CrowdStrike Named Leader in IDC MarketScape for Incident Response Services

CrowdStrike Holdings has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Incident Response Services. The company's advanced capabilities in defending against AI-driven cyber threats are highlighted through its integrated, intelligence-driven, and cloud-native approach. CrowdStrike's platform is highly integrated and intelligence-driven, offering a cloud-native approach to cyber defense, and AI and automation are central to its incident response strategy, enhancing speed, accuracy, and consistency. The IR team consists of elite professionals with expertise in digital forensics, malware analysis, and threat hunting. CrowdStrike Pulse Services enhance transparency and operational efficiency during active engagements.

CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ: CRWD) has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape for Incident Response Services. The recognition underscores the company's advanced capabilities in defending against AI-driven cyber threats. The IDC MarketScape report highlights CrowdStrike's integrated, intelligence-driven, and cloud-native approach to cyber defense [1].

CrowdStrike's platform is deeply embedded within the broader CrowdStrike Falcon platform, enabling rapid detection, investigation, and remediation of cyber threats across diverse environments [1]. AI and automation are central to CrowdStrike's incident response strategy, enhancing speed, accuracy, and consistency of response services [1].

The IR team at CrowdStrike is composed of elite professionals with deep expertise in digital forensics, malware analysis, and threat hunting. The company employs a follow-the-sun model, leveraging IR resources in the Americas, EMEA, META, and APJ regions to ensure continuous investigative progress and around-the-clock analyst availability [1].

CrowdStrike Pulse Services represent a strategic enhancement to its incident response retainer model, offering clients real-time visibility and control during active engagements. These services are designed to improve transparency and operational efficiency, providing recurring, expert-led micro-engagements that help organizations reduce risk and advance their security maturity [1].

Tom Etheridge, chief global services officer at CrowdStrike, stated, "Every breach is a moment of truth, the point where your defenses are tested and your response defines the outcome. CrowdStrike leads the industry in incident response because we bring the speed, expertise and platform required to end the attack quickly, uncover the root cause, and help our customers get back to business fast." He believes the recognition by the IDC MarketScape reflects the trust of the world's top organizations in CrowdStrike's ability to stop attackers, uncover the root cause, and build stronger defenses for the AI era [1].

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[1] https://markets.ft.com/data/announce/detail?dockey=600-202508270802BIZWIRE_USPRX____20250826_BW661995-1