Company

Dreadnode

AI security testing startup

CrowdStrike launches AI kill switch it says can stop rogue internal agents

Tool built into Falcon Guardian platform is designed to cut off agent access; firm also announces acquisition plans and Anthropic integration

CrowdStrike has launched an AI kill switch designed to let security teams stop internal AI agents that go rogue, block them from relaunching and cut off their enterprise network access, the cybersecurity vendor announced on Tuesday.

3 Nov 2026

Business

CrowdStrike to buy two AI security startups for nearly $500M

CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes observability software for monitoring AI agents inside enterprises, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate security testing aimed at detecting flaws in AI models, apps and agents before they are put live. The company is paying around $400 million for Fiddler AI and about $95 million for Dreadnode, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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