needed through the documentation provided.

      Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

      We are currently using CrowdStrike, and also running another AV because CrowdStike is not detecting any malicious activities and the other AV is. We are giving it some more time to see if anything happens.

      We decided to start using CrowdStrike for our external facing servers because it is the market leader in EDRs. While Trend Micro has an EDR, they call it XPR it is still new to the market.

      How was the initial setup?

      The initial setup is straightforward, it is easy to install and only took a few minutes.

      We have deployed it on our external facing servers.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      The pricing could be reduced. If it was more reasonable that would be great.

      What other advice do I have?

      I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.

      Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

      Public Cloud

      If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

      Other
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      reviewer1686732 - PeerSpot reviewer
      Analista de segurança de TI at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
      Real User
      Useful search host detection, simple to scale, and great support
      Pros and Cons
      • "I have found the connection to search the hosts for detections very useful in CrowdStrike Falcon."
      • "The solution could improve by providing more types of reports because it's in the detection span you cannot re-export anything. If it could be exported to a CSV file directly there it would help a lot. I currently need to do this by API to get what I need."

      What is our primary use case?

      I am using CrowdStrike Falcon for network protection. We have government customers.

      What is most valuable?

      I have found the connection to search the hosts for detections very useful in CrowdStrike Falcon.

      What needs improvement?

      The solution could improve by providing more types of reports because it's in the detection span you cannot re-export anything. If it could be exported to a CSV file directly there it would help a lot. I currently need to do this by API to get what I need.

      In the next release, it would be beneficial to have a DLP or CASB solution.

      For how long have I used the solution?

      I have been using CrowdStrike Falcon for approximately one year.

      What do I think about the stability of the solution?

      The stability of CrowdStrike Falcon is very good. We have never had an issue.

      What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

      CrowdStrike Falcon is scalable. We were able to deploy it in a 5,000 hosts environment it is easy to scale.

      We plan to increase usage in the future. We are always looking for new clients.

      How are customer service and support?

      The technical support is very good, it is perfect.

      How was the initial setup?

      The setup is simple, it took approximately one week.

      What about the implementation team?

      We deploy the solution with two people.

      What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

      We are on an annual subscription for the solution. There are not any additional costs.

      What other advice do I have?

      My advice for others is to purchase the solution it is simple to use and effective.

      I rate CrowdStrike Falcon a ten out of ten.

      Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

      Public Cloud
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