CrowdStrike wins 2025 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year for Workload Security, expands AI security offerings

CrowdStrike has been named the 2025 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year in the Workload Security category. The recognition highlights CrowdStrike’s continued leadership in securing cloud workloads and its deepening collaboration with Google Cloud.

Alongside the award, CrowdStrike announced an expansion of its partnership with Google Cloud to provide enhanced end-to-end protection for AI innovation. This includes new capabilities within its Falcon Cloud Security platform, designed to secure every stage of the AI development lifecycle — from code to cloud.

The expanded Falcon platform now includes:
- AI image scanning to detect vulnerabilities early in development
- ARM64 compliance enforcement for container security
- Container escape detection on managed services like Google Cloud Run
- AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) and Red Team services for protecting AI models and data

CrowdStrike's unified platform combines runtime protection, cloud detection and response, AI-powered analytics, and threat intelligence. These features aim to address the growing complexity of hybrid cloud and AI-driven environments while helping security teams shift from visibility to real-time defense.

CrowdStrike’s Chief Business Officer Daniel Bernard emphasized the need for “real-time protection that keeps pace with how AI workloads are built and run,” reinforcing the company’s commitment to stopping breaches in a fast-moving threat landscape.

The announcement comes during Google Cloud Next 2025, where CrowdStrike is showcasing its solutions at booth #1040.

Learn more at [crowdstrike.com](https://www.crowdstrike.com) or read the full [press release on Business Wire](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250409386747/en/).

CrowdStrike Reappoints Alex Ionescu as Chief Technology Innovation Officer

CrowdStrike has welcomed back Alex Ionescu, its original chief architect and former VP of endpoint engineering, as the new Chief Technology Innovation Officer (CTIO). Ionescu returns to lead strategic innovation for the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, focusing on deep technical engagement with Windows, Mac, and Linux systems and enhancing platform resilience in the AI-driven cybersecurity era.

Ionescu, known for his expertise in operating systems and kernel-level security, helped build Falcon’s foundational sensor and architecture during his previous decade at CrowdStrike. In his new role, he will lead the company’s innovation team, steer architectural advancements, and head CrowdStrike’s involvement in Microsoft’s next-generation security stack through the Microsoft Virus Initiative (MVI 3.0).

Before returning, Ionescu served in senior cybersecurity roles for the Canadian government and held positions at Microsoft and Apple. He is also a co-author of the recent editions of *Windows Internals* and a respected educator in OS and cybersecurity topics worldwide.

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz highlighted the appointment as a reinforcement of the company’s commitment to technical leadership and innovation. Ionescu emphasized the importance of innovating at the platform level to meet rising threats and evolving OS environments.

CrowdStrike delivers modern cybersecurity through its AI-powered, cloud-native Falcon platform, offering protection for endpoints, workloads, identity, and data.

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**CrowdStrike Launches Services Partner Program to Accelerate Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Adoption**

On March 25, 2025, CrowdStrike announced its new Services Partner Program, designed to help system integrators, managed service providers (MSPs), and managed security service providers (MSSPs) drive the adoption of its Falcon Next-Gen SIEM solution. With leading partners such as Deloitte, Wipro, eSentire, and others joining, the program aims to modernize security operations centers (SOCs) by replacing legacy SIEM systems with Falcon’s AI-powered platform.

The Falcon Next-Gen SIEM combines real-time threat intelligence, advanced analytics, and data from both the Falcon platform and third-party sources to accelerate detection and response. The new program equips partners with incentives, training, technical certifications, and direct support to enable smooth deployment and optimization of the solution.

CrowdStrike emphasized the growing demand for scalable and efficient cybersecurity solutions amid rising threats and a persistent cybersecurity skills gap. According to CrowdStrike’s Chief Global Services Officer Tom Etheridge, the new partner model is built to reduce operational complexity, consolidate costs, and help customers stay ahead of threats.

The announcement highlights CrowdStrike’s commitment to evolving the cybersecurity landscape through channel-driven growth and cloud-native innovation.

More at [crowdstrike.com](https://www.crowdstrike.com) and [press release source](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250325606923/en/).

CrowdStrike has launched a new Network Vulnerability Assessment feature within its Falcon Exposure Management platform, extending AI-powered risk prioritization to network devices such as routers and firewalls. This innovation allows security teams to assess vulnerabilities without using additional scanners, agents, or hardware. The tool prioritizes threats based on real-world adversary behavior and provides continuous, real-time assessments, automated remediation, and unified risk visibility across the enterprise. Up to 10% of assets can be scanned at no cost for existing customers. CrowdStrike aims to consolidate cybersecurity tools and replace legacy systems with this integrated solution.

CrowdStrike has achieved FedRAMP High Authorization, allowing U.S. federal agencies and critical infrastructure entities to use its Falcon platform for top-tier cybersecurity protection. This authorization ensures compliance with strict federal security standards while delivering AI-driven threat detection and breach prevention.

With this designation, CrowdStrike provides 26 authorized offerings across endpoint, cloud, identity, intelligence, and data protection, helping agencies streamline security, simplify compliance, and reduce operational costs. This milestone reinforces CrowdStrike’s role in protecting mission-critical government systems from escalating cyber threats.

Accenture and CrowdStrike have announced a collaboration to enhance cybersecurity operations through AI-driven solutions. By integrating Accenture’s security services with the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, the partnership aims to improve security operations, threat exposure management, and AI workload protection while reducing operational costs.

As businesses transition to cloud and AI-enabled operations, managing security threats has become more complex. The collaboration will streamline security operations workflows, enhance threat detection and response, and improve overall cybersecurity resilience. WHSmith, a global travel retailer, has already adopted these solutions to strengthen its security across its global operations.

Key benefits of the partnership include:
- Security operations modernization through AI-powered threat prevention and detection.
- Managed detection and response services to investigate and counter cyber threats efficiently.
- Continuous threat exposure management to streamline vulnerability detection and response.

The partnership promises cost savings and improved efficiency, with up to 60% workflow optimization for security operations. Accenture and CrowdStrike’s combined expertise will help businesses transition from legacy security tools to an AI-native security operations center.