CrowdStrike Acquires SGNL – A New Standard in Identity Protection in the AI Era

In recent years, we have observed a dramatic expansion of the attack surface on identity. Besides users with human identities (employees or partners), organizations massively utilize non-human identities (NHI), such as:

• service accounts,
• API keys,
• cloud workloads,
• AI agents operating autonomously.

These identities often have privileged access, operate without human oversight, and are created directly in SaaS environments and with cloud hyperscalers. For adversaries, they represent an ideal entry point and means to maintain access.

Traditional access control models and PAM solutions based on static policies and fixed permissions cannot keep up with the risk and variability of modern IT environments.

With the acquisition of SGNL, the CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen Identity Security platform is enhanced with continuous, contextual authorization for:

• human identities,
• non-human identities,
• AI agents.

A key innovation is the shift from static privileges to dynamic privilege management, which:

• grants access only when really needed,
• automatically revokes it when the risk level changes,
• responds in real time to threat signals.

SGNL acts as a runtime access enforcement layer between identity providers and SaaS applications and cloud resources, leveraging risk signals from the entire Falcon platform, identity providers, cloud environments, and organizational context.

Zero Standing Privileges – the end of static privileges

One of the foundations of the new approach is the concept of Zero Standing Privileges. SGNL:

• replaces static roles and permissions with risk-based policies,
• enables just-in-time access for all types of identities,
• eliminates privileges granted excessively – a major cause of attack escalation.

This allows security teams to define policies that automatically adjust to context and current threat levels.

Unified Identity Fabric – a single control plane for all identities

SGNL introduces the concept of a Unified Identity Fabric, a unified identity control plane that provides:

• full real-time visibility,
• correlation of telemetry from Falcon, IAM, SaaS, cloud, and systems like ServiceNow,
• a consistent, contextual view of identity risk.

Importantly, CrowdStrike extends just-in-time access mechanisms beyond Active Directory and Entra ID to include AWS IAM, Okta, and other SaaS and cloud platforms – crucial for organizations operating in complex hybrid environments.

Governance and downstream protection

SGNL integration also enhances identity governance and downstream resource protection:

• access enforcement based on CAEP (Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol),
• integration with Falcon Fusion SOAR,
• automatic access revocation not only at the identity provider level but also in end applications and services.

This approach significantly reduces the risk of misconfigurations – one of the most common causes of security breaches.

The acquisition of SGNL is another element of the long-term strategy of CrowdStrike. In recent years, the company has introduced modules and actions including:

• Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security,
• Falcon Privileged Access,
• FalconID,
• the acquisition of Pangea – to secure the entire AI lifecycle.

SGNL integration further strengthens this vision, providing continuous, adaptive identity protection tailored to the realities of modern organizations and the agent-driven AI world.

The new security standard covers the full spectrum of identities – from individuals, through machine identities, to autonomous AI agents – and is realized within a single, cohesive CrowdStrike Falcon platform. Such an integrated model allows organizations to effectively manage access in complex hybrid environments while limiting the identity attack surface.

As a distributor of CrowdStrike solutions, we support organizations at every stage of deploying modern identity protection – from risk analysis and access architecture to implementation and optimization of security policies. Contact us to discuss how CrowdStrike solutions can enhance identity security in your organization!