CrowdStrike Enhances Falcon Platform with New Raptor Update

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CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) has introduced the latest Raptor update to its Falcon Platform, combining Extended Detection and Response (XDR) capabilities with generative artificial intelligence (AI) to bolster cybersecurity measures for its clientele.

Raptor, the latest release from CrowdStrike, adopts an XDR approach that unifies security across endpoints and streamlines disparate products, procedures, and data to fortify the security team’s ability to detect and respond to threats.

Powered by its foundational technology, CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale, Raptor is designed to operate at petabyte scale, offering expedited data collection, search, and storage capabilities.

Within the Raptor update, CrowdStrike has also enhanced its Charlotte AI functionalities. Charlotte AI now supports natural language queries in multiple languages, delivering user-friendly responses by leveraging continuously updated, human-validated security data and events.

This update introduces the Collaborative Incident Command Center, allowing security analysts to collaborate in real time from any location while accessing a centralized source of information. Additionally, the new update provides lightning-fast search capabilities with sub-second latency to facilitate rapid responses.

CrowdStrike’s Falcon Platform Ascends

CrowdStrike’s shares have soared by 55.6% year to date, surpassing the Computer and Technology sector’s 34.7% return during the same period.

The company is harnessing the potential of its Falcon Platform, having partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop innovative generative AI applications. The newly enhanced Charlotte AI leverages Amazon Bedrock’s generative AI capabilities within AWS.

Furthermore, CrowdStrike’s Falcon Zero-Trust Assessment score has been integrated into Zscaler’s collaboration with Imprivata to provide security services to healthcare organizations since 2021.

CrowdStrike’s continued focus on enhancing product capabilities through strategic partnerships has led to the acquisition of new customers, thereby driving its revenue growth. In the second quarter of fiscal 2024, the company reported a remarkable 36.7% year-over-year surge in revenues to $731.2 million.

For fiscal 2024, CrowdStrike anticipates revenues in the range of $3,030.7 million to $3,042.9 million, with the Consensus Estimate standing at $3.04 billion, reflecting a substantial year-over-year growth of 65.7%.

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