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

TechCrunch · Nov 3, 2026, 5:56 PM UTC

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

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