Overview
- CrowdStrike, which detailed the moves at RSA 2026 on Thursday, expanded multi‑year collaborations with Intel and IBM to secure AI‑driven work on devices and in security operations centers.
- The Intel effort tunes the Falcon platform for AI PCs by using CPU, GPU and NPU acceleration with Intel Threat Detection Technology to spot attacks from chip‑level telemetry.
- Intel vPro brings hardware‑assisted recovery that lets IT teams restore and lock down a machine even when the operating system will not start.
- With IBM, Charlotte AI connects to the ATOM orchestration engine for machine‑speed triage and containment, and Falcon joins IBM Consulting’s managed detection and response with access to the X‑Force Cyber Range.
- New releases include Charlotte AI AgentWorks for no‑code security agents, an Agentic MDR service, expanded Falcon Cloud Security explorers, an extension of Falcon Flex licensing, and Falcon Data Security to block leaks from AI assistants, browsers and local apps, while coverage notes shares are down about 18% this year with a Strong Buy consensus and a $484.33 average target.