CrowdStrike announces Dreadnode and Fiddler AI acquisitions

At its Fal.Con 2026 Europe conference, CrowdStrike announced plans to acquire AI security firms Dreadnode and Fiddler AI, and launched new capabilities including an AI Kill Switch for Falcon Guardian, Agentic Adversary Emulation, and Agentic SOC insider risk detection. CEO George Kurtz and CPO AJ Shipley emphasized that these additions aim to provide defenders with advanced AI tools and observability while establishing controls to securely deploy and manage AI agents against rising threats. Open article →