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title: "Cybersecurity stocks surge, with Okta up 29% and CrowdStrike up 20.5%, after earnings showed that AI adoption is driving attacks and spending on security tools"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/cybersecurity-stocks-surge-with-okta-up-29-and-crowdstrike-up-20-5-ba98bef2
published: 2026-08-28T09:00:45.116Z
byline: "Source: TECHMEME"
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# Cybersecurity stocks surge, with Okta up 29% and CrowdStrike up 20.5%, after earnings showed that AI adoption is driving attacks and spending on security tools

Source: TECHMEME · Published 2026-08-28 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/cybersecurity-stocks-surge-with-okta-up-29-and-crowdstrike-up-20-5-ba98bef2

In this story: [CrowdStrike](https://frontiernewswire.com/companies/crowdstrike)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TECHMEME](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/27/okta-skyrockets-20percent-and-crowdstrike-surges-15percent-leading-cyber-rally.html)

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