116 Companies Urge AI Cyber Defenses as CrowdStrike and Palo Alto More Than Double
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Updated · CNBC · Aug 27
116 Companies Urge AI Cyber Defenses as CrowdStrike and Palo Alto More Than Double
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Aug 27
Summary
A coalition of 116 companies and organizations on Thursday urged businesses and policymakers to act decisively on AI-era cybersecurity, warning the window to strengthen defenses is limited.
The letter calls on organizations to raise the security bar by upgrading tools and systems and using a mix of low-cost and frontier AI models against increasingly sophisticated agentic attacks.
Hospitals, water treatment plants and other under-resourced critical infrastructure were singled out for government-backed support because they have been frequent attack targets.
AI-driven threat fears are also reshaping markets: CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks have more than doubled in value over the past year, while Okta and CrowdStrike jumped double digits Thursday after strong earnings.