Kudelski Security Named CrowdStrike 2020 Partner of Excellence in Europe

Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland and Phoenix (AZ), USA, May 27, 2021 – Kudelski Security, the cybersecurity division within the Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S), announced today it has been named by CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and cloud workload protection, as its 2020 Excellence Partner of the Year in Europe. The success of Kudelski Security’s Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services leveraging expertly trained analysts and the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform to detect and respond to threats were recognized by CrowdStrike as keys to its performance realized throughout the year across Europe.

“Kudelski Security is a leading provider of MDR services and delivered exceptional growth with CrowdStrike in Europe in 2020,” said Amanda Adams, senior director, European Alliances of CrowdStrike. “As organizations seek more tangible, quantifiable results in risk reduction and cyber maturity, we are confident that our long-standing partnership and the combination of our leading technology platform with Kudelski Security MDR services will continue to provide even more value to our joint clients.”

CrowdStrike has been a global strategic partner since 2016. The CrowdStrike Falcon platform is fully integrated within Kudelski Security’s Cyber Fusion Centers in Switzerland and the United States and used by the company’s Incident Response teams globally. Kudelski Security has been recognized at multiple times by the analyst community for its strong capabilities in the field of Incident Response Services as well as MDR Service. Kudelski Security was recognized as a Representative Vendor in 2019 Gartner Market Guides for Digital Forensics & Incident Response services* and 2020 Gartner Market Guide for Managed Detection & Response Services**.

“Since 2016, we have been combining CrowdStrike’s leading Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technology with our MDR offering. These technologies are at the core of our managed security services,” said Philippe Borloz, EMEA general manager & vice president EMEA Sales at Kudelski Security. “We are delighted to be recognized by CrowdStrike as its 2020 Excellence Partner of the Year in Europe. This is another recognition of our strong growth in Europe, where we offer our managed detection &
response services to enterprise organizations in all the sectors.”

The CrowdStrike award is the latest in a growing body of global and technology partner recognition endorsing the success of Kudelski Security’s MDR approach, including from Bloor Research, IDC, and Forrester. In the first quarter 2021, Kudelski Security was awarded a ‘Champion’ by Bloor Research in the 2021 MDR Market Update, and recognized as a ‘Strong Performer’ in the Forrester Wave “Managed Detection And Response, Q3 2021.”
For information on Kudelski Security’s managed endpoint detection and response services, visit https://kudelskisecurity.com/solutions/by-capability/managed-detection-and-response-mdr/, or watch the on-demand webinar ‘Fire Your MSSP’, featuring Forrester analyst Jeff Pollard.

*Gartner, “Market Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response Services”, Brian Reed, Toby Bussa, 11 December 2019

**Gartner, “Market Guide for Managed Detection and Response Services”, Toby Bussa, et al, 26 August 2020

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