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New Falcon for XIoT innovations bring deeper industrial and OT telemetry into the Falcon platform, eliminating blind spots and complexity across environments

AUSTIN, Texas and Fal.Con Europe 2025, Barcelona – November 5, 2025 – CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced new Falcon® for XIoT innovations, delivering zero-touch asset discovery, real-time segmentation visibility, and unified insight across OT and XIoT environments. These innovations extend the protection of the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, eliminating blind spots and complexity while consolidating security across IT, cloud, and OT/XIoT environments.

The Expanding Operational Attack Surface

As industrial systems become increasingly connected, security teams face growing blind spots across segmented networks, unmanaged devices, and legacy infrastructure. Many organizations struggle to see what’s connected, how assets communicate, or whether segmentation policies are working as intended – creating opportunities for adversaries to exploit these gaps and move laterally between IT and OT environments.

Zero-Touch Discovery and Unified Visibility for OT Security

Falcon for XIoT delivers continuous operational insight without the hardware dependencies, intrusive scans, or manual effort common in legacy OT tools. With Falcon’s lightweight architecture, defenders gain safe, scalable visibility into operational environments that doesn’t disrupt critical systems. By bringing in additional OT and XIoT telemetry, the Falcon platform gains richer context for faster, smarter security decisions across operational environments.

New Falcon for XIoT Capabilities 

CrowdStrike’s latest innovations enhance discovery, monitoring, and asset interaction visibility, providing deeper insights and control over industrial system risks:

• Zero-Touch XIoT Discovery: Automatically identifies and inventories industrial assets across segmented networks without dedicated sensors, manual configuration, or intrusive scans – delivering instant visibility without disrupting operations.
• Segmentation Visibility: Provides real-time context into device-to-device communication and segmentation policy enforcement to detect violations and reduce lateral movement risk across IT and OT networks.
• Dynamic User Experience: Unifies industrial asset and vulnerability data in a single, customizable interface within the Falcon platform, giving teams the context to explore, assess, and act faster.

“Customers are demanding a single platform to understand risk, unify protection, and eliminate complexity across every attack surface,” said Elia Zaitsev, chief technology officer at CrowdStrike. “With these innovations, customers can replace the fragmented tools they’ve been forced to rely on for too long, accelerating consolidation on Falcon.”

To learn more about Falcon for XIoT innovations, read our blog and visit here.

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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• IRH Global Trading signs a 20-year Heads of Agreement (HoA) for the purchase and sale of LNG from Delfin’s U.S. export facility.
• Delfin to supply LNG on a free-on-board (FOB) basis to Vitol, which will then deliver to IRH Global Trading under a long-term sale and purchase arrangement.
• The agreement marks the largest transaction to date for IRH’s energy trading desk.
• Strengthens ePointZero’s integrated energy strategy and supports downstream operations across its ecosystem

International Resources Holding RSC Ltd. (IRH), a leading mine-to-market platform and subsidiary of ePointZero, has signed a 20-year Heads of Agreement (HoA) with Delfin LNG LLC (Delfin) and Vitol Inc. (Vitol) for the purchase and sale of 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Delfin’s export facility in the United States.

Under the agreement, Delfin LNG, a leading U.S.-based export infrastructure company, will supply LNG on a free-on-board (FOB) basis to Vitol, one of the world’s largest independent energy traders, which will act as the offtaker and deliver the volumes to IRH Global Trading (IRHGT), IRH’s global trading arm, for a period of 20 years. Definitive agreements are expected to be concluded in the coming weeks.

This long-term partnership represents a major step in IRH’s energy expansion strategy under ePointZero, a diversified investment platform focused on sustainable energy, technology, and resources. By leveraging synergies across the ePointZero ecosystem, IRH aims to build a fully integrated energy and commodities platform that enhances the resilience of supply chains and supports the global energy transition.

Ali Rashed AlRashdi, CEO of IRH, said: “This transaction is a major milestone in the development of IRHGT’s global LNG portfolio. We are pleased to collaborate with Delfin and Vitol to help bring the project to Final Investment Decision soon. As part of our vision to build an integrated global trading platform headquartered in Abu Dhabi, IRHGT is actively expanding its presence across physical and financial markets in natural gas, power, crude oil, refined products, metals, and equities. This agreement sets us on the path to be a reliable supplier of LNG to our valued clients worldwide.”

