HCLTech and CrowdStrike have expanded their strategic partnership to help enterprises strengthen AI security and operational resilience as artificial intelligence becomes increasingly integrated into business applications and technology environments.
The expanded collaboration will integrate CrowdStrike Falcon Guardian with HCLTech’s AI Security and Resilience services, combining AI security technology with cybersecurity advisory, AI governance, implementation and managed services.
Securing the AI attack surface
The partnership will focus on protecting AI applications, models, agents, identities and data while improving enterprise visibility into emerging cybersecurity risks.
HCLTech will deliver the combined capabilities through its Cybersecurity Fusion Centers, bringing CrowdStrike’s AI security capabilities into broader enterprise security operations.
The companies said the expanded partnership builds on their Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) services launched in March 2026, extending AI security further into enterprise cybersecurity frameworks.
The collaboration combines Falcon Guardian’s AI Detection and Response (AIDR) capabilities with HCLTech’s TRiBe framework for AI trust, risk governance and resilience.
It also incorporates VERITY Frontier AI Resilience, HCLTech’s cybersecurity operating model designed to continuously identify, validate and mitigate exploitable cyber exposure across hybrid technology environments.
AI creates new security challenges
CrowdStrike Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard said, “AI is becoming a new enterprise attack surface, and securing it requires visibility and protection everywhere AI operates. 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 operationalise AI at scale.”
As enterprises deploy AI agents and applications across increasingly complex technology environments, the companies said security strategies need to address both AI-enabled attacks and vulnerabilities within the AI systems themselves.
HCLTech EVP and Global Head of Cybersecurity Amit Jain said, “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. 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.”
Integrating AI security with enterprise resilience
The expanded partnership is aimed at helping organisations incorporate AI security into existing cybersecurity and risk-management operations rather than treating AI as a standalone technology risk.
By combining AI detection and response with governance, threat exposure management and managed cybersecurity services, HCLTech and CrowdStrike seek to give enterprises greater visibility across AI systems and hybrid environments.
The collaboration comes as companies accelerate enterprise AI adoption, increasing the need for security controls that can protect AI infrastructure while enabling organisations to deploy AI at scale with greater confidence.