Public Sector

CrowdStrike is today debuting CrowdStrike SEC Readiness Services to guide organizations along the path to compliance as they navigate the new SEC cybersecurity disclosure rules. These services, powere[…]

When Tahir Ali became CTO and CISO at Montage Health in 2021, he inherited a unique set of cybersecurity challenges. For one, the healthcare sector was getting bombarded with attacks, including distri[…]

With its wild beauty, favorable tax laws and growing tech scene, the State of Wyoming is experiencing a surge in business growth. But with this prosperity comes a rise in cyber risk due to the expandi[…]

Today’s cybersecurity landscape poses one of the most significant risks to data. This holds true for organizations of all sizes, across all industries, tasked with protecting their most essential data[…]

CrowdStrike is proud to announce the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform has achieved FedRAMP® High-Impact Level Ready status from the Joint Authorization Board (JAB), demonstrating our commitment to achievi[…]

The major news in technology policy circles is this month’s release of the long-anticipated Executive Order (E.O.) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence. […]

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, K-12 school districts are harnessing the power of technology to transform education. The widespread adoption of Chromebooks has revolutionized the learni[…]

IT administrators and security teams are back to school and busy preparing for new students and new challenges. Technology is now an integral part of K-12 education — since the pandemic, ChromeOS devi[…]

“We are at a point where the stakes of defensive stagnation pose increasing risks in the face of threat actors’ innovation. This is why it’s so important to continually evolve in how we prevent, detec[…]

January 28 is recognized as Data Protection Day in Europe, the United States and dozens of other countries including Canada and Israel. It provides a moment to reflect on where data protection regulat[…]

In support of the Executive Order on Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently published a Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 23-01, d[…]

CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac achieved 100% Mac malware protection in the May 2022 AV-Comparatives Mac Security Test and Review CrowdStrike Falcon® Pro for Mac has now won five consecutive Approved […]

CrowdStrike recently announced the addition of Falcon Identity Threat Protection and Falcon Identity Threat Detection to its GovCloud-1 environment, making both available to U.S. public sector organiz[…]

This blog was originally published on Security Senses. May 25, 2022, marked four years since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect. Although the scope of the […]

Many countries around the world recognized Data Protection Day in January — a day that highlights the importance of protecting individual privacy and data against misuse. The U.S. celebrated Data Priv[…]

Today’s privacy and security conversations often happen in silos, but key privacy principles from decades ago remind us that they are intertwined, especially in the face of today’s risks. January 28, […]

CrowdStrike Falcon® receives second half-year award for Approved Business Security Product from AV-Comparatives in 2021 This marks the tenth consecutive Approved Business Security Product award from A[…]

The United States and like-minded nations face unprecedented threats from today’s adversaries. Continuous cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, supply chains, government agencies and more present s[…]

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a mandate on November 2, 2021, for all U.S. federal agencies to fix hundreds of known vulnerabilities. Binding Operational Directive […]

The Healthcare Security Crisis The FBI has released many warnings of ongoing ransomware attacks targeting U.S. healthcare and first-responder networks over the last three years, with ransomware famili[…]

Public sector organizations continue to deal with a threat landscape unlike any we’ve seen before. They’re being targeted in increasingly stealthy and sophisticated cyberattacks from both nation-state[…]

The global pandemic has accelerated the need for security transformation, and public sector agencies have found themselves targeted by attackers more than ever. In response, the recent U.S. Executive […]

May 25, 2021, marked three years since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, commonly referred to as GDPR, went into effect. Though GDPR was built on longstanding European and inter[…]

As the threat environment rapidly evolves with more targeted and sophisticated attacks on the supply chain and critical infrastructure, the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Mo[…]

Practicing cybersecurity in the healthcare sector is increasingly challenging, with rapidly evolving technology requirements forcing infrastructure growth and complexity. While adversaries said they w[…]

The academic and education industry is large and complex. It comprises a diverse range of institutions, from elementary schools through to research organizations, and spans both the public and private[…]

Data Protection Day — known as Data Privacy Day outside of Europe — marks an opportunity to assess data privacy, use, access and controls for individuals and organizations alike. Typically, this day i[…]

At CrowdStrike, our cloud-native protection is utilized by businesses ranging from small and mid-sized to the largest enterprises, as well as non-profit organizations and government agencies. Today, w[…]

CrowdStrike® Falcon OverWatch™ has released its new report, 2020 Threat Hunting Report: Insights from the CrowdStrike Falcon® OverWatch Team. Now in its third year, this report continues to pull back […]

The CrowdStrike® 2020 Fal.Con for Public Sector Virtual Cybersecurity Conference was held on June 24 — the second year for this one-day event and the first year it was a completely digital experience.[…]

Although the global COVID-19 pandemic has required the cancellation of many events this year, the CrowdStrike® 2020 Fal.Con for Public Sector conference is moving forward as an exciting, free online e[…]

In recent weeks and months, the world has witnessed the global COVID-19 pandemic place unprecedented pressure on the healthcare system. Concurrently, the pandemic has been the catalyst for a paradigm […]

Cybercriminals have long considered schools a soft target and a recent article on GovCybersecurityHub explores the reasons why and what schools can do about it. The article includes an interview with […]

Participants at this year’s AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, D.C. are seeing a large-scale transformation taking place, as agencies and institutions accelerate their adoption of cloud technolog[…]

This video, “Meeting Public Sector Security Challenges: 2018 and Beyond,” touches on some major cybersecurity challenges public sector enterprises will face in the coming months and explains why Crowd[…]