CrowdStrike Cloud Security Research Chart: CrowdStrike Customer Research

	Very Important	Moderately Important	Neutral	Mildly Important	Not At All Important
Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity	71%	19%	5%	5%	0%
Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges	90%	5%	0%	0%	5%
Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response	25%	65%	5%	5%	0%
Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams	66%	24%	10%	0%	0%
Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments	45%	40%	10%	5%	0%

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Statements from the following verified business professionals were used to create this chart:

	Company Size	Industry	Response
Security Manager	Fortune 500	Industrial Manufacturing	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Very Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Moderately Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Moderately Important
Security Manager	Medium Enterprise	Consumer Products	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Very Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Moderately Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Moderately Important
Security Manager	Large Enterprise	Professional Services	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Moderately Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Moderately Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Moderately Important
Security Manager	S&P 500	Insurance	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Very Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Very Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Very Important
IT Senior Vice President	S&P 500	Financial Services	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Mildly Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Not At All Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Mildly Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Neutral Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Mildly Important
Security Officer	Medium Enterprise	Real Estate	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Very Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Moderately Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Very Important
IT Director	Large Enterprise	Electronics	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Very Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Moderately Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Very Important
Security Manager	Large Enterprise	Educational Institution	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Moderately Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Very Important
IT Director	Medium Enterprise	Industrial Manufacturing	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Moderately Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Moderately Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Moderately Important
IT Manager	Small Business	Consumer Products	Understanding behavioral data to pinpoint deviations and malicious activity: Very Important Limiting the attack surface with segmentation and least privileges: Very Important Automating security tied to context to improve the fidelity of alerts and incident response: Very Important Continuously verifying access with the least friction for users, IT, and security teams: Very Important Attack path visibility across endpoints, identity stores, workloads, and container environments: Very Important

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