Cyber resilience now equals business resilience. As companies scramble to harness technologies such as cloud, edge computing and artificial intelligence, they must balance those efforts with equal attention paid to securing their data and infrastructures.

Aimed especially at small and medium-sized enterprises, the partnership between Dell Technologies Inc. and CrowdStrike Inc. aims to bolster holistic cybersecurity operations.

“The partnership with Dell is a special go-to-market effort for us,” said Daniel Bernard (pictured, right), chief business officer of CrowdStrike. “If you look at Dell … an enterprise leader and a leader in all segments of customers, where do customers start their cybersecurity journey? It starts at the endpoint. So coupling these technologies together, the best computing devices and end-user compute in the market with the very best cybersecurity in the market, it just makes sense.”

Bernard and Rahul Tikoo (left), senior vice president and general manager of the Client Solutions Group at Dell Technologies, spoke with theCUBE industry analyst Dave Vellante at the Cyber Resiliency Summit, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed the alliance as pivotal to the cybersecurity landscape, bringing together the strengths of two industry leaders to address the diverse needs of businesses, especially in the SMB sector. (* Disclosure below.)

Strengthening security across the board

More than just a strategic alliance, the Dell/CrowdStrike tie-in represents a symbiotic relationship aimed at fortifying the cybersecurity posture of businesses. With Dell as a PC market leader and CrowdStrike as a household cybersecurity name, the two have joined forces to address the escalating challenges faced by organizations in protecting their employees, customers and data from cyber threats, according to Tikoo.

“The world has become a lot more hybrid, [it’s] how we’re working right now,” he said. “People are working, paying and learning from anywhere at any time — and data also tells us [that] 90% of the breaches are happening at the endpoint. So, we’re designing solutions to block and respond to threats around they occur, whether it’s on the device, the network or the cloud environments that we work in.”

Known for delivering hardware-focused security, Dell is extending its reach by integrating CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform. This integration allows customers to benefit from extensive threat management capabilities, incorporating security features into a unified and user-friendly interface.

“I think when you start moving down market, the buyer for cybersecurity in many cases is the same buyer for end-user compute,” Bernard said. “We’re able to solve these problems together, bringing not only the best devices to these businesses, but also cybersecurity that works — cybersecurity that is powered by AI [and] cybersecurity that stops the breach.”

The alliance’s focus on SMBs is particularly noteworthy, addressing the unique challenges faced by businesses with limited resources. The addition of CrowdStrike Falcon to Dell’s SafeGuard and Response portfolio offers a suite of solutions designed to prevent, detect, respond and remediate attacks. The collaboration aims to make cybersecurity easy to buy, deploying Falcon platform solutions at the point of sale when customers purchase their PCs, Tikoo explained.

“We’ve expanded and broadened our SafeGuard and Response portfolio,” he said. “We’re building on our best-in-class and scalable solutions and helping these small medium businesses and their journey to zero-trust architecture. Another great thing that CrowdStrike brings to the plate is that it’s FedRAMP-authorized.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the Cyber Resiliency Summit: 

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the “Cyber Resiliency Summit.” Neither Dell Technologies Inc., the sponsor of theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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