US-based cybersecurity major CrowdStrike is expanding its presence in India as leading technology and consulting firms begin integrating its Falcon cybersecurity platform into large-scale digital and AI initiatives.
Daniel Bernard, CrowdStrike’s chief business officer, told FE that companies including Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCL and Cognizant have partnered with the cybersecurity firm for enterprise-wide security deployments.
Bernard added that the firm is approaching $5 billion in annual recurring revenue (ARR) globally, for which India stands as an important market. The company’s ARR grew 23% year-over-year to $4.92 billion as of its third quarter fiscal year, ending October 31, 2025.”
Securing the AI and Digital Transformation Core
This development, the company says, is linked to the growing number of firms which have cybersecurity at the core of their AI and digital transformation projects.
“We are seeing a shift where cybersecurity is no longer an afterthought. It has to be native and by design,” Bernard said.
CrowdStrike has recently expanded its partnership with NVIDIA in a move to strengthen its position in the AI infrastructure stack. As part of the partnership, the cybersecurity firm is securing NVIDIA’s GPU-to-software pipeline for providing native protection to enterprises which are adopting accelerated computing and generative AI models.
“Securing AI is crucial. There’s no better partner for that than NVIDIA. At NVIDIA GTC, Jensen showed on stage how CrowdStrike secures the AI stack. Securing AI everywhere is a big focus of our partner strategy,” Bernard said.
The company positions it as the “operating system of cybersecurity,” offering a single platform that secures devices, identities and data, while enabling organisations to act on security intelligence.
India as a Strategic Talent and Operational Hub
Bernard said that unlike competitors who stack disparate tools, CrowdStrike stakes its advantage on a unified platform and a single data model.
He added that the company’s AI-native architecture allows it to autonomously detect and respond to threats, an approach he argues competitors such as Microsoft Defender and Palo Alto Networks do not match.
India has turned into a strategic node in CrowdStrike’s global expansion. The company employs over 1,000 people, predominantly in Pune, with additional offices in Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi, making India one of its largest talent pools.
CrowdStrike faced scrutiny last year after a software update resulted in a major outage. To this, Bernard called it a significant learning moment that ultimately strengthened customer trust and relationship.
He added that AI has democratised cyberattacks, lowering the bar for threat actors.
“Attacks that once required sophisticated adversaries can now be launched by regular individuals. At the same time, AI elevates defenders, multiplying what human analysts can achieve,” he said.
