HCLTech and CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) have expanded their strategic partnership to help enterprises strengthen AI security and resilience. The companies will integrate CrowdStrike Falcon® Guardian with HCLTech’s AI Security and Resilience services. The combined offering brings together CrowdStrike’s AI detection and response capabilities with HCLTech’s cybersecurity advisory, AI governance, implementation and managed services delivered through its Cybersecurity Fusion Centers.
The expanded partnership is aimed at helping enterprises secure AI applications, models, agents, identities and data while improving visibility into emerging cybersecurity risks. The companies said the collaboration will support organisations as they deploy AI across business operations and address new security challenges associated with AI adoption.
The partnership builds on the Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) services launched by the companies in March 2026. The latest expansion brings AI security further into enterprise security operations by combining Falcon Guardian’s AI Detection and Response (AIDR) capabilities with HCLTech’s TRiBe framework for AI trust, risk governance and resilience. It also incorporates HCLTech’s VERITY Frontier AI Resilience cybersecurity operating model, which is designed to continuously identify, validate and mitigate exploitable cyber exposure across hybrid environments.
“AI is becoming a new enterprise attack surface, and securing it requires visibility and protection everywhere AI operates,” said Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer, CrowdStrike. “CrowdStrike pioneered AI Detection and Response to secure the full AI attack surface. Together with HCLTech’s global cybersecurity expertise and services, we’re bringing these capabilities to more enterprises as they operationalize AI at scale.”
Amit Jain, EVP and Global Head of Cybersecurity at HCLTech, said organisations need to address both AI-powered threats and the risks associated with the AI systems they deploy. “The next generation of enterprise security will require organizations to address both sides of the AI risk equation, defending against AI-powered threats while securing the AI systems they deploy,” said Mr Jain. “By bringing together our complementary strengths in cybersecurity innovation and enterprise resilience, CrowdStrike and HCLTech are helping organizations scale AI securely and responsibly while driving greater operational resilience and business confidence.”
HCLTech is a global technology company that helps enterprises accelerate digital transformation and build future-ready businesses through its capabilities in artificial intelligence, cloud, engineering, cybersecurity, data and analytics, and digital solutions. With a strong focus on innovation and technology-led business transformation, HCLTech works with organisations across industries to modernise technology environments, improve operational efficiency and create sustainable growth. The company combines deep industry expertise, engineering capabilities and a global delivery network to develop solutions that address evolving business and technology requirements.
