Bengaluru: CrowdStrike is expanding Project QuiltWorks to organizations of all sizes, bringing its frontier AI risk protection framework to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) worldwide.
Through global distributors, cloud marketplaces and its cybersecurity channel partner ecosystem, Project QuiltWorks is being extended to help SMBs address the growing risks associated with AI-driven cyberattacks.
Arrow Electronics, Ignition Technology, Nord Security, Pax8, TD SYNNEX, Westcon-Comstor and Zip Security are bringing Project QuiltWorks down market through their global partner, managed service provider (MSP) and managed security service provider (MSSP) networks.
The expansion is designed to extend QuiltWorks’ AI-driven vulnerability discovery and prioritization, expert-led remediation and financial protection to organizations that have lacked access to an enterprise-grade program at this scale.
The initiative also aims to help partners build repeatable and scalable frontier AI businesses on the Falcon platform.
“Frontier AI has fundamentally shifted cybersecurity from risk management to business imperative,” said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer, CrowdStrike.
“SMBs are the backbone of the global economy and need the same standard of protection as the world’s largest enterprises. QuiltWorks has proven itself that standard, attempted by others, replicated by none. The channel is how QuiltWorks can reach every organization, regardless of size, sector, or geography.”
Project QuiltWorks Brings Frontier AI Protection to SMBs
As more advanced AI models become available, nearly any adversary can discover, chain and exploit vulnerabilities at machine speed and scale. This is placing organizations of all sizes at risk and increasing the need for advanced cybersecurity capabilities.
Powered by frontier models from OpenAI and Anthropic, Project QuiltWorks brings together CrowdStrike’s AI-driven vulnerability discovery and adversary-informed prioritization with remediation services from leading systems integrators, hardened cloud infrastructure from Amazon Web Services (AWS), and financial protection from leaders in the cyber insurance industry.
According to CrowdStrike, most SMBs lack the resources and expertise required to access and operationalize these capabilities independently.
Project QuiltWorks is therefore being extended through technology distributors, marketplaces and their global networks of partners that already deliver managed security services to SMBs across regions.
Through these networks, QuiltWorks is intended to provide a path to organizations of every size while offering a framework to address frontier AI risk.
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Global Channel Partners Expand Project QuiltWorks Reach
Arrow Electronics, Ignition Technology, Nord Security, Pax8, TD SYNNEX, Westcon-Comstor and Zip Security are supporting the expansion of Project QuiltWorks into the SMB market.
Their partner, MSP and MSSP networks are expected to help extend the initiative’s AI-driven vulnerability discovery, prioritization, remediation and financial protection capabilities to SMB customers worldwide.
The expansion also gives channel partners an opportunity to develop scalable cybersecurity offerings around frontier AI risk. By combining CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform with partner expertise and distribution networks, Project QuiltWorks is designed to extend advanced cybersecurity capabilities to businesses that may not have dedicated security teams or the resources available to larger enterprises.
“Our channel partners are looking for trusted guidance and confidence as AI rapidly transforms the cybersecurity landscape. Through QuiltWorks, Arrow and CrowdStrike can help connect them with deeper insights into emerging risks, accelerated remediation strategies, and the collective expertise of the industry’s leading cybersecurity innovators to better protect the organizations they serve.”
– Kelly Noland, general manager of cybersecurity solutions, North America, Arrow Electronics
“Our partners are always looking for differentiated technologies that address what’s next in cybersecurity. QuiltWorks gives them a new opportunity to help SMB customers address frontier AI risk, combining CrowdStrike’s innovation with the specialist expertise needed to bring it to market.”
– Sean Remnant, Chief Strategy Officer, Ignition Technology
“Making advanced cybersecurity accessible has always been core to Nord Security. By joining QuiltWorks, we’re extending that mission to frontier AI and helping bring enterprise-grade protection to SMBs that often lack the resources and expertise of larger organizations.”
– Mantas Ulozas, Chief Business Development Officer of B2B Commercial, Nord Security
“As advanced attacks become easier to launch and scale, SMBs need access to the same level of protection as enterprise organizations. With the QuiltWorks alliance, CrowdStrike and Pax8 are helping bring enterprise-grade cybersecurity to the SMB market through managed service providers and managed intelligence providers in the trusted channel community, giving businesses the tools, expertise, and guidance they need to stay resilient in the AI era.”
– Robert Belgrave, Chief Business Officer, Pax8
“Our partners already serve SMBs around the world, putting them on the front lines of how frontier AI is changing cybersecurity. Project QuiltWorks gives them a scalable way to bring advanced protection, expert-led remediation and cyber risk support to customers that may not have the resources to operationalize these capabilities on their own. By combining the Falcon platform with the reach and technical expertise of TD SYNNEX and our partner ecosystem, we can help more organizations improve resilience to those customers while creating a repeatable new growth opportunity for their businesses.”
– Mike Allers, VP Security, TD SYNNEX North America
“The channel has a critical role to play in making advanced cybersecurity accessible to every organization. With QuiltWorks, our partners can bring frontier AI protection to SMB customers while building the expertise and services to help them address this new era of cyber risk.”
– René Klein, Executive Vice President, Europe, Westcon-Comstor
“AI made sophisticated attacks cheap, but sophisticated defense stayed out of reach for companies without a CISO or security team. That’s the gap Zip Security was built to close: a fully-managed security platform that deploys, configures, and runs enterprise-grade protection for SMBs. QuiltWorks extends that to frontier AI risk – the same standard the largest enterprises rely on, without added complexity or headcount.”
– Joshua Zweig, CEO, Zip Security
Project QuiltWorks and the Changing AI Cybersecurity Landscape
The expansion of Project QuiltWorks comes as advanced AI models make it possible for adversaries to discover, chain and exploit vulnerabilities at machine speed and scale.
CrowdStrike said this has changed the cybersecurity environment and increased the exposure of organizations regardless of their size.
The initiative combines several capabilities within a coordinated framework. Project QuiltWorks uses AI-driven vulnerability discovery and adversary-informed prioritization from CrowdStrike, remediation services from leading systems integrators, hardened cloud infrastructure from AWS, and financial protection from cyber insurance industry leaders.
The model is being extended to SMBs through global technology distributors and marketplaces, along with partner ecosystems that already provide managed security services.
With Project QuiltWorks, channel partners can offer frontier AI protection while helping SMB customers access advanced cybersecurity capabilities and services.
The initiative also provides partners with a framework for developing repeatable and scalable cybersecurity businesses on the Falcon platform.
CrowdStrike said the channel’s global reach will allow Project QuiltWorks to reach organizations regardless of size, sector or geography, extending frontier AI risk protection beyond the enterprise market.
Project QuiltWorks Extends Enterprise-Grade Cybersecurity to SMBs
The expansion of Project QuiltWorks is focused on addressing the gap between the increasingly sophisticated nature of AI-driven cyber threats and the resources available to SMBs.
Through Arrow Electronics, Ignition Technology, Nord Security, Pax8, TD SYNNEX, Westcon-Comstor and Zip Security, Project QuiltWorks is being brought to SMB customers through established global partner, MSP and MSSP networks.
The participating organizations will support the delivery of advanced protection, vulnerability discovery, expert-led remediation and cyber risk support.
The initiative combines CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform with the reach and technical expertise of its channel ecosystem.
As frontier AI continues to change the cybersecurity landscape, Project QuiltWorks is being positioned as a framework for extending advanced protection to organizations that may not have the resources or expertise to operationalize these capabilities independently.
The expansion allows Project QuiltWorks to leverage global distributors, cloud marketplaces and cybersecurity channel partners to bring frontier AI risk protection to SMBs worldwide.
