About CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike Falcon is a new antivirus solution with enhanced endpoint protection for laptops, desktops, and server systems. CrowdStrike Falcon provides advanced defensive capabilities against modern threats. CrowdStrike Falcon replaces traditional antivirus with advanced detection features:

  • Better protection - combines protection features from artificial intelligence, behavioral analytics, machine learning, and proactive threat hunting in a single solution
    • Multiple detections and defenses against modern threats
    • Uses hash-based signature detections with behavioral detections
  • Better performance - a single lightweight agent works to support systems and provides protection even when the systems are offline
    • Low memory impact
    • Low-performance impact

Requirement

All Windows computers on the LBL network must have either Crowdstrike Enterprise (Falcon) or Crowdstrike Home Edition installed.

If a Windows computer has a DOE sticker, it must be installed with Crowdstrike Enterprise. This applies to all locations, including home and offsite, and includes Windows virtual machines (VMs) running on DOE Mac or Linux hardware.

Windows computers not owned by LBL but used on the LBL wired or wireless network should install Crowdstrike Home Edition. 

For Apple and Linux computers, Crowdstrike is available and currently optional but recommended.

Get Started

  • Download CrowdStrike Falcon for all supported operating systems from software.lbl.gov
  • Detailed installation instructions are provided here
  • For your convenience we have set up this easy to remember URL to get to the same detailed information go.lbl.gov/crowdstrike

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