US EditionCrowdStrike to Buy Identity Security Startup SGNL for $740 Million to Tackle AI Threats
CrowdStrike aims to strengthen defenses against AI-driven cyberattacks by adding SGNL’s runtime, just-in-time access controls to its Falcon platform in a $740 million deal.
- On Thursday, CrowdStrike announced it will acquire SGNL for nearly $740 million, with the deal expected to close in its first quarter of fiscal 2027.
- Driven by rising identity risks, CrowdStrike said identity is a primary attack path as firms link cloud services and single sign-on systems and cited a $435 million identity management market.
- Positioned as a runtime enforcement layer, SGNL extends just-in-time access controls beyond Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID to AWS Identity and Access Management and Okta.
- The deal aims to help Falcon customers better manage human and AI identity access requests and real-time risks, with just-in-time access and continuous reevaluation of permissions.
- The acquisition comes as cybersecurity M&A accelerates, with CrowdStrike and peers making multibillion-dollar bets including Palo Alto Networks' $25 billion and Google's $32 billion purchases.
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CrowdStrike to buy identity startup SGNL for nearly $740M
CrowdStrike is buying identity management startup SGNL, a move that underscores how identity security has become a central battleground in enterprise cybersecurity as companies add cloud services and deploy AI-driven tools. The cybersecurity firm did not disclose financial terms in a Thursday announcement, but CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz told CNBC the deal is valued at nearly $740 million. The acquisition targets a growing problem for large org…
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CrowdStrike is making a big move into identity security, announcing Thursday that it will acquire startup SGNL in a deal valued at nearly $740 million. The bet reflects a growing concern across enterprise security teams: as artificial intelligence reshapes how […] The post CrowdStrike buys identity startup SGNL for $740M to counter AI-driven cyberattacks first appeared on Tech Startups.
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