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CrowdStrike is proud to be named a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2025 GigaOm Radar for Security Information and Event Management (SIEM). This recognition positions CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM as the core of the AI-native SOC and future of security operations. CrowdStrike earned perfect 5/5 scores in key areas including Attack Surface Coverage, LLM-Based Co-Pilot and Agents, Automation, and Threat Research Units.

When a cyberattack occurs, every second counts. Metrics like Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR) are critical benchmarks in cybersecurity, helping organizations evaluate the effectiveness of their Security Operations Centers (SOCs). But what’s the difference between MTTD vs MTTR, and why do they matter?

On June 25, 2025, Cisco disclosed two critical vulnerabilities affecting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC). Tracked as CVE-2025-20281 and CVE-2025-20282, these flaws enable unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the root user via exposed HTTPS APIs. CVE-2025-20281 arises from insufficient validation of user-supplied input in a public API, allowing crafted requests to trigger remote code execution.

If you’ve done everything you can think of to stay protected — patched systems, trained employees, upgraded tools — but the number of threats still keep increasing, you’re not alone. You’re not behind. You’re not unprepared. But you may be operating on outdated assumptions. For small and midsize businesses, the real danger isn’t just what attackers are doing—it’s the cybersecurity myths you’ve been told to believe. The ones that seem logical.

We’re at a major inflection point in how software operates. And I don’t say that lightly. For the past decade, we’ve seen a steady evolution toward microservices, APIs, and cloud-native architectures. But Agentic AI is something different. We’re no longer talking about static services. We’re now dealing with autonomous agents that reason, remember, and act in real-time across live environments.

Excessive access rights increase the risk of cybersecurity incidents. Implementing the principle of least privilege (POLP) can help you significantly limit your attack surface and protect your organization from the financial and reputational losses that may follow a cybersecurity breach. This article reveals the importance of POLP and equips you with the best practices to implement it effectively.