Former CrowdStrike Executive with over 30 years of experience in Cybersecurity and Product Development joins AiStrike, the startup redefining AI-Powered Security Automation

September 17, 2024 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AiStrike, an emerging leader in AI-Powered Automation for Security Investigation and Response, today announced the appointment of Jhilmil Kochar as Chief Engineering and Product Leader. Kochar will oversee the expansion of AiStrike’s India Engineering and Product Development functions, driving the company’s efforts to meet the growing demand for its solution.

“I am thrilled to welcome Jhilmil to AiStrike’s leadership team,” said Nitin Agale, Founder and CEO of AiStrike. “Our early success reflects our innovative approach and unwavering commitment to delivering a solution that will improve efficiency and accuracy in automating mundane security tasks and responding to advanced threats. As we move into the next growth phase, it is vital to build a scalable engineering and product development organization that supports our expanding customer base. Jhilmil’s extensive experience in building and scaling high-performing teams will be instrumental in helping us deliver enterprise-grade solutions that enable our customers to automate security investigation and response in hybrid and cloud environments.”

Kochar brings a wealth of expertise with more than 30 years of experience across leading enterprise software companies. Most recently, Kochar was India Managing Director at CrowdStrike, where she built, operationalized, and scaled CrowdStrike’s India infrastructure. Prior to CrowdStrike, Kochar held leadership roles at WMS/Scientific Games and Solidcore/McAfee, where she successfully established and scaled development centers in India.

"My focus has always been on building exceptional teams to support world-class organizations,” said Kochar. “I’m excited to join AiStrike’s fast-paced, innovative team, dedicated to solving organizations’ cybersecurity challenges. For too long, security teams have been constrained by outdated automation technologies that hinder their ability to investigate and respond effectively. AiStrike’s AI-native solutions are purpose-built to automate security response to advanced threats with unmatched speed and precision. I’m eager to bring my industry knowledge, network, and decades of experience in product development to enable AiStrike refine its organizational strategy, scale product delivery, and enhance operations.

"AiStrike's custom AI and large language models (LLMs) are pre-trained through continuous attack simulations, providing organizations with guided automation to neutralize advanced and emerging threats. At the RSA conference in May 2024, AiStrike was honored with the title of “Best Cybersecurity Startup” in the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards.

About AiStrike

AiStrike is committed to solving security investigation and response challenges for modern organizations with AI-powered automation. By reducing alert volume by up to 85%, AiStrike helps security teams overcome alert fatigue, while enriching and prioritizing critical alerts for smarter decision-making and faster mean time to resolution (MTTR). With AiStrike, organizations gain the advantage of real-time alert triage, guided investigation, and automated response – all within one intuitive platform. AiStrike’s custom AI models are run locally, ensuring data privacy and security. Discover more at www.aistrike.com or follow us on LinkedIn.