Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike recently unveiled several new milestones and advancements across its cloud security, identity protection, and next-generation cybersecurity sectors. The announcements cover the company’s activities within the AWS Marketplace, its partnership with Oracle Cloud, Falcon Identity Protection for Microsoft Entra ID, and achieving additional FedRAMP Authorization.
CrowdStrike’s AWS Marketplace Success
CrowdStrike announced that it is the first cloud-native cybersecurity vendor to surpass $1 billion in sales through the AWS Marketplace within a single calendar year. “The market continues to send a clear message– many of the world’s most innovative companies build their cloud businesses on AWS and secure them with CrowdStrike,” said Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer, CrowdStrike. “CrowdStrike’s unprecedented traction in AWS Marketplace is a testament to our strategy and execution, aligning the CrowdStrike partner go-to-market ecosystem to leverage AWS Marketplace in driving Falcon platform adoption at scale. Together with AWS, we look forward to bringing the power of the Falcon platform to even more organizations worldwide, across industries and market segments.”
CrowdStrike had already achieved this milestone by October 2023, establishing itself as the first cloud-native cybersecurity vendor to cross $1 billion in software sales through the AWS Marketplace in under six years since its initial release. Between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2024, CrowdStrike exceeded that $1 billion threshold. The milestone follows a critical strategic collaboration agreement made in 2024, which involved Amazon using its cybersecurity protection on the CrowdStrike Falcon platform while CrowdStrike expanded its use of AWS services for building and deploying custom models like Charlotte AI and generative AI agent security analysts.
“AWS Marketplace continues to be the go-to-destination for AWS customers to procure, deploy, and govern IT solutions to innovate and scale their business,” said Ruba Borno, Vice President, Global Specialists and Partners, AWS. “CrowdStrike’s achievement of $1B in revenue through AWS Marketplace in 2024 underscores the value of the Falcon platform in helping customers innovate faster with greater confidence in their security. This milestone marks another step in our continued partnership with CrowdStrike to help organizations build, operate, and secure their business.”
Falcon Cloud Security on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Another key announcement from CrowdStrike is the availability of its Falcon Cloud Security on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). “Organizations need a unified platform for cloud security– not a patchwork of solutions that fail to stop threats,” said Daniel Bernard, CrowdStrike’s chief business officer. “Today’s cloud security landscape is fragmented, forcing businesses to manage too many point products that increase costs, complexity, and risk. CrowdStrike and Oracle are changing that. With Falcon Cloud Security supported on OCI, organizations get one platform for complete cloud protection.”
Falcon Cloud Security merges cloud detection and response (CDR) capabilities with CNAPP to offer customers a unified platform for securing applications, data, identities, AI models, and SaaS environments across all major cloud providers. This platform is designed to provide comprehensive multi-cloud protection.
“Security should never be an afterthought especially in this rapidly evolving AI landscape,” said Mahesh Thiagarajan, the executive vice president of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. “With Faclon Cloud Security supported on OCI, customers gain access to a unified platform to help secure cloud workloads.”
Falcon Identity Protection for Microsoft Entra ID: General Availability
CrowdStrike has also announced the general availability of its Falcon Identity Protection for Microsoft Entra ID. This platform provides a unified approach to identity security through prevention, detection, and response to identity-based attacks across hybrid environments. The solution’s general availability extends its inline prevention capabilities to cloud-based Microsoft Entra ID, thus broadening its identity protection for leading cloud-based identity providers, on-premises Active Directory (AD), and SaaS applications.
“Identity is at the center of modern cyberattacks, yet organizations are forced to secure it with fragmented solutions that leave dangerous gaps,” said Elia Zaitsev, CTO at CrowdStrike. “CrowdStrike delivers unified, real-time protection across every area of hybrid environments– stopping adversaries at every stage of the attack. By extending protection to Entra ID, we’re once again raising the bar for identity security.”
Key features of the new Falcon Identity Protection for Entra ID:
- Real-time protection for Entra ID: AI-powered protection against password spraying, phishing, and other identity threats for Entra ID environments and lateral movement.
- Unified identity and endpoint security: Integration with Microsoft External Authentication Method (EAM) alongside real-time CrowdStrike and Microsoft trust signals to secure login access. Enforcement of security is based on device and identity risks and provides native endpoint visibility from the Falcon sensor.
- Hybrid risk-based conditional access: A single interface for access controls, blocking or dynamically injecting Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) based on real-time hybrid environment threats including on-premises AD, cloud-based identity providers like Entra ID, Okta, and Ping, and SaaS applications.
“As organizations like ours adopt hybrid environments to optimize cost and performance, security must evolve just as fast. A user’s identity is becoming much more involved, making it easier for adversaries to exploit and harder for security teams to protect,” said Paul Colon, security engineer, information security at Addition Financial. “CrowdStrike continues to innovate Falcon Identity Protection, providing seamless, real-time security across both on-premises and cloud-based systems. By unifying identity protection into a single platform, CrowdStrike helps us stay ahead of emerging threats without introducing complexity.”
FedRAMP Authorization for Falcon Exposure Management
Finally, CrowdStrike announced that its Falcon Exposure Management solution has received Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorization. This allows government entities that require FedRAMP Moderate authorization to use the CrowdStrike Falcon platform in GovCloud to reduce their risk proactively.
“Federal agencies are operating in a high-stakes environment where supply chain threats, regulatory mandates, and relentless nation-state adversaries are converging,” said Michael Sentonas, CrowdStrike’s president. “It’s not enough for government security teams to just find vulnerabilities– they need to determine which pose the greatest risk and are most likely to be exploited, so they can take action faster. FedRAMP authorization for Falcon Exposure Management ensures agencies can cut through the noise, keep pace with evolving compliance standards, and stay ahead of adversaries targeting their most critical assets.”
With its FedRAMP authorization, Falcon Exposure Management can offer AI-driven vulnerability prioritization and visibility across endpoints, networks, and cloud environments. This will allow government agencies to proactively mitigate risks and automate responses.
CrowdStrike continues to make strategic partnerships to bolster business growth and help its customers improve their cybersecurity posture. Its recent collaboration with Cognizant is aimed at improving cybersecurity via AI-powered solutions that streamline SecOps.
