In midday Monday trading, CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:CRWD) stock is up 12% to $232.08, Zscaler (NASDAQ:ZS) stock is rising 12% to $183.97, and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) stock is jumping 11% to $366.40. The rally follows fresh artificial intelligence (AI) safety warnings issued over the weekend by Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs, which are seen as expanding the need for security spending. Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) stock is also joining the move.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay on Saturday calling for a slower pace in AI model capability improvements, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed and warned about losing control to AI. These warnings are cutting into chipmakers and AI infrastructure shares, with cybersecurity catching the offsetting flow. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz responded to Amodei's essay, arguing that frontier AI labs will continue advancing technology, and the cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Stocks Surge as AI Safety Warnings Spark Security Bid: CrowdStrike and Zscaler Jump 12%, Palo Alto Rallies 11%
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