Grant Thornton Advisors Picks CrowdStrike Falcon Complete for MSSP Operations
Grant Thornton Advisors has made a major cybersecurity move. The advisory giant is now standardizing its managed security service provider (MSSP) operations on the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform, anchored by Falcon® Complete through the Falcon Complete for Service Providers program. This decision firmly positions Grant Thornton Advisors CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MSSP partnership as a blueprint for next-generation managed security.
The shift replaces legacy managed detection and response (MDR) tools with CrowdStrike’s Agentic MDR. Agentic MDR uses intelligent agents to support expert analysts, automate high-friction workflows, and scale elite protection across enterprise environments. The goal is simple, stop AI-accelerated adversaries moving at machine speed.
Tony Buffomante, national managing partner of cyber and risk services at Grant Thornton Advisors LLC, put it plainly. “Our clients don’t need more tools, they need security that actually works,” he said. “We’re pairing CrowdStrike’s detection and response capabilities with our advisory, incident response, and managed engineering expertise to help clients move from reactive security postures to proactive, measurable protection.”
As a result, Grant Thornton Advisors is launching a new portfolio of managed security services. These include tiered MDR offerings and managed engineering services. Together, they layer proactive threat hunting, automated response, and platform optimisation on top of Falcon Complete. Clients gain richer insights from their own telemetry data, leading to a single, integrated path toward stronger security and reduced risk.
Beyond that, this move signals a broader market shift. Advisory firms are moving away from fragmented security tools toward unified platforms like CrowdStrike Falcon. The Grant Thornton Advisors CrowdStrike Falcon Complete MSSP model is fast becoming the standard.
Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike, reinforced this direction. “Organizations are done stitching together point solutions that simply cannot deliver desired results,” he said. “Grant Thornton Advisors’ choice to standardize on Falcon Complete is about bringing a new class of managed security services to market, combining our Agentic MDR with their advisory, engineering, and operational expertise to deliver security outcomes at scale.”
The announcement also comes during a strong growth period for Grant Thornton Advisors. The firm has expanded through acquisitions, including Auxis, Stax, and the recently announced agreement to acquire MCA Connect. Its multinational platform now spans nearly 20 markets with close to 25,000 professionals.
For more information on Grant Thornton Advisors’ managed security services built on CrowdStrike, visit grantthornton.com.
