Falcon for XIoT Extends Asset Protection to Healthcare Environments

BLOG Featured Recent Video Category Start Free Trial Falcon for XIoT Extends Asset Protection to Healthcare Environments CrowdStrike expands protection across IoT, OT, and now IoMT devices in the Falcon platform. March 09, 2026 | Adina Schoeneman | Endpoint Security & XDR CrowdStrike Falcon® for XIoT is extending its industry-leading protections to medical devices in healthcare environments. This will provide comprehensive security for patient care at a time when healthcare organizations are a key target for threat actors. As of January 2026, the HHS listed over 750 reported breaches within healthcare environments that were under investigation. The CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report revealed a sustained increase in interactive intrusion campaigns throughout 2025, with 10% of them targeting healthcare.  The proliferation of connected medical devices such as infusion pumps, patient monitors, and imaging tools has expanded the attack surface. Many of these devices obtain sensitive clinical data, are mission-critical to patient safety and healthcare operations, and often are legacy systems operating unsupported or at end-of-life. In addition to connected medical devices, hospitals must also manage connected XIoT devices such as security cameras, lighting and energy systems, and building management systems. If any of these devices are taken off their network, the consequences could be severe. With hospitals managing a consistently growing number of connected devices, their protection must be a top priority. Falcon for XIoT is introducing support for medical device protocols by providing continuous visibility and protection for connected healthcare environments. The cloud-native Falcon sensor will be able to monitor device behavior and protocol communications, detect anomalies, and block malicious actions before they impact patient care. This capability is now available in beta.  IoT, OT, and IoMT Asset Visibility in the Falcon Platform The discovery of IoMT, IoT, and OT devices on hospital networks typically requires additional network scanning solutions or manual inventory tracking. Falcon for XIoT will be able to natively obtain asset visibility of internet-connected clinical devices across DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine), HL7 (Health Level 7), and other clinical or IoT devices on the network.  By obtaining an automated inventory collection, Falcon for XIoT will be able to identify legacy devices and unsupported assets, and profile other devices for integration into security processes and controls directly in the Falcon platform. Figure 1. Falcon for XIoT enables asset visibility and vulnerability correlation for clinical assets in the Falcon platform Detect Exposures and Prioritize Threats to Connected Medical Devices With this announcement, Falcon for XIoT will extend CrowdStrike’s robust endpoint detection and response (EDR) and CrowdStrike Falcon® Exposure Management capabilities to clinical assets. This will enable organizations to quickly identify high-risk devices, classify and assess vulnerabilities, and efficiently prioritize threats to mitigate patient risk, operational failures, and hospital workflow disruptions. The lightweight Falcon sensor will use threat intelligence and AI-driven analytics to detect, prevent, and respond to ransomware, malware, and zero-day attacks targeting XIoT devices — all within organizations’ existing SOC workflows. Security teams will be able to gain a holistic view and context so they can identify vulnerabilities and exposures and prioritize risks to their IT, IoT, and now IoMT assets from a single console.  Integrating IoMT threat data into IT security workflows will be able to improve efficiencies and accelerate response times for under-resourced healthcare security teams. In addition to Falcon for XIoT’s expansion to clinical assets, security operations processes for medical devices and other XIoT assets will be able to plug into CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM, CrowdStrike Falcon® Fusion SOAR, and other response processes to achieve streamlined detection, investigation, and triage across the clinical SOC. With a stronger correlation of protocols in the SOC, healthcare security teams will be able to manage a converged process across IT and XIoT assets. Unified Healthcare Cybersecurity with the Falcon Platform CrowdStrike is uniquely positioned to stop breaches in healthcare environments. With deep experience in serving thousands, including eight of the top ten healthcare organizations, the Falcon platform delivers comprehensive security through a single solution that protects traditional endpoints, cloud workloads, identity systems, and XIoT devices across hospital networks.  Our cloud-native architecture enables real-time detection and response capabilities, which are critical in healthcare environments where minutes matter. As cyberattacks, evolving industry security guidelines, and continued compliance enforcement continue to affect the healthcare sector, CrowdStrike is best prepared to help organizations detect and stop threats.  Additional Resources Download the data sheet: Falcon for XIoT for Healthcare Check out our whitepaper: How Federal Health Agencies Can Step Up Cyber Defenses Read our customer story: Avalon Healthcare Secures 100+ Million Members with the CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Forward-Looking Statements This blog post includes descriptions of products, features, or functionality that may not be currently generally available. Any such references are provided for information purposes only. The development, release, and timing of all features or functionality remain at our sole discretion and may change without notice. These statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. 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