Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

After speaking to a wide spectrum of customers ranging from SMBs to enterprises, three things have become clear: Add that together, and we get Shadow AI. This refers to AI usage that is not known or visible to an organization’s IT and security teams. Shadow AI comes in many forms, but in this blog we’ll stick to a discussion of Shadow AI as it pertains to applications. Application security teams are well aware that AI models come with additional risk.

The enterprise technology landscape has changed significantly, driven by the rapid adoption of cloud technologies, evolving IT infrastructures, and evolving exploitation activities. This transformation requires that organizations take an updated approach to vulnerability management—one that goes beyond the traditional focus on patch management to encompass a broader spectrum of risks.

As developers, we're constantly juggling features, fixes, and deadlines. Yet, a lurking issue has been surprisingly overlooked: the continued use of vulnerable Log4j and Spring Framework versions in many projects. Despite the high-profile exposure of Log4Shell and Spring4Shell vulnerabilities, a shocking number of applications are still running on these ticking time bombs. This isn't just a minor oversight — it's a major risk.

Howdy folks, it’s your friendly neighborhood transformational detection engineering evangelist Haylee Mills here. Maybe you’ve already been introduced to risk-based alerting, or maybe you’ve seen one of my many talks on the subject: Even if you haven’t, I’m super excited to share a brand new version of my step-by-step guide to success with the risk-based alerting framework!

CrowdStrike is excited to announce we have been named a leader in Frost & Sullivan’s Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) Radar for the second consecutive year. This recognition validates our continued innovation and growth in cloud security and our commitment to providing a unified cloud security approach and powerful workload security capabilities.

Securing the cloud has become increasingly complex as organizations adopt hybrid and multi-cloud resources to meet their demanding business requirements. It’s also more crucial than ever: From 2022 to 2023, CrowdStrike identified a 75% increase in cloud intrusions.

In this cloud, DevOps and AI era, security teams grapple with the growing challenge of shadow secrets and vault sprawl. As organizations scale, secrets management increasingly fragments. For example, Microsoft recommends using one Azure Key Vault, per application, per environment per region. Without centralized visibility, security policies and rotation control, vault sprawl leads to heightened security risk and compliance challenges.

We’re excited to announce that AWS CLI is now a runtime option for Run Script in the cloud! This new feature allows you to execute an AWS CLI command directly from the storyboard to interact with AWS services in your AWS account.

In a recent cybersecurity alert, the infamous Iranian hacking group APT33 (also known as Peach Sandstorm and Refined Kitten) has unleashed a new form of malware named "Tickler" to compromise the networks of various organizations across critical sectors in the United States and the United Arab Emirates. This latest campaign, observed between April and July 2024, has primarily targeted government, defense, satellite, and oil and gas industries.

In today’s business environment, cost reduction is a top priority for many organizations. Companies are increasingly adopting technologies that automate tasks and enhance efficiencies to achieve cost savings. However, minimizing risk should also be a key objective for every business.