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Okta's stock skyrockets 27%, CrowdStrike's surges 18% as rising AI threat boosts earnings
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CrowdStrike and Okta shares surged on Thursday after earnings showed that artificial intelligence adoption is pushing customers to spend more on cybersecurity tools. Both companies beat Wall Street's estimates for the fiscal second quarter and raised their forecasts, citing the AI agent threat.
- AI adoption driving higher cybersecurity spending
- CrowdStrike and Okta shares surged on Thursday after earnings showed that artificial intelligence adoption is pushing customers to spend more on cybersecurity tools.
- Both companies beat Wall Street's estimates for the fiscal second quarter and raised their forecasts, citing the AI agent threat.
- CrowdStrike's stock gained 18% while Okta's surged 27%.
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Okta's stock skyrockets 27%, CrowdStrike's surges 18% as rising AI threat boosts earnings
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- 5h agoUS Top News and Analysis (US): AI adoption is pushing customers to spend more on cybersecurity tools from companies such as CrowdStrike and Okta
- 1h agoCNBC: AI adoption is pushing customers to spend more on cybersecurity tools from companies such as CrowdStrike and Okta
- 14m agoUS Top News and Analysis (US): AI adoption is pushing customers to spend more on cybersecurity tools from companies such as CrowdStrike and Okta
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