University of Sunderland Goes from Ransomware Recovery to Proactive Defense with CrowdStrike

Following a 2021 ransomware attack, the University of Sunderland adopted and expanded the CrowdStrike Falcon platform—starting with EDR and adding Falcon Complete Next-Gen MDR, Identity Protection, Cloud Security, Adversary OverWatch, and Recon—reporting zero breaches since deployment, 99% automated threat mitigation, and significant cost avoidance, while improving focus on governance and user education and exploring AI-driven capabilities like Charlotte AI, SaaS security, and further automation.