CrowdStrike Expands AWS Collaboration for AI Security
CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) has announced an expanded collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to drive secure AI adoption in cybersecurity. The company revealed new offerings now available in the AWS Marketplace, including falcon-mcp , a managed control plane server for the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, and CrowdStrike AI Red Team Services .
These tools are part of the new AI Agents and Tools category, designed to help customers operationalize agentic AI workflows and secure generative AI (GenAI) systems directly within their AWS environments.
CrowdStrike reported that although AI adoption is growing, enterprises often lack secure, scalable frameworks to connect models with real-time security operations. Without proper validation, agentic AI poses new risks.
Now available in preview via Amazon Bedrock AgentCore, falcon-mcp enables seamless integration of AI agents and LLM-based applications with Falcon telemetry. This includes access to detections, incidents, threat intelligence, and behavioral data—helping to streamline secure AI deployments.
CrowdStrike AI Red Team Services offer in-depth assessments of AI systems, including LLM integrations. These evaluations identify vulnerabilities and misconfigurations that may expose systems to breaches or unauthorized actions. The services align with security standards such as the OWASP Top 10 for LLMs.
According to Daniel Bernard, Chief Business Officer at CrowdStrike, agentic AI is transforming industries, but secure integration is essential for long-term scalability.
Jay McBain, Chief Analyst at Canalys, noted that the risks of LLMs are becoming more tangible. He stated that CrowdStrike's AWS partnership raises the bar for secure AI operationalization.
Key highlights include: falcon-mcp provides open, secure AI-to-Falcon integration
provides open, secure AI-to-Falcon integration AI Red Team Services help test and harden GenAI systems
CrowdStrike and AWS continue to offer integrated security for AI applications, models, and services. This includes native support for Amazon SageMaker and Bedrock. CrowdStrike's platform also features tools like AI Security Posture Management (AI-SPM) and Falcon Data Protection.
CrowdStrike confirmed that AWS itself relies on the Falcon platform to secure its infrastructure, from code to cloud and device to data.
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