Highlights:

  • XIoT is a category that includes assets pertaining to the Internet of Things, medical devices, operational technology, the industrial Internet of Things, and “Industry 4.0” assets.
  • Strong XIoT threat detection is one of the service’s features that helps to lower risk and vastly increase business continuity.

CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., a cybersecurity company, announced that it has enhanced the CrowdStrike Falcon platform to provide new endpoint detection and response and an extended detection and response solution for something known as extended Internet of Things assets now.

XIoT is a category that includes assets pertaining to the Internet of Things, medical devices, operational technology, the industrial Internet of Things, and “Industry 4.0” assets. This phrase can be used to refer all internet-connected cyber-physical devices in various settings, including business, healthcare, and commercial settings.

By 2025, it is predicted that 70% of asset-intensive firms will integrate their security responsibilities across corporate and operational settings, indicating a sector that is expanding quickly. Security teams need to safeguard key infrastructure systems because of the confluence of operational and information technology, according to CrowdStrike.

By protecting connected assets with a purpose-built, granular threat prevention strategy, XIoT-specific context, and high-fidelity detections to minimize debilitating attacks like ransomware, CrowdStrike Falcon Insight for IoT allows OT digital transformation.

Robust XIoT threat detection is one of the features the service provides, which helps lower risk and greatly increase business continuity. This is done by identifying threats like malicious project file modifications and ransomware while using integrated XIoT context, threat intelligence, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.

According to CrowdStrike, Falcon Insight for IoT provides targeted risk prevention without sacrificing uptime and stops threats at the source itself. Because of custom policy suggestions on XIoT assets, companies are enabled to lessen the system load and manage sensor upgrades easily.

With integrated response actions like host/process containment and USB device control that reduce operational disturbances, users can also use the service to quickly limit threats. Safety on mission-critical XIoT assets is provided by the platform, which has undergone thorough testing and validation by top ICS manufacturers for streamlined deployment, interoperability, and safety on mission-critical XIoT assets.

Deep integrations with XIoT partners and CrowdXDR Alliance partners are also provided by the XIoT service. A single console is used to access integrations from CrowdXDR Alliance members like Claroty Ltd. and XIoT partners.

Michael Sentonas, CrowdStrike’s President, stated, “With the acceleration of OT digital transformation, organizations are struggling to address security challenges, including stopping sophisticated attacks and dealing with operational complexity in securing XIoT assets in ICS networks.”

Amol Kulkarni, Chief Product and Engineering Officer of CrowdStrike emphasized on how the company’s services improved visibility in cloud resources and enabled cloud asset visualizations.