Cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike has announced the release of new extended detection and response (XDR) capabilities within its Falcon platform to secure extended internet of things (XIoT) assets including IoT, Industrial IoT, OT, and medical devices. CrowdStrike Falcon Insight for IoT delivers tailored threat prevention, rapid patch management, and interoperability across XIoT assets to help customers secure their organization with the same platform across IoT, IT endpoints, cloud workloads, identities, and data, CrowdStrike said.
The challenges posed to organizations and security teams in effectively securing diverse IoT resources remain stark, while the threats posed to IoT assets subject enterprises to significant risks, attacks, and vulnerabilities.