CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint, cloud workload, identity, and data security, today announced that the Falcon Identity Threat Protection module for its GovCloud-1 environment is now generally available. Falcon Identity Threat Protection is now available to U.S. public sector enterprises that require FedRAMP Moderate or Impact Level 4 (IL-4) authorization. This covers federal agencies in the United States, state and local governments in the United States, and the Defense Industrial Base (DIB).
In May 2021, the White House issued Executive Order (EO) 14028, which defined security best practices, including how the federal government should progress toward a Zero Trust Architecture to stay up with today's dynamic and increasingly complex cyber threat environment. CrowdStrike believes that identity protection and Zero Trust principles should be applied to hybrid and multi-cloud systems. Customers' on-premises and cloud settings, as well as other identity suppliers, require all-encompassing identity protection. A breach can occur if a section of the architecture or the authentication flow is not visible.
Falcon Identity Threat Protection works with the most popular identity providers (IdPs), allowing clients to implement multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Customers can use the same MFA for on-premises authentication processes using this integration, and those who desire can use several IdPs. If a compromised identity is found, Falcon Identity Threat Protection can stop it from authenticating and getting to more resources on-premises or in the cloud.
According to the 2022 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report, nearly 80% of cyberattacks leverage identity-based attacks to compromise legitimate credentials. We are committed to helping the U.S. public sector protect against identity-based threats. With GovCloud-1 support, Falcon Identity Threat Protection can enable U.S. public sector organizations to get visibility and control of their identity infrastructure and apply Zero Trust principles.”
Shawn Henry, CrowdStrike chief security officer and president of CrowdStrike Services
"As agencies adopt Zero Trust, they need to continuously verify user identity and device posture," said Katy Mann, VP of Federal at Okta. "Through our partnership with CrowdStrike, Falcon Identity Threat Protection examines authentication requests in real-time, sharing risk scores with Okta for access policy enforcement. That way, agencies are confident that only the right people with secure devices can access mission-critical resources. And users benefit from a simpler experience and seamless single sign-on across apps. Together, Okta and CrowdStrike are accelerating the transition to Zero Trust."