Mohamed Hesham, CEO of ePointZero, commented: “This agreement represents another step forward in building an integrated, future-ready energy platform. By securing reliable resources through long-term partnerships, we secure the downstream operations of ePointZero Group and ensure energy resilience for our ecosystem. This collaboration reinforces our commitment to delivering diversified, efficient, and reliable energy solutions that power economies and communities across regions.”

Dudley Poston, CEO of Delfin, added: “It’s an honor to have been selected by IRHGT and Vitol as a long-term liquefied natural gas supplier, and we look forward to working together as we make Final Investment Decision on the first FLNG Vessel in the coming weeks. We are pleased to continue our very strong relationship with Vitol and add another world-class trading organization such as IRHGT to our growing list of strategic partners.”

Pablo Galante Escobar, Global Head of LNG and European Gas & Power at Vitol, highlighted: “We are excited to conclude this agreement with IRHGT and Delfin. Vitol continues to strengthen its position to safely and reliably deliver cost effective, flexible LNG solutions to our customers around the world and we look forward to continuing to expand on our relationship with both IRHGT and Delfin. Vitol’s offtake commitments and investment grade rating will help Delfin on its path to financial close.”

The agreement also follows other strategic initiatives, including IRH’s acquisition of a 56% stake in Alphamin Resources for AED 1.35 billion, one of the world’s largest and highest-grade tin producers; a Memorandum of Understanding signed in May with ePointZero to decarbonise global mining operations through a joint task force; and a September agreement with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the Egyptian Mineral Resources & Mining Industries Authority. Together, these initiatives highlight IRH’s growing role in advancing sustainable resource development, expanding its trading capabilities, and strengthening global energy connectivity.

Research by Aviva, a leading pension provider, and Age UK, the UK’s expert voice on ageing, has found that mid-retirees are navigating retirement without the financial support or guidance they may need as they get older^[1]. The report by Aviva and Age UK (published May 2025), Retirement Reality: Managing Money in Mid-Retirement, highlights the challenges faced by mid-retirees navigating the retirement landscape. The research surveyed 1,000 mid-retirees (aged 65-75) who have a private pension, are on a moderate retirement income, and have not taken financial advice.

Almost two thirds (64%) of mid-retirees admit they have not spoken with family or friends about managing their financial affairs, should they become unable to do so independently, with 81% saying they don’t have a lasting power of attorney in place.

Nearly four in ten (39%) have not yet considered how they will manage their finances as they grow older, particularly into their 80s or 90s. Whereas only a little over a third (36%) know all the details of their partner’s pension and more than four in five (84%) in a couple have not checked to see if their partner has nominated them as a beneficiary for their pension.  

Exclusive modelling for the report, by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI), reveals that while homeowner couples may be able to meet what is considered the minimum income standard in retirement, the death of one partner can significantly reduce household income, potentially leaving the surviving partner financially vulnerable. This highlights the importance of making informed decisions in later life and the value of approaching these conversations together, to ensure long-term financial security for both partners.

The report recommends a new retirement income approach to ensure retirees have a plan for the whole of their retirement journey. A ‘flex first, fix later’ strategy is designed to provide pension savers with a sustainable income for life – combining pension drawdown in the early retirement years, with a later-life annuity – and offering the potential to provide better outcomes^[2].

Emma Douglas, Wealth Policy Director at Aviva, says: “Our findings suggest that mid-retirees might be in danger of drifting into later-life retirement without a clear financial plan, which could leave them vulnerable, especially in the event of cognitive decline or the loss of a partner.

“While there is no one-size-fits-all solution, taking the time to understand your household’s retirement income and what would happen if you or your partner’s circumstances change, is crucial to better financial planning. Openly discussing your plans and wishes with family helps to ensure everyone feels informed and reassured that everything is in place.

“At Aviva, we think it’s key that mid-retirees have access to better financial guidance in retirement. That’s why we’re working with Age UK to consider the feasibility of a mid-retirement MOT.  This could not only offer guidance and support, but it would also act as a financial review that could cover topics like estate planning, fraud prevention, access to state benefits, and managing finances in the event of cognitive decline.”

Caroline Abrahams, Charity Director at Age UK, added: “Having a broad understanding of your household finances, including pensions, can make a huge difference to couples as they age.  Being able to plan ahead can improve people’s ability to take sensible spending decisions while helping prepare for the worst – for example the extra costs of ill-health and even bereavement.