CrowdStrike to Acquire Dreadnode to Advance AI Trust and Deliver Automated AI Security Testing for the Agentic Enterprise
Business Wire•03/11/2026•04:00 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤CrowdStrike agreed to acquire Dreadnode to automate AI security testing.
- ➤Dreadnode tests models, applications, agents, and MCP servers against 100-plus attack strategies.
- ➤Automated AI Security Testing is expected to be generally available in Q4 FY27.
- ➤Purchase price will be predominantly cash, with some stock subject to vesting conditions.
- ➤Acquisition is expected to close during CrowdStrike’s fourth quarter of FY27.
Expert Statements
George Kurtz, CEO and founder of CrowdStrike
“Enterprises are deploying AI faster than they can prove it is secure. A model can be jailbroken, an agent can be manipulated, and most organizations have no way to find those flaws until the AI is already in production”
George Kurtz, CEO and founder of CrowdStrike
“With Dreadnode, CrowdStrike will give every enterprise the power to trust AI and deploy faster, with confidence.”
Brad Palm, CEO of Dreadnode
“AI fails in ways traditional testing was never designed to catch, and the people best equipped to find those failures think like attackers. We founded Dreadnode to expose those weaknesses before AI reaches production”
Brad Palm, CEO of Dreadnode
“As part of CrowdStrike, we will bring Automated AI Security Testing to every enterprise, helping teams confidently find and fix weaknesses.”
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