CrowdStrike said it will acquire Adaptive Shield, a company focused on software-as-a-service security. The company said Adaptive Shield will be integrated into its Falcon platform.
Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but CrowdStrike noted it was an all-cash purchase.
CrowdStrike said the purchase will enable it to defend against identity-based attacks from on-premises Active Directory to cloud identity systems and SaaS.
The deal lands as CrowdStrike digs out from a high-profile outage and is being sued by Delta.
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George Kurtz, CEO of CrowdStrike, said: "As SaaS and AI adoption grows, every new application brings additional complexity and the risk of misconfigurations across human and non-human accounts that create openings for sophisticated attacks."
Adaptive Shield brings the following to CrowdStrike:
- SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) to provide visibility to misconfigurations and activity from human and non-human identities.
- Generative AI application security controls via Adaptive Shield's ability to control AI settings and find shadow AI applications.
- Hybrid identity and cloud security. The companies will combine Adaptive Shield with CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection and Falcon Cloud Security in one console and workflow.
Adaptive Shield is already integrated with CrowdStrike's Falcon Next-Gen SIEM.
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