The expanded alliance takes CrowdStrike’s Falcon IQ risk insight into Deloitte’s advisory work, Next-Gen SIEM migrations and managed security operations.
CrowdStrike and Deloitte have expanded their strategic collaboration to help enterprises address emerging cybersecurity challenges with AI-led security. Announced at Fal.Con Europe 2026 on 2 November, the arrangement brings together CrowdStrike’s threat intelligence and Falcon platform with Deloitte’s cybersecurity advisory and managed services capabilities.
Under the expanded alliance, CrowdStrike’s Falcon IQ extends into Deloitte’s advisory engagements across three stages. In advisory work, Falcon IQ supplies risk assessment data that Deloitte uses in executive workshops and security roadmaps. In implementation, the partners support migration to Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and the modernisation of security infrastructure. In operations, Falcon Next-Gen SIEM is integrated into Deloitte’s managed extended detection and response (MXDR) services for ongoing threat monitoring and response.
The collaboration builds on an existing integration of Falcon Next-Gen SIEM into Deloitte’s managed detection and response services. Deloitte’s EMEA Cybersphere Center in Madrid will act as the primary delivery centre for SOC managed services under the arrangement, with Deloitte Spain leading delivery.
CrowdStrike’s chief business officer, Daniel Bernard, framed the aim as connecting what matters in the boardroom with what needs to happen in the security operations centre. Deloitte Spain’s cybersecurity partner, Edward James Moore, said the expansion helps clients move beyond point solutions by pairing strategic risk insight with AI-native technology.
For financial institutions, the expansion is a signal of where enterprise security services are heading: AI-generated risk prioritisation feeding executive decisions, consolidated detection platforms replacing legacy SIEM estates, and managed operations run on the same data model as the advisory work.
Why it matters for BFSI: banks and insurers are among the heaviest users of managed security services and the most exposed to AI-enabled threats. Alliances that join advisory, platform migration and 24×7 operations reduce the hand-offs where risk is lost, but also deepen dependence on a single platform vendor.
CrowdStrike press release, “CrowdStrike and Deloitte Spain Expand Cybersecurity Alliance from Boardroom to SOC” (2 November 2026); Investing.com report of the announcement; CXO Lanes post on LinkedIn (4 November 2026).
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