CrowdStrike to acquire Fiddler and Dreadnode for AI security
Original title: CrowdStrike to acquire Fiddler, Dreadnode to extend AI security across agent lifecycle
CrowdStrike will add AI testing and agent observability to Falcon via acquisitions of Fiddler AI and Dreadnode, with GA in Q4 fiscal 2027.
CrowdStrike announced plans to acquire Fiddler AI and Dreadnode in separate deals to extend its Falcon platform. The acquisitions will enable automated security testing of AI models and agents against over 100 attack strategies and provide observability to monitor agent behavior, decisions, and compliance without requiring compromise. Both offerings are slated for general availability in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2027.
Unconfirmed: Integration details and exact closing conditions not fully specified; Gartner comments on governance responsibilities.
- Dreadnode will integrate automated AI security testing into Falcon Guardian
- Fiddler will add observability via Falcon Observe
- Support for frameworks including OWASP Top 10 for LLMs and MITRE ATLAS
- Governance remains shared across teams per Gartner
- No financial terms disclosed
- Organizations
- Gartner
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CrowdStrike plans to acquire AI security companies Fiddler AI and Dreadnode in separate deals that will extend its Falcon platform into automated testing of AI systems and monitoring of AI agent behaviour, as enterprises look to address security risks arising from increasingly autonomous applications. CrowdStrike made the announcements at Fal.
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