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CrowdStrike Reimagines AI Agent Security with SPIFFE-Based Continuous Authorization
CrowdStrike launches Continuous Identity for AI Agents, using SPIFFE to issue verifiable identities to each agent. It enforces real-time authorization based on owner, caller, and device risk, eliminates standing privileges, and maintains context across delegation. Falcon AI monitors prompts for intent abuse.
Cisco Live 2026: AI Defense Upgrades with Policy Studio, Adaptive Red Teaming, Agent Supply Chain Security
At Cisco Live 2026, Cisco unveiled AI Defense upgrades: adaptive red teaming, Policy Studio for natural language policy, and agent supply chain security with CI/CD integration. It also launched AgenticOps autonomous network operations and native integrations with Amazon Bedrock, Google ADK, LangChain, aiming to secure multi-framework agent environments.
Palo Alto Networks Acquires IBM QRadar SaaS Assets, Accelerates XSIAM Migration
PANW acquires IBM QRadar SaaS security operations assets to drive customer migration to Cortex XSIAM. IBM Consulting assists deployment and migration. PANW becomes IBM's internal security operations standard. IBM retains consulting, managed security services, identity and data security businesses.
Palo Alto Networks Idira: Democratizing Privilege Control, AI Agent Identity as New Control Plane
Palo Alto Networks launches Idira, an identity security platform built on CyberArk PAM, extending privileged access control to every human, machine, and AI agent identity. Core features include Zero Standing Privilege (ZSP), JIT permissions, and an AI engine for automatically discovering hidden entitlements and recommending least privilege. Idira becomes PANW's third core platform alongside Strata and Cortex.
Cisco to Acquire Astrix Security for $350M
Cisco is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli AI Agent security startup Astrix Security for $250-350M, expanding into non-human identity security. This is Cisco's second AI security acquisition in 2026.
CrowdStrike Launches Phishing-Resistant MFA for Identity Platform
CrowdStrike introduces FalconID with FIDO2/WebAuthn standards for phishing-resistant MFA, integrated with Falcon platform for contextual risk analysis. This represents strategic expansion from endpoint to identity protection.
CrowdStrike Launches Continuous Identity for AI Agents via SPIFFE, Shifting Control from Static Credentials to Dynamic Risk Plane
CrowdStrike unveils Continuous Identity for AI Agents at Identiverse 2026, leveraging the SPIFFE open standard to assign cryptographically verifiable identities to each AI agent, replacing static API keys. It provides real-time risk-based authorization per operation, zero standing privileges, delegated context propagation, and integration with Falcon AIDR. Built on acquired SGNL technology, it aims to define a new category in AI agent identity governance.