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Palo Alto, CrowdStrike shares double on AI security ties

7/1/2026

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Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike saw their shares rise 113% and 95% from April to June 2026, their strongest quarterly gains.
CEO George Kurtz said the Mythos moment proved AI needs a cybersecurity ecosystem.
Both firms entered early testing with Anthropic and OpenAI, joined OpenAI’s Daybreak cyber initiative, and met White House officials on AI security.

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Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike saw their shares rise 113% and 95% from April to June 2026, their strongest quarterly gains.
CEO George Kurtz said the Mythos moment proved AI needs a cybersecurity ecosystem.
Both firms entered early testing with Anthropic and OpenAI, joined OpenAI’s Daybreak cyber initiative, and met White House officials on AI security.