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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 performance - a single lightweight agent works for support systems and provides protection even when the systems are offline
• Low memory impact
• Low-performance impact
• Better protection - combine protection from machine learning, - 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
• • Uses hash-based signature detections with behavioral detections

What is CrowdStrike Falcon? 

CrowdStrike Falcon is a cloud-based security tool that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems and is the default Berkeley Lab antivirus software.

CrowdStrike Falcon is different from legacy anti-virus because the CrowdStrike Falcon platform delivered its features through a single, lightweight agent that is managed from the cloud, protecting your system. Crowdstrike Falcon does not scan and quarantine files but uses real-time process control to monitor executable files, scripts, and network activities allowing it to stop threats more efficiently.

Why did Berkeley Lab acquire CrowdStrike Falcon?

CrowdStrike Falcon provides advanced protection against viruses, malware, ransomware, cyber-attacks, and other malicious activity for LBNL systems. CrowdStrike Falcon greatly protects your computer from attack.

CrowdStrike Falcon will be replacing Sophos for the LBNL system and provide endpoint protection.

Getting Started

• Install CrowdStrike Falcon
• CrowdStrike Falcon FAQ

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• 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

Effective February 1, 2023, CrowdStrike is Berkeley Lab's official antivirus system.

Get Started

• Download CrowdStrike Falcon from software.lbl.gov
• Detailed installation instructions are provided here
• You can reference this page at go.lbl.gov/crowdstrike

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