CrowdStrike & Dell launch AI Factory security package

CrowdStrike and Dell Technologies have launched an integrated security offering for the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA.

The arrangement lets customers buy CrowdStrike security tools alongside Dell AI infrastructure and services within the Dell AI ecosystem.

It is intended to protect enterprise AI systems across infrastructure, workloads, agents and applications. CrowdStrike's Falcon platform will be used with Dell's AI infrastructure and NVIDIA computing systems.

Customers in Dell Technologies' AI Ecosystem Program can buy the combined package in line with NVIDIA's AI Factory reference architecture. Dell's Managed Detection and Response service will also expand to manage the CrowdStrike tools within the Dell AI Factory environment.

Security layers

The offering includes three CrowdStrike products. Falcon Guardian is aimed at AI agents and applications, including monitoring agent activity and protecting against prompt injection, malicious behaviour and exposure of sensitive data.

Falcon Cloud Security is designed to protect AI infrastructure and workloads from development through runtime. It is intended to identify misconfigurations and vulnerabilities, detect threats, and secure workloads across containers and Kubernetes environments.

Falcon Next-Gen SIEM is positioned as the operational layer, bringing together data from CrowdStrike and third-party sources for detection, investigation and response.

The integration also builds on NVIDIA OpenShell. Support extends to NVIDIA OpenShell secure runtime, while further integrations with NVIDIA Sentry and NVIDIA BlueField-4 DPUs are planned.

Dell's Managed Detection and Response service will provide round-the-clock monitoring, investigation and response across the AI stack. It will manage the CrowdStrike tools exclusively within this environment.

Executive comments

George Kurtz, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of CrowdStrike, framed the launch as a response to the security risks that accompany rapid AI adoption.

"Every enterprise is racing to build AI, but AI without security is an opportunity for the adversary. Security cannot be an afterthought in an AI-powered world. Dell and NVIDIA are powering the AI revolution, and CrowdStrike is securing it. Together, we're making Falcon's AI-native protection foundational to the AI Factory, giving enterprises the confidence to safely innovate at scale on validated, optimised architectures," said Kurtz.

Michael Dell, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Dell Technologies, said customers want to adopt AI quickly without increasing risk.

"Enterprises are under real pressure to move fast on AI, but speed without security creates risk, not value. The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA gives customers a validated, optimised foundation, and with CrowdStrike's AI-native security integrated from the start, they can move forward with confidence. That's how you give organisations a clear, trusted path from AI ambition to AI outcomes," said Dell.

Jensen Huang, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of NVIDIA, said the move reflects the growing role of AI agents in business operations.

"AI agents are transforming how every company works, and capability and security must advance together. CrowdStrike is bringing its cybersecurity platform to the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA and extending support to NVIDIA OpenShell. Together, we're helping enterprises protect the infrastructure that runs AI and the agents that act on their behalf, giving them the confidence to put AI to work across their business," said Huang.

The announcement highlights how technology suppliers are tying security tools more closely to AI infrastructure as companies move experimental AI systems into production.

For Dell, the agreement adds a third-party cybersecurity layer to its AI Factory model, which combines servers, services and software around NVIDIA technology. For CrowdStrike, it places its products inside a packaged enterprise AI environment at a time when buyers are looking for integrated deployments rather than assembling separate tools themselves.

The scope of the launch also points to a widening definition of AI security. Rather than focusing only on model access or data leakage, the package spans agent behaviour, cloud workload protection and security operations monitoring.

The managed service element is intended to cover detection and response across the full AI stack with 24x7 monitoring, investigation and response.