CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off

CrowdStrike will acquire Fiddler AI, an AI agent observability firm, and Dreadnode, which automates AI security testing, for nearly $500 million. The purchases come as demand surges for securing AI agents. The deals expand CrowdStrike's portfolio to monitor and test AI systems, positioning it in the fast-growing market for agent security.