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CrowdStrike is expanding the Falcon platform with Continuous Identity, redefining privilege and access for all users everywhere – from human to non-human AI agents

AUSTIN, Texas – January 8, 2026 – CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SGNL, a leader in Continuous Identity. This acquisition will accelerate CrowdStrike’s leadership in Next-Gen Identity Security, enabling access for human, non-human (NHI), and AI identities to be continuously granted and revoked based on real-time risk. With SGNL, CrowdStrike will extend dynamic authorization across SaaS and hyperscaler cloud access layers. The combination of dynamic privilege and access coupled with Falcon® platform intelligence sets a new standard for agentic identity security. 

“AI agents operate with superhuman speed and access, making every agent a privileged identity that must be protected,” said George Kurtz, CEO and founder of CrowdStrike. “With SGNL, CrowdStrike will deliver continuous, real-time access control that eliminates the known and unknown gaps from legacy standing privileges. We’re disrupting the premise of modern privilege and access – for every identity, human or machine. This is identity security built for the AI era.”

Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security: Identity Security for the AI Era

Identity security is rapidly becoming one of cybersecurity’s largest and fastest-growing segments. According to IDC, the identity security market is expected to grow from approximately $29 billion in 2025 to $56 billion by 2029.¹

As NHIs and the agentic workforce expand, these entities function as high-privilege identities with access to data, applications, compute resources, and other agents. They’re created dynamically in SaaS applications and hyperscaler workloads and operate across distributed cloud access paths. This shift exposes the risk created by legacy access models built on static policies and standing privileges. These models cannot reassess risk or revoke access as threat conditions change, leaving organizations exposed as AI identities operate autonomously. Identity security for the AI era requires a fundamentally different approach, built on continuous risk evaluation and dynamic authorization across modern access paths.

Falcon® Next-Gen Identity Security already secures the full hybrid identity lifecycle, unifying initial access prevention, privileged access management (PAM), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), SaaS identity security, and agentic identity protection. Falcon correlates identity, asset, and threat intelligence across endpoint, cloud, and SaaS environments, establishing the foundation for continuous, risk-aware authorization at scale.

Securing Modern Identities with SGNL

SGNL is the runtime access enforcement layer between modern identity providers and the SaaS and hyperscaler resources that people, NHIs, and AI agents access. Powered by real-time Falcon platform intelligence and risk signals, SGNL will continuously evaluate identity, device, and behavior to dynamically grant, deny, or revoke access as conditions change, eliminating standing privilege access across every identity and environment.

Key features and benefits of SGNL and the Falcon platform will include: 

• Eliminate Standing Privileges for Humans, NHIs, and AI Agents: Grant access the moment it’s needed and remove it the moment it’s not with continuous dynamic authorization powered by real-time Falcon platform risk signals.
• Access Enforcement Across All Major Identity Systems: Extend Falcon Next-Gen Identity Security’s Just-in-Time access beyond Active Directory and Entra ID to AWS IAM, Okta, and other cloud identity and SaaS systems.
• Identity Governance and Downstream Protection: Enhance Falcon’s asset intelligence and identity governance with Continuous Access Evaluation Protocol (CAEP)-driven enforcement integrated into Falcon® Fusion SOAR to revoke access beyond the identity provider, proactively prevent misconfiguration-driven breaches, and protect downstream applications and services.
• Unify Hybrid Identity Security: Secure every identity across the attack chain – from initial access to privilege escalation and lateral movement spanning on-prem, SaaS, and cloud environments.

“SGNL was founded to connect access decisions with business reality,” said Scott Kriz, CEO and co-founder of SGNL. “The world needs our technology to eradicate the significant risk that legacy standing privileges expose in today and tomorrow’s environments. Joining CrowdStrike provides us with global scale natively through cybersecurity’s leading platform to transform enterprise security with Continuous Identity, furthering CrowdStrike’s mission of stopping breaches.”

Transaction Details

The purchase price is contemplated to be paid predominantly in cash and includes a portion to be delivered in the form of stock subject to vesting conditions. The proposed acquisition is expected to close during CrowdStrike’s first quarter of FY’27, subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory clearances. 

About CrowdStrike

CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security with the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical areas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.

Powered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat intelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft, and enriched telemetry from across the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated protection and remediation, elite threat hunting, and prioritized observability of vulnerabilities.

Purpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the Falcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection and performance, reduced complexity, and immediate time-to-value.

