CrowdStrike, a provider of cloud-delivered endpoint and cloud workload protection, completed the acquisition of Preempt Security, an American technology company, from Blackstone, Intel Capital, General Catalyst Partners and ClearSky, four alternative investment firms, for c.$96m. “Combining workload security with identity protection is foundational to establishing true Zero Trust environments. The addition of Preempt Security will expand CrowdStrike’s Zero Trust capabilities and incorporate critical identity behavior data and analysis to help customers fortify their defenses and prevent identity-based attacks and insider threats,” George Kurtz, CrowdStrike Co-founder and CEO.