Name: Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security
Rating: 4.6 (579 reviews)

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Product Information on Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security

Updated 19th December 2024

What is Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security?

CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection delivers identity threat detection and response (ITDR) capabilities, protecting organizations from identity-based attacks in real time. It unifies identity and endpoint protection, improving security outcomes and operational efficiency. Falcon Identity Protection provides comprehensive visibility and protection across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid identity environments. By baselining normal user behavior, it instantly detects and prevents malicious identity activity. It also extends conditional, risk-based access controls, maintaining security with a frictionless user experience. With Falcon Identity Protection, organizations gain proactive security against identity threats, preventing breaches before they occur.

Overall experience with Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security

Manager, Supply Chain

1B - 3B USD, Services (non-Government)

FAVORABLE

“Helpful Service and Essential Protections: Falcon Soars With the Best of Them”

4.0

Apr 22, 2026

Falcon has been a great tool in our company's ever evolving struggle with security. With such a large company and a wide range of people working here anyone could suffer from a cyber attack. We have peace of mind with Falcon knowing that we have additional help to keep our company and employees safe from bad actors.

Manager, It Security And Risk Management

50M - 250M USD, Retail

CRITICAL

“Easy Deployment and Real-Time Service Account Tracking Amid Concerns About Cost Value”

3.0

Feb 12, 2026

Honestly its a good product but maybe a bit overhyped for the price. visibility into active directory is great and easy deployment. Tuning it to stop flagging legit users took longer than the sales guys said it would, solid once its up and running.

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User Authentication

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Company Description

CrowdStrike is a recognized entity in the cybersecurity space, specializing in enterprise risk management through the innovative application of technology. The company focuses primarily on protecting essential business risk areas such as endpoints, cloud workloads, identity, and data. Employing the state-of-the-art CrowdStrike Security Cloud and advanced AI technology, the firm provides effective solutions. Its CrowdStrike Falcon platform uses real-time indications of attack, threat intelligence, telemetry enhanced from diverse enterprise sources, and evolving adversary knowhow for high-grade detection, automated protection and healing, advanced threat tracking, and efficient vulnerability visibility. The Falcon platform, designed in the cloud with a singular lightweight-agent architecture, offers swift deployment, unique protection and performance, and reduced complexity. Therefore, CrowdStrike delivers a significant value proposition right from the beginning.

Company Details

Company type

Public

Year Founded

2011

Head office location

Remote, United States

Number of employees

5001 - 10000

Website

http://www.crowdstrike.com

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Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security Likes & Dislikes

Falcon's identity protection is incredibly diverse, from detecting humans to AI, we have found that there is a high success rate in identifying the people that are using our systems. Many of our employees are using AI agents to help speed up their work flow, but before Falcon we were having concerns about how these agents could be a cause for concern when it comes to security. Working with the Falcon team was helpful as they gave us actionable items that we were able to implement into our systems to allow the agents to work within the security measures we provided. SOC 2 compliance is something we were unfamiliar with before we implemented Falcon and we are grateful that Falcon was able to help us stay compliant. Keeping up to date on system and organization controls is important in the digital age. The Falcon team laid out the steps we needed to take to be compliant and we were up to date within 8 months. The final thing I want to mention is how helpful the Falcon representatives have been. We have had a lot of questions and they have had quick responses, always within a few hours. They have made the implementation process a breeze.

single agent deployment - don't need to install a new server or anything else. just enable it Visibility: seeing exactly what service accounts are doing in real time is somehting we never had before MFA integration: being able to trigger MFA on things that dont support it

- Strong visibility across hybrid identity environments including Active Directory and Entra ID; - Effective detection of credential abuse, suspicious authentication activity, and lateral movement attempts; - Tight integration between endpoint telemetry and identity protection within a single platform; - Real-time response capabilities such as adaptive MFA enforcement and risk-based access controls.

Falcon does not offer many offline capabilities. Sometimes our office loses internet and we have noticed that when we lose a strong connection it causes issues with Falcon's services. Things are slower and people cannot always access the information they are looking for. We do not want to vulnerable to bad actors if we have connection issues. It is not easy to go alone, but the customer service team has been wonderful in helping us solve any issues we have. Having such a strong knowledge base a few messages away is a blessing. We believe we have gotten the most out of our time with Falcon, but we do want to mention the cost. Make sure your company is able to afford the services before you start implementing them. It is worth it but it is expensive.

Cost! Not 100% sure we're getting full value. False positives mean its quite noisy out the box. Trying to export specific data sets from dashboard can be clunky

- some advanced identity protection features depend on Microsoft licensing prerequisites and integrations, which can complicate planning in mixed environments. - Initial policy tuning may require significant effort to reduce noise and tailor detections to enterprise-scale infrastructure. - Reporting and dashboard customization are good, but still less flexible than expected.

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Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(579 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star: 70%
4 Star: 27%
3 Star: 3%
2 Star: 0%
1 Star: 0%

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Integration & Deployment

4.7

Service & Support

4.6

Product Capabilities

4.7

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Manager, Supply Chain
1B-10B USD
Services (non-Government)
Review Source
Helpful Service and Essential Protections: Falcon Soars With the Best of Them
4.0
Apr 22, 2026
Falcon has been a great tool in our company's ever evolving struggle with security. With such a large company and a wide range of people working here anyone could suffer from a cyber attack. We have peace of mind with Falcon knowing that we have additional help to keep our company and employees safe from bad actors.
Cloud Security Architect
10B+ USD
Manufacturing
Review Source
Identity-Based Threat Detection Effective but Advanced Features May Require Careful Tuning
5.0
May 13, 2026
CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security has been a strong addition to our security stack, particularly in hybrid Active Directory and Entra ID environments. The platform provides very good visibility into identity-based threats and lateral movement attempts, while keeping management centralized within the Falcon console. The integration between endpoint telemetry and identity protection is one of the main advantages compared to more fragmented solutions. Deployment was relatively straightforward for organizations already using Falcon sensors, and the detection capabilities around credential abuse, privilege escalation and anomalous authentication activity proved effective during testing. Some advanced features require careful tuning to avoid alert fatigue in large environments, and there can be a learning curve for teams not already familiar with Crowdstrike's ecosystem.
Information Security Analyst
50M-1B USD
Banking
Review Source
Effective Falcon Integration Enhances SOC Workflow Despite Initial Alert Noise Issues
4.0
Jan 19, 2026
Excellent visibility into identity-based threats, strong integration with the Falcon platform and SOC workflows, helpful analytics for abnormal authentication and lateral movement, and good support for faster investigation and response. Initial tuning and policy optimization can take time, some alerts may require refinement to reduce noise, and reporting/dashboards customization could be improved.
Audit Manager
<50M USD
IT Services
Review Source
Advanced Analytics Improve Security Posture Although Fine-Tuning Can Be Demanding
5.0
Apr 8, 2026
My overall experience with Falcon Next-Gen Identity security has been highly satisfactory. The solution delivers strong visibility into identity related activities and helps detect potential threats effectively. Its real-time monitoring capabilities enhance our ability to response to identity based attacks. The interface is well designed and easy to navigate for security teams. Integration with existing security infrastructure has been smooth efficient.
Business Partner
<50M USD
Services (non-Government)
Review Source
Comprehensive Activity Tracking Meets Compliance Needs Amid Interface and Cost Concerns
5.0
Apr 4, 2026
Overall experience with CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security is awesome as from a single dashboard it let helped to see and manage user logins and access the same. The best experience was that it easily connects with existing security systems. It also keeps clear records of activity, makes it easier to investigate issue and match the compliance needs accordingly.

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