Crowdstrike buys AI security startup SGNL for $740 million in latest deal push

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CrowdStrike

announced Thursday that it is buying identity management startup SGNL in a deal valued at nearly $740 million as the cybersecurity provider beefs up defenses in the age of artificial intelligence cyberattacks.

The acquisition will help users of Crowdstrike’s Falcon cloud security platform better manage human and AI identity access requests and real-time risks, the company said. The deal is expected to close in the first fiscal quarter of 2027.

“This is a massive opportunity for our customers to be able to protect themselves, and a massive opportunity for us to disrupt the identity market,” CEO George Kurtz said in an exclusive interview with CNBC.