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Some industries are forced by regulation or liability to have something like crowdstrike deployed on their systems. And crowdstrike doesn't have a lot of altern

Some industries are forced by regulation or liability to have something like crowdstrike deployed on their systems. And crowdstrike doesn't have a lot of alternatives that tick as many checkboxes and are as widely recognized.

belter 2y ago
Please give me an example of that specific regulation.
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  PCI DSS v4.0 Requirements 5 and 6 speaks very broadly for anti-malware controls, which Crowdstrike provides as EDR, and cybersecurity (liability, ransomware, etc) insurance absolutely requires it from the questionnaires I’ve completed and am required to attest to. > In its first version, PCI DSS included controls for detecting, removing, blocking, and containing malicious code (malware). Until version 3.2.1, these controls were generically referred to as "anti-virus software", which was incorrect technically because they protect not just against viruses, but also against other known malware variants (worms, trojans, ransomware, spyware, rootkits, adware, backdoors, etc.). As a result, the term "antimalware" is now used not only to refer to viruses, but also to all other types of malicious code, more in line with the requirement's objectives. > To avoid the ambiguities seen in previous versions of the standard about which operating systems should have an anti-malware solution installed and which should not, a more operational approach has been chosen: the entity should perform a periodic assessment to determine which system components should require an anti-malware solution. All other assets that are determined not to be affected by malware should be included in a list (req. 5.2.3). > Updates of the anti-malware solution must be performed automatically (req. 5.3.1). > Finally, the term "real-time scanning" is explicitly included for the anti-malware solution (this is a type of persistent, continuous scanning where a scan for security risks is performed every time a file is received, opened, downloaded, copied or modified). Previously, there was a reference to the fact that anti-malware mechanisms should be actively running, which gave rise to different interpretations. > Continuous behavioral analysis of systems or processes is incorporated as an accepted anti-malware solution scanning method, as an alternative to traditional periodic (scheduled and on-demand) and real-time (on-access) scans (req. 5.3.2). https://www.advantio.com/blog/analysis-of-pci-dss-v4.0-part-4-requirements-5-6 https://www.advantio.com/blog/analysis-of-pci-dss-v4.0-part-...
- otterley 2y ago
  There's a whole body of regulation around service providers to the U.S. Government making it an effective requirement to use this stuff, starting with the FedRAMP Authorization Act (https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7776/BILLS-117hr7776enr.pdf#page=1055 https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7776/BILLS-117hr7776enr...). See also Section 4.2.4 of the FedRAMP Moderate Readiness Assessment Report (RAR) which can be found here: https://www.fedramp.gov/documents-templates/ https://www.fedramp.gov/documents-templates/ as an example. You cannot obtain an Authorization To Operate (ATO) unless you've satisfied the Assessor that you're in compliance.
- thayne 2y ago
  Besides things like FedRAMP mentioned in other comments, some large enterprise customers, especially banks, require terms in the contract stating the vendor uses some form of anti-malware software.

belter 2y ago

Please give me an example of that specific regulation.

toomuchtodo 2y ago
PCI DSS v4.0 Requirements 5 and 6 speaks very broadly for anti-malware controls, which Crowdstrike provides as EDR, and cybersecurity (liability, ransomware, etc) insurance absolutely requires it from the questionnaires I’ve completed and am required to attest to. > In its first version, PCI DSS included controls for detecting, removing, blocking, and containing malicious code (malware). Until version 3.2.1, these controls were generically referred to as "anti-virus software", which was incorrect technically because they protect not just against viruses, but also against other known malware variants (worms, trojans, ransomware, spyware, rootkits, adware, backdoors, etc.). As a result, the term "antimalware" is now used not only to refer to viruses, but also to all other types of malicious code, more in line with the requirement's objectives. > To avoid the ambiguities seen in previous versions of the standard about which operating systems should have an anti-malware solution installed and which should not, a more operational approach has been chosen: the entity should perform a periodic assessment to determine which system components should require an anti-malware solution. All other assets that are determined not to be affected by malware should be included in a list (req. 5.2.3). > Updates of the anti-malware solution must be performed automatically (req. 5.3.1). > Finally, the term "real-time scanning" is explicitly included for the anti-malware solution (this is a type of persistent, continuous scanning where a scan for security risks is performed every time a file is received, opened, downloaded, copied or modified). Previously, there was a reference to the fact that anti-malware mechanisms should be actively running, which gave rise to different interpretations. > Continuous behavioral analysis of systems or processes is incorporated as an accepted anti-malware solution scanning method, as an alternative to traditional periodic (scheduled and on-demand) and real-time (on-access) scans (req. 5.3.2). https://www.advantio.com/blog/analysis-of-pci-dss-v4.0-part-4-requirements-5-6 https://www.advantio.com/blog/analysis-of-pci-dss-v4.0-part-...
otterley 2y ago
There's a whole body of regulation around service providers to the U.S. Government making it an effective requirement to use this stuff, starting with the FedRAMP Authorization Act (https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7776/BILLS-117hr7776enr.pdf#page=1055 https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr7776/BILLS-117hr7776enr...). See also Section 4.2.4 of the FedRAMP Moderate Readiness Assessment Report (RAR) which can be found here: https://www.fedramp.gov/documents-templates/ https://www.fedramp.gov/documents-templates/ as an example. You cannot obtain an Authorization To Operate (ATO) unless you've satisfied the Assessor that you're in compliance.
thayne 2y ago
Besides things like FedRAMP mentioned in other comments, some large enterprise customers, especially banks, require terms in the contract stating the vendor uses some form of anti-malware software.