CrowdStrike buys Fiddler and Dreadnode in reported $495M agent-security push

CrowdStrike announced on Nov. 3 that it intends to acquire Fiddler AI and Dreadnode, which specialize in protecting AI agents that can act independently, for a reported total of about $495 million at its Fal.Con Europe conference in Barcelona. Fiddler helps security teams trace an agent’s decisions and tool calls and is planned as Falcon Observe; Dreadnode tests models and agents for vulnerabilities before deployment and will inform Falcon Guardian policies. Reported prices were roughly $400 million for Fiddler and $95 million for Dreadnode. Neither acquisition has closed, and the capabilities are due for general availability in CrowdStrike’s fourth quarter of fiscal 2027.