Dell Technologies and CrowdStrike are joining forces for better security. Dell is adding CrowdStrike’s extended detection & response (XDR) platform to its managed detection & response (MDR) service.
The focus of the joint announcement is on AI. A core function within the CrowdStrike Falcon platform is extended real-time threat detection, which uses machine learning to gain insights. By combining data from endpoints, email services, networks and Web telemetry, XDR services arrive faster at potential anomalies that can be acted upon immediately.
In addition to Dell itself, resellers can now offer CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform along with other products. That way, they can combine hardware with software for a broader offering than before. Those who turn to Dell can thus arrange large parts of their IT infrastructure with one vendor. Everything from desktops and servers to managed services is available through Dell, including APEX Flex, which dynamically estimates how much infrastructure an organization actually uses.
AI threat
AI is considered a threat on the one hand because of its usefulness to cybercriminals and a means against it on the other. After all, attackers today can use GenAI to write more convincing phishing emails than before and scan for vulnerabilities within a remote public corporate network. Conversely, AI actually counts as a weapon against infiltration attempts, and this technology can detect unusual behaviour faster than a human could.
These conclusions reflect those in the 2024 CrowdStrike Global Threat Report, which also notes that attackers today are doing a better job of covering their tracks. Deleting data logs and convincingly masquerading as legitimate users are considered tactics that are becoming more common, as other security vendors have pointed out in the past. It makes it more attractive for customers to purchase unified solutions, according to Dell and CrowdStrike, such as the two parties’ new integrated offerings. This would apply to all organizations, from SMBs to enterprise, for which the two have diverse offerings available.
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