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Highlights
- Cognizant and CrowdStrike partner to enhance enterprise cybersecurity using AI-powered Falcon® platform.
- The collaboration streamlines security operations, reduces complexity, and strengthens security posture for organizations.
- Cognizant's Neuro® Cybersecurity platform and Falcon® Cloud Security to drive next-gen threat mitigation.
Cognizant (NASDAQ:CTSH) and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) have announced a powerful new strategic partnership aimed at driving enterprise cybersecurity transformation. Through this collaboration, the two companies will deliver cutting-edge cybersecurity services that leverage CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon® platform, designed to enhance the protection, performance, and efficiency of organizations' cybersecurity operations. This initiative promises to help businesses address the growing threat landscape and complexities tied to managing IT security.
The increasing adoption of cloud services, such as IaaS, SaaS, PaaS, and CaaS, has led organizations to face a broad range of more sophisticated cyber threats. This evolution in the IT landscape presents new security challenges, particularly in terms of managing fragmented legacy point products and mitigating vulnerabilities. As organizations strive to streamline security operations and strengthen their cybersecurity posture, the need for unified, AI-powered solutions has never been greater.
In response to this, Cognizant and CrowdStrike’s partnership seeks to empower businesses with the ability to reduce the complexity of their cybersecurity programs, consolidate disparate legacy tools, and bolster their defenses against evolving threats. At the core of this collaboration are CrowdStrike's Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM and Falcon® Cloud Security platforms, which are designed to provide comprehensive security coverage across environments, from on-premises systems to the cloud.
Ravi Kumar S, CEO of Cognizant, emphasized the importance of innovation in cybersecurity, noting, “Cognizant is committed to staying at the forefront of cybersecurity innovation. As the enterprise digital landscape evolves, it is crucial to leverage AI for cybersecurity and cloud-native security technologies to help stay ahead of threats and ensure the resilience of our clients' infrastructure.” He further added, “Our partnership with CrowdStrike is another important step we are taking to continue providing our clients with some of the most advanced and effective market-leading security solutions available.”
This partnership comes at a time when the cybersecurity industry is facing significant challenges. Cloud exploitation cases have surged by 110% over the past year, and the speed and sophistication of cyberattacks are accelerating rapidly. Attack breakout times, which measure how quickly attacks can spread within networks, are now being measured in mere minutes. As a result, organizations are in urgent need of solutions that can evolve with the changing threat landscape.
The collaboration combines the strengths of CrowdStrike's AI-powered Falcon platform with Cognizant's expertise in technology transformation. Through this strategic union, the two companies aim to deliver advanced threat and vulnerability management, cloud infrastructure security, and a more streamlined operations framework for businesses facing modern security challenges. The partnership will also enable enterprises to move beyond traditional, siloed cybersecurity tools, providing a unified, AI-native approach to threat detection and mitigation.
George Kurtz, CEO and founder of CrowdStrike, commented on the collaboration, stating, "Our partnership with Cognizant delivers cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions that tackle the evolving challenges enterprises face today and tomorrow. CrowdStrike's AI-native Falcon platform with Cognizant's extensive expertise in technology transformation offers customers best-in-class protection, performance, and efficiency."
