Zscaler, CrowdStrike & Red Canary boost AI-powered security

Zscaler has announced an expanded partnership between Red Canary and CrowdStrike to provide enhanced protection for endpoints, users, and workloads through integrated security operations platforms.

The collaboration enables customers to migrate from legacy endpoint solutions to the CrowdStrike Falcon platform while leveraging the combined capabilities of the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, the CrowdStrike Falcon AI-native platform, and Red Canary's AI-driven security operations. By integrating these platforms, organisations gain a multi-layered defence intended to strengthen threat detection and accelerate response times across IT environments.

Platform integration

According to the companies, Red Canary's managed detection and response (MDR), driven by agentic-AI, draws on the contextual data from CrowdStrike Falcon and is integrated further with user context provided by the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. This, the firms state, allows security teams to improve threat detection accuracy and reduce the time required to neutralise incidents.

The integrated solution aims to replace multiple point products found in legacy environments with a cloud-native architecture. It is designed to deliver AI-powered detection capabilities, automated workflows, and integrated responses that span endpoints, identities, and networks. The companies assert that this unified approach not only modernises security operations but also helps eliminate tool sprawl and fragmentation in security stacks.

"Zscaler and CrowdStrike share a vision to enable secure digital transformation with uncompromising protection across every layer of the enterprise," said Raj Judge, Board Member and EVP of Corporate Strategy at Zscaler. "By expanding our partnership with CrowdStrike through Red Canary, we are accelerating security operations with advanced AI-powered automation, best-of-breed technologies, and a shared commitment to putting our customers first."

Zscaler and CrowdStrike have maintained a multi-year partnership, with CrowdStrike now named as a preferred partner within the Red Canary security operations ecosystem. The companies highlighted that this extends greater flexibility and control for customers working to maximise the value of their security investments.

Modernising security operations

CrowdStrike Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard commented on the shift away from traditional point product endpoint vendors towards integrated platforms.

"Organisations are moving away from legacy, point product endpoint vendors in search of platform outcomes and elite protection," said Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer at CrowdStrike. "By expanding our partnership with Red Canary and Zscaler, we're delivering world-class security operations powered by the Falcon platform, Red Canary's agentic-AI managed endpoint expertise, and Zscaler's cloud-native zero trust capabilities. Together, we're helping customers standardise their security architectures, stopping breaches with real-time threat detection, lightning-fast response, and the confidence that comes with the AI-native Falcon platform."

The joint offering has also been positioned to empower channel partners, allowing them to deliver managed security operations centre (SOC) services with enhanced MDR capability. The companies say this opens new opportunities for managed service providers looking to offer more comprehensive security services based on integrated technology stacks.

Operational impacts

Brian Beyer, Co-founder and President of Red Canary, underscored the collaborative effort in advancing operational security. He stated, "We're fundamentally transforming the security operations landscape by bringing together three undisputed leaders in cybersecurity that raises the bar for security outcomes. Our customers are experiencing dramatic improvements in threat detection accuracy, response times, and operational efficiency – proving that when you bring together the best technologies and expertise, you deliver exceptional outcomes."

The integrated approach is intended to help organisations overcome the limitations of outdated endpoint detection and response tools by streamlining operations through the automation of threat detection and incident remediation, enabled by the AI-driven capabilities of the three platforms.

This partnership reflects a broader market trend in which enterprises are consolidating their security toolsets onto unified, cloud-delivered platforms that can provide real-time, AI-enhanced detection and rapid response to threats across diverse IT environments.