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the benefits of the acquisition to CrowdStrike and its customers, CrowdStrike’s plans to integrate SGNL’s technology and operations, and the closing of the acquisition. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those contemplated as a result of risks and uncertainties. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from statements made in this press release, including the satisfaction of conditions to closing the acquisition including the receipt of regulatory clearances, CrowdStrike’s ability to integrate SGNL’s technology and operations, and other risks described in the filings CrowdStrike makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time, including CrowdStrike’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and subsequent filings. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to CrowdStrike as of the date hereof, and CrowdStrike does not assume any obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

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CrowdStrike Corporate Communications

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¹Source: IDC, Semiannual Security Products Forecast, 2025 H1, November 2025.

 

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Jan. 8, 2026 – In celebration of college football’s championship season, Chipotle is introducing two new integrations in EA SPORTS™ College Football 26. The brand is offering gamers a chance to score the exclusive Taste Victory College Ultimate Team pack and hosting a massive online College Football 26 tournament for its latest edition of the Chipotle Challenger Series. 

Image and video assets for the Taste Victory College Ultimate Team pack are located here: https://tinyurl.com/2jmus8h5.

Build Your Ultimate Team

College Football Ultimate Team™ is where players build their dream college football team, allowing them to team up today’s student-athletes with legends of the past. College Ultimate Team packs contain a randomized assortment of players, items or Coins that gives gamers more options to construct their roster, and Chipotle’s Taste Victory Pack will include two (2) randomized player items, each with a guaranteed overall rating (OVR) of 81+. 

Players can unlock the Taste Victory pack by placing a digital order on the Chipotle app or Chipotle.com and using the promo code “CHIPCUT” at checkout.* Chipotle Rewards members will also have a chance to score a second Taste Victory Pack by redeeming points in the Chipotle Rewards Exchange.**

Bring Glory Home: The Chipotle Challenger Series Returns

The Chipotle Challenger Series (CCS) is a series of online tournaments that gives fans across the U.S. the chance to compete head-to-head for major prizes. For the first time ever, Chipotle will feature a sports video game title, EA SPORTS™ College Football 26, in the CCS. Hosted on PlayStation Tournaments™, the Chipotle Challenger Series will run from Thursday, January 1 through Saturday, January 31. Participants will be organized into 32-player brackets, with each daily tournament running from 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. local time. 

All players who enter and compete in the tournament will receive an exclusive PlayStation avatar, in addition to a free Double Protein code from Chipotle to celebrate the launch of the brand’s High Protein Menu. First-place winners will receive a promo code for a free entrée and 1,050 College Football Points. From January 15 to 22, first-place winners will also receive a Taste Victory College Ultimate Team Pack.

“With these new integrations from Chipotle, players now have more ways to build their dream teams and compete for glory, all while being rewarded with the real food they love,” said Chris Brandt, President, Chief Brand Officer of Chipotle. “We are fueling the competitive spirit of fans and adding real value to their gaming experience during the most exciting time of the college football season.” 

Additionally, Chipotle continues to offer virtual athletes the opportunity to sign an NIL deal in the game’s “Road to Glory” mode. In return, players receive in-game skill points and boosts to key stats such as Leadership, Coach Happiness and Social Following. This integration initially launched last September, coinciding with the start of college football season.

*AVAILABLE WHILE SUPPLIES LAST. Beginning on 1/1/26 up to the first 38,500 people who purchase a regular-priced entrée item through the Chipotle App or Chipotle.com using the promo code “CHIPCUT” at digital checkout will receive one (1) code (“Code”) redeemable for the “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack in EA SPORTS College Football ‘26. Promotion ends the earlier of 1/31/26 or when all Codes have been claimed. Entrée items include burrito, burrito bowl, salad, quesadilla or order of 3 tacos; kids meals do not qualify. The Code will be delivered to the email address used to place the order and can be redeemed at ea.com/redeem; limit one (1) redemption per e-mail address and EA Account. Visit www.ea.com to create an EA Account (if you do not already have one) by following the instructions at https://help.ea.com/en/ea-account/. Conditions and restrictions apply to your use of the EA SPORTS™ College Football 26 game; see the game page on your platform’s digital store for details. EA Account registration requires agreement to EA’s User Agreement and acknowledgement that EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy applies to your use of EA’s services. Code is one-time use. Codes cannot be auctioned, bartered, or sold. You must have a valid copy of EA SPORTS College Football ’26, EA Account and internet access to redeem and use the “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack benefit. Applicable platform account required. Not valid on orders in store or via third party delivery or ordering platforms. Limit: one (1) Code per transaction. U.S. only. 13+. Additional restrictions may apply; void where prohibited. The “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack includes two (2) randomized College Ultimate Team player items for use in College Ultimate Team mode. Use of the “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack subject to EA’s terms and conditions. Chipotle, EA, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents are not responsible for errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the offer, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the offer, the processing of orders, the functionality of the Chipotle apps or websites, or in any offer-related materials. This offer is in no way administered, executed, or produced by EA or its affiliates. Chipotle reserves the right to cancel the offer at any time. EA SPORTSTM College Football 26 ESRB Rating: E for Everyone; users interact, in-game purchases (includes random items). Visit www.esrb.org for rating information. EA SPORTS and Ultimate Team are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. This buy-get offer can only be redeemed one time.

**Beginning on 1/1/26 up to the first 10,000 Rewards Members can redeem 250 points to receive one (1) code (“Code”) redeemable for the “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack in EA SPORTS College Football ‘26. Promotion ends the earlier of 1/31/26 or when all 10,000 Codes available via the Rewards Exchange have been redeemed. The Code will be delivered to the email address associated with the Chipotle Rewards account in which the redemption is made and can be redeemed at ea.com/redeem; limit one (1) redemption per Chipotle Rewards account and EA Account. Visit www.ea.com to create an EA Account (if you do not already have one) by following the instructions at https://help.ea.com/en/ea-account. Conditions and restrictions apply to your use of the EA SPORTS™ College Football 26 game; see the game page on your platform’s digital store for details. EA Account registration requires agreement to EA’s User Agreement and acknowledgement that EA’s Privacy & Cookie Policy applies to your use of EA’s services. Code is one-time use. Codes cannot be auctioned, bartered, or sold. You must have a valid copy of EA SPORTS College Football 26, EA Account and internet access to redeem and use the “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack benefit. Applicable platform account required. U.S. only. 13+. Additional restrictions may apply; void where prohibited. The “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack includes two (2) randomized College Ultimate Team player items for use in College Ultimate Team mode. Use of the “Taste Victory” College Ultimate Team Pack subject to EA’s terms and conditions. Chipotle, EA, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, and advertising and promotion agencies and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents are not responsible for errors or difficulties of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, computer, network, typographical, printing or otherwise relating to or in connection with the offer, including, without limitation, errors or difficulties which may occur in connection with the administration of the offer, the processing of orders, the functionality of the Chipotle apps or websites, or in any offer-related materials. This offer is in no way administered, executed, or produced by EA or its affiliates. Chipotle reserves the right to cancel the offer at any time. Visit https://www.chipotle.com/rewards-terms for Chipotle Rewards terms. EA SPORTS™ College Football 26 ESRB Rating: E for Everyone; users interact, in-game purchases (includes random items). Visit www.esrb.org for rating information. EA SPORTS and Ultimate Team are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc.

About Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) is cultivating a better world by serving responsibly sourced, classically-cooked, real food with wholesome ingredients without artificial colors, flavors or preservatives. There are over 3,900 restaurants as of September 30, 2025 in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the Middle East and it is the only restaurant company of its size that owns and operates all its restaurants in North America and Europe. With over 130,000 employees passionate about providing a great guest experience, Chipotle is a longtime leader and innovator in the food industry. Chipotle is committed to making its food more accessible to everyone while continuing to be a brand with a demonstrated purpose as it leads the way in digital, technology and sustainable business practices. For more information or to place an order online, visit CHIPOTLE.COM. 

Hyundai Motor Group’s integrated AI Robotics value chain

Hyundai Motor Group’s manufacturing facilities are helping to develop reliable robots that are tested and trained internally. Thanks to various capabilities within the Group, we can supply parts, mass-produce robots, and provide one-stop robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS). Working with affiliates like Boston Dynamics, the Group is expanding its mass-production expertise from automotive to robotics, increasing overall value for customers.

Each of HMG’s group affiliates plays a crucial role in development and testing by bringing its own expertise:
– Hyundai Motor Company and Kia provide manufacturing infrastructure, process control and large-scale production data.
– Hyundai Mobis works closely with Boston Dynamics to develop high-performance actuators, standardizing key components and optimizing designs for manufacturability.
– Hyundai Glovis optimizes logistics and supply chain management.

By integrating all these areas of expertise, we can offer ongoing customer support after deployment, including regular software updates, hardware maintenance, repairs, and remote monitoring and control. These services enable us to oversee the process from start to finish, helping to bring AI Robotics solutions to market.

Released: 2026-01-08

In October, Canada’s merchandise imