Advancing Endpoint Security to Face Future Threats
We believe the strengths noted by IDC MarketScape reinforce the foundation required for this evolution of endpoint security.
Proven Protection
That telemetry, overlaid with adversary-driven threat intelligence, is critical to securing the agentic endpoint. CrowdStrike Threat Graph processes trillions of events daily, giving the Falcon platform rich runtime context from the point where activity occurs. This helps security teams understand which actions happened, who or what performed them, what access was involved, and what happened next.
The endpoint is where agentic activity becomes enforceable. The Falcon platform brings that context together at the endpoint. It connects the user, identity, intent, software, browser activity, data, and actions behind runtime activity so malicious or unsanctioned behavior can be stopped in real time.
AI Innovation Backed by Real-Time Telemetry
The IDC MarketScape noted another key strength: “broad, natively delivered platform spanning endpoint, identity, cloud, data, exposure management, and increasingly browser and mobile security, reducing reliance on third-party point products.”
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and suppliers in a given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. The Capabilities score measures supplier product, go-to-market and business execution in the short term. The Strategy score measures alignment of supplier strategies with customer requirements in a 3-5-year timeframe. Supplier market share is represented by the size of the icons.
Source: IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises 2026 Vendor Assessment (IDC #US54123526, September 2026)
One Platform, Full Context
IDC MarketScape also cites CrowdStrike’s “deep AI and agentic investment translating into reported SOC efficiency gains, backed by a large real-time telemetry pipeline processing trillions of events daily.”
This proven prevention, detection, and response remains essential as adversaries adopt AI, and as trusted software, credentials, and agent workflows become increasingly important parts of the attack surface. Agentic endpoint security builds on that proven foundation.
CrowdStrike’s AI capabilities build on that data foundation across the platform. CrowdStrike® Charlotte AI™ extends it into AI-driven investigation and response, while Falcon Guardian applies it directly to understanding and securing AI agent activity on the endpoint.
Securing What Happens Next
We believe these capabilities are essential in the AI era. An AI agent can act using a human or workload identity, invoke tools, introduce software, interact through the browser, access sensitive data, and reach cloud resources. Securing that activity requires context around what’s happening on the endpoint.
We believe CrowdStrike’s recognition as a Leader in the 2026 IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Enterprises Vendor Assessment affirms the strength of that foundation and CrowdStrike’s ability to advance endpoint security for what happens next.
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IDC MarketScape noted CrowdStrike’s “consistently strong, independently verified detection and protection performance, including a perfect score on the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluations and AAA-rated SE Labs ransomware testing” among its key strengths. In the MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations: Enterprise 2025, CrowdStrike achieved 100% detection, 100% protection, and zero false positives.
The endpoint is more important than ever as humans and AI agents increasingly operate side by side. Agentic endpoint security builds on the proven endpoint security foundation as AI agents, software, identities, and actions shape modern work.
