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CrowdStrike to buy Fiddler AI and Dreadnode for $495M to expand AI-agent security capabilities
Nov 6, 2026, 12:38 PM EST1 sourcesAI-analyzed
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The $495 million acquisition directly expands CrowdStrike’s product set for securing AI agents and could support revenue growth from AI-security offerings if integration succeeds; impact depends on commercialization and customer adoption.
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CrowdStrike agreed to buy Fiddler AI and Dreadnode for a combined $495 million to bolster its AI-agent security capabilities.
CrowdStrike has agreed to acquire two AI cybersecurity startups, Fiddler AI and Dreadnode, for a combined $495 million.
The acquisition is intended to expand CrowdStrike’s capabilities to monitor, test and secure AI agents.
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