CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection Demonstrates Significant ROI in Forrester Study
A recent Total Economic Impact (TEI) study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of CrowdStrike has revealed that organizations using CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection achieved a 310% return on investment (ROI) and $1.26 million in total benefits over three years. The study, which interviewed customers with experience using the solution, found that the composite organization representative of these customers realized a payback period of under six months.
The study highlights the effectiveness of Falcon Identity Protection in stopping identity-based attacks and reducing breach risks. Notably, none of the organizations interviewed reported experiencing a breach after acquiring the solution. This is particularly significant in today’s threat landscape, where 75% of attacks now use malware-free tactics to gain initial access, often exploiting identity and cloud environments as trusted entry points.
Falcon Identity Protection addresses this challenge by providing unified visibility and protection across identities, cloud, and endpoints as an integrated module of the CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform. The solution’s advanced capabilities, including misconfiguration detection, overprivileged account analysis, and lateral attack path prevention, were key to delivering the significant ROI observed in the study.
Key Findings from the Forrester TEI Study
- Significant ROI with Advanced Identity Security: The study found that Falcon Identity Protection provided $1.26 million in benefits over three years by effectively stopping identity-based attacks. Customers also reported lower cyber insurance premiums due to the robust identity controls provided by the solution.
- Reduced Operational Costs with Unified Protection: By consolidating cybersecurity with Falcon Identity Protection, SOC teams achieved $167,000 in cost savings over three years. This was accomplished by eliminating legacy point tools and reducing labor costs through the unification of identity, cloud, and endpoint security on the Falcon platform.
- Real-Time Detection and Response: The solution was shown to detect simulated attacks during penetration tests more effectively than existing security measures.
- Enhanced SOC Efficiency: Interviewees reported a significant decline in incident volume, sometimes exceeding 90%, attributing this to both the preventive actions taken by Falcon Identity Protection and a dramatic reduction in false positives. This enabled SOC teams to focus on more strategic tasks, leading to faster incident resolution, reduced overtime hours, and improved work-life balance.
Customer testimonials further underscored the value of Falcon Identity Protection. For example, a VP of Information Security at a pharmaceutical company noted, “The alerts are near real-time, more actionable, and don’t have a lot of false positives.” A Director of Cyber Security Risk and Compliance at a hospitality organization highlighted the solution’s comprehensive protection, stating, “[Falcon Identity Protection] protects all of it,” referring to their highly distributed organization with over 1,000 locations globally.
The study concludes that Falcon Identity Protection’s threat analysis capabilities, which identify both direct identity-related threats and threats across attack paths, are crucial in protecting critical assets. By integrating seamlessly into the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, the solution unifies identity, endpoint, and cloud security to stop breaches in real-time, providing unmatched visibility into Active Directory activity and privileged account protections.
To learn more about the Total Economic Impact study and Falcon Identity Protection, please visit the CrowdStrike website.
