CrowdStrike has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Extended Detection and Response Platforms, Q2 2026 report, achieving the highest score among all evaluated vendors in the Current Offering category. The company also received top marks for Innovation and Community within the Strategy evaluation criteria.
The recognition reinforces CrowdStrike’s position in the cybersecurity market as organizations increasingly adopt AI-driven defense systems to counter faster, more sophisticated digital threats.
CrowdStrike highlighted that modern adversaries increasingly leverage AI to move across enterprise environments in seconds, exploiting fragmented tools and identity gaps. This shift is accelerating demand for unified, automated security operations.
Legacy security systems that rely on manual triage are becoming less effective against these fast-moving, AI-enabled threats.
A central theme in CrowdStrike’s positioning is the evolution of the Security Operations Center (SOC) into an agentic SOC, where AI systems and autonomous agents assist analysts in detecting, investigating, and responding to threats at machine speed.
Key elements include:
This model aims to shift security teams from reactive monitoring to proactive orchestration of AI-driven defense systems.
According to the report, Forrester highlighted:
“Its AI agents are a clear differentiator, as they enhance the analyst experience. The product has built a strong approach to testing and validation to ensure its AI outputs are accurate.”
The report also noted strong customer feedback on CrowdStrike’s acquisition strategy and integration approach, particularly its ability to unify acquired technologies into a cohesive platform.
CrowdStrike is positioning AI Detection and Response (AIDR) as a new cybersecurity category for the AI era.
This framework extends protection beyond traditional endpoints into:
The company reported rapid early growth in this segment, reflecting rising enterprise demand for AI-native security controls.
CrowdStrike continues to expand its platform capabilities through strategic acquisitions, including:
These additions extend coverage across more enterprise attack surfaces, reinforcing the company’s unified security architecture.
As a pioneer of endpoint detection and response (EDR), CrowdStrike continues to emphasize its endpoint-first architecture as a foundation for AI-era security.
The company highlights that AI workloads increasingly execute at the endpoint level, making endpoint visibility critical for securing enterprise AI adoption.
CrowdStrike’s long-term strategy centers on a single-platform approach, combining:
This architecture is intended to simplify security operations while enabling faster response to increasingly complex threats.
The recognition from Forrester comes as cybersecurity platforms evolve to address AI-accelerated threats, where attackers and defenders alike are increasingly using automation and machine learning to gain speed advantages.
CrowdStrike’s positioning reflects a broader shift toward AI-native cybersecurity platforms designed for autonomous defense operations.
CrowdStrike is a global cybersecurity company providing cloud-native protection for endpoints, cloud workloads, identity systems, and enterprise data.
Its Falcon platform uses AI-driven threat intelligence and real-time telemetry to deliver detection, prevention, and automated response capabilities across enterprise environments.
The recognition in the Forrester Wave reinforces CrowdStrike’s leadership in shaping next-generation cybersecurity architectures built for AI-driven threat landscapes.
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