CrowdStrike Moves to Acquire Fiddler and Dreadnode, Adding AI Observability and Testing to Its Security Platform
The company will add observability and red-team testing tools as it rolls out an AI Kill Switch for Falcon Guardian.
- At the Fal. Con Europe conference in Barcelona on Tuesday, CrowdStrike announced the acquisition of Fiddler and Dreadnode for a combined value of about $495 million, according to The Wall Street Journal.
- CrowdStrike Chief Executive George Kurtz framed the acquisitions as a shift from security to safety, addressing gaps where AI agents hold valid credentials yet make bad decisions, arguing "The model did it" is not an answer.
- Fiddler will become Falcon Observe, a "flight recorder for every agent" explaining agent behavior, while Dreadnode tests models against more than 100 known attack methods to identify weaknesses before deployment.
- Alongside the acquisitions, CrowdStrike launched a Kill Switch in Falcon Guardian, enabling administrators to stop agents in real time; unlike the acquired products, the switch is available today.
- Both acquired products should be generally available in CrowdStrike's fourth quarter of fiscal 2027, when the teams will join the company's Cyber Superintelligence Lab.
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CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.
CrowdStrike moves to acquire Fiddler and Dreadnode, adding AI observability and testing to its security platform
CrowdStrike is extending its platform to watch, test and explain autonomous AI agents, as enterprises face behavior-based risks that conventional security tools cannot catch.
CrowdStrike to acquire cybersecurity startups Fiddler AI, Dreadnode for reported $495M
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. today disclosed plans to buy Fiddler AI Inc. and Dreadnode Inc., two startups that specialize in securing artificial intelligence agents. The company announced the deals alongside an update to its Falcon Guardian product. The Wall Street Journal reported that CrowdStrike will spend $495 million on the acquisitions. Fiddler is believed to account […] The post CrowdStrike to acquire cybersecurity startups Fiddler AI, Drea…
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