CrowdStrike Named Leader in Forrester Wave for External Threat Intelligence, Q3 2026

What Happened

CrowdStrike was named a leader in the Forrester Wave™ for External Threat Intelligence Service Providers, Q3 2026. The analysis ranked CrowdStrike highest in both Strength of Offering and Strength of Strategy, reflecting the depth and maturity of its Falcon threat‑intel platform.

Impact

SecOps and system administrators now have a validated, high‑grade intelligence source that can be leveraged to enrich alerts, prioritize alerts, and accelerate response. The ranking also signals that CrowdStrike’s threat‑intel feeds are aligned with industry best practices and can be integrated with existing XDR and SIEM solutions.

What to Do

• Review your current threat‑intel pipeline and assess gaps that CrowdStrike’s feeds could fill.
• Enable Falcon Threat Intelligence integration in your SOC to receive real‑time indicators of compromise (IOCs) and contextual threat narratives.
• Configure automated enrichment rules in your SIEM or XDR to map CrowdStrike IOCs to existing alerts for faster triage.
• Validate the coverage of CrowdStrike feeds against your asset inventory, focusing on high‑value endpoints and cloud workloads.
• Schedule periodic reviews of the Forrester Wave and other analyst reports to ensure continued alignment with evolving threat‑intel requirements.