CrowdStrike Named a Frost Radar™ Leader in Cloud Native Application Protection Platforms for the Fourth Consecutive Time

Key Terms

cloud-native application protection platforms (cnapp) technical

Cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPP) are integrated security tools that discover, assess and protect cloud-based applications and the infrastructure they run on, catching vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and suspicious activity across development and production. Like a building’s combined alarm, sprinkler and inspection system, CNAPPs reduce the risk of disruptive breaches, regulatory penalties and downtime, helping protect revenue, reputation and long-term shareholder value.

runtime protection technical

Runtime protection is a set of security measures that monitor and block malicious activity while software or devices are actively running, much like a security guard watching a building in real time and stopping intruders as they appear. For investors, it matters because effective runtime protection reduces the risk of data breaches, service outages and regulatory fines, helping preserve a company's revenue, reputation and ongoing product reliability.

cloud detection and response technical

Cloud detection and response is a cybersecurity service that monitors applications, systems and data stored in cloud computing platforms to spot suspicious activity and quickly contain or fix threats before they spread. For investors, strong cloud detection and response reduces the chance of costly data breaches, regulatory penalties and operational downtime and signals that a business can scale its digital operations safely — like motion‑activated cameras that both alert and activate a sprinkler to stop a fire.

Runtime-first cloud security becomes the market standard as AI workloads expose the limits of posture-only defense

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced it has been named an Innovation and Growth Leader in the 2026 Frost Radar™: Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms (CNAPP) for the fourth consecutive time. Frost & Sullivan recognized CrowdStrike as “one of the largest and fastest-growing cloud security players in the market,” for its ability to unify posture, runtime protection, and cloud detection and response into a single platform that secures cloud workloads and AI infrastructure at the point of execution.

Frost & Sullivan highlights CrowdStrike’s “core value proposition is its ability to correlate telemetry across cloud infrastructure, workloads, identities, applications, data, and AI services, giving customers a unified platform for prevention, detection, investigation, and response across major multi-cloud and hybrid environments.”

"Posture tools catalog risk, while runtime protection stops breaches. The market has made its choice, and organizations are consolidating on platforms that deliver both," said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer at CrowdStrike. "As cloud environments grow more complex, CrowdStrike delivers security where threats materialize. We correlate every cloud risk to live adversary tradecraft and respond in seconds. That is what it means to stop breaches in the cloud."

Setting the Standard for Modern Cloud Security

CrowdStrike cloud security surpassed $800 million in ending ARR, growing more than 35% year-over-year¹ as AI-driven cloud environments continue to expand. Falcon Cloud Security’s ability to operate at runtime at scale continues to set it apart in the market.

Key report findings:

Real-Time, Runtime Protection

Frost highlights CrowdStrike’s “world-class runtime security” to “identify malicious activity in real time, which is different from other agentless scanning solutions that rely on delayed, snapshot-based scanning / analysis.”

Unified Architecture

The report noted CrowdStrike Falcon® Cloud Security transforms the "CNAPP experience from isolated security modules into a proactive, context-rich risk management fabric." Unified cross-domain visibility and real-time data correlation stops cloud threats before impact.

Pioneering Cloud Detection and Response

“As one of the pioneers in CDR, CrowdStrike is particularly strong in cloud threat detection & response… reducing detection latency to less than 15 seconds and enabling automated cloud response actions.”

Securing Cloud AI Deployments

Frost & Sullivan recognized CrowdStrike for "investing heavily in AI security, including AI applications and workloads, including support for major cloud AI environments and controls around model, data, and identity exposure."

To learn more about the 2026 Frost Radar™: Cloud-Native Application Protection Platforms, visit here and read our blog.

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.

Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft, and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting, and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.

Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity, and immediate time-to-value.

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¹ Q4 FY26 Earnings

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