CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor Implementation Guide for Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)

Introduction

This guide provides instructions on how to deploy the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor on a Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) cluster. The Falcon Sensor is a lightweight agent that provides real-time threat detection and response capabilities for containerized workloads.

Challenges of Securing Container Environments

Containerized workloads present unique security challenges, including: * Increased attack surface due to the use of shared resources * Rapid deployment and scaling, making it difficult to maintain security visibility * Limited visibility into container activity and events

Solution: CrowdStrike Falcon

CrowdStrike Falcon responds to those challenges with a powerful yet lightweight solution that unifies next-generation antivirus (NGAV), endpoint detection and response (EDR), and managed threat hunting. Falcon Sensor provides real-time visibility into container activity, including: * Container creation and termination events * Network connections * File system changes * Process execution Falcon Sensor also uses machine learning and behavioral analysis to detect and respond to threats in real time.

Deployment Options

There are a number of ways to collect telemetry from containerized workloads depending on the underlying infrastructure. This guide focuses on deploying Falcon Sensor on a GKE cluster.

Prerequisites

* A GKE cluster * A CrowdStrike Falcon subscription * The Falcon Sensor for Containers package

Installation

1. Create a new GKE cluster or select an existing cluster. 2. Deploy the Falcon Sensor for Containers package to the cluster. 3. Configure the Falcon Sensor for Containers package. 4. Verify that the Falcon Sensor is running.

Conclusion

By deploying the CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor on your GKE cluster, you can gain real-time visibility into container activity and protect your workloads from threats. To address these challenges we specifically designed Falcon Container Sensor for serverless container environments. See this white paper for details about the Falcon Container Sensor.