Cognizant and CrowdStrike have announced a strategic partnership to drive enterprise security transformation by delivering cybersecurity services, powered by the AI-native CrowdStrike Falcon cybersecurity platform.

Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and Cloud Security

By leveraging Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and Falcon Cloud Security, Cognizant states that it will work to enable organizations to:

• Streamline security operations and threat mitigation
• Consolidate fragmented legacy point products
• Reduce the complexity of managing cybersecurity programs
• Strengthen cybersecurity posture

Organizations are continuously evolving their IT landscapes by adopting a variety of cloud services which can expose them to a wider range of increasingly sophisticated cyber-threats, including:

• IaaS
• SaaS
• PaaS
• CaaS

“Advanced and effective”

Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant commented: “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.

“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,” he added.

Cloud exploitation

Over the past year, cloud exploitation cases have surged by 110%, while the speed and sophistication of cyber-attacks continues to accelerate, with breakout times now measured in minutes.

The collaboration between Cognizant and CrowdStrike combines the Falcon platform with Cognizant’s Neuro Cybersecurity platform, along with threat and vulnerability management and cloud infrastructure security offerings.

The company notes that this approach is designed to help customers create a flexible operations framework for new technology and threats, powered by an AI-native platform rather than separate legacy tools.

“Enhance the security posture”

George Kurtz, CEO and Founder, CrowdStrike stated: “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.

“Together, we will drive positive customer outcomes and enhance the security posture of organizations globally,” Kurtz concluded.