KPMG is expanding its cybersecurity services with deeper use of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform, bringing Falcon Next-Gen SIEM into client projects and using the Engagement License Program (ELP) to cut licensing friction and help enterprises modernize security operations.
A New Licensing Model for Client Engagements
Licensing has often limited how technology is deployed in consulting projects, creating delays when clients need speed. CrowdStrike’s ELP is designed to change that model by giving KPMG the ability to apply Falcon capabilities across engagements without client-by-client restrictions.
D“Traditional licensing ties innovation down to client-by-client contracts. That model slows progress when the threat landscape demands speed,” said
Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike told ChannelE2E.
"The Engagement License Program flips that model on its head – KPMG can bring the Falcon platform into any engagement, at any scale, without friction. This isn’t an incremental tweak. It’s a fundamental shift in how cybersecurity services get delivered.”
For KPMG clients, this creates more flexibility in how risk assessments, advisory services, and managed offerings are delivered - removing barriers that have traditionally slowed adoption.
Modernizing Security Operations
KPMG is embedding Falcon Next-Gen SIEM into its SOC transformation services as enterprises look to move past legacy platforms that have grown expensive and complex to manage.
“Legacy SIEMs were built to collect logs, not stop breaches. The result is noise, complexity, and slow response,” Bernard explained. “Falcon Next-Gen SIEM is different – it delivers real-time detection, AI-driven correlation, and speed – alongside a disruptive pricing model with all native Falcon data included. With KPMG, we’re showing what a modern SOC looks like: fast, simple, and outcome-driven in ways legacy SIEMs can’t touch.”
For clients, the outcome is a security operations environment that is more efficient and aligned to business needs, without the overhead of legacy systems.
Balancing Automation and Human Judgment
As organizations pursue AI-powered SOCs, KPMG and CrowdStrike are emphasizing a model that balances automation with human oversight.
“SOCs today are buried in manual work and alert fatigue. Automation should be doing the heavy lifting – correlation, enrichment, response – so human expertise can focus on judgment and strategy,” Bernard said. “That’s exactly what Falcon Next-Gen SIEM delivers. It’s transparent, auditable, and fast, so even in highly regulated industries, teams can move with confidence.”
This balance allows enterprises to streamline operations while keeping compliance and auditability intact - key priorities for regulated sectors that KPMG often advises.
By combining CrowdStrike’s technology with KPMG’s advisory and implementation expertise, the partnership offers enterprises a way to reframe how they approach cyber risk. The integration of Falcon Next-Gen SIEM and broader platform capabilities through ELP gives organizations more flexibility, cost savings, and speed as they modernize security operations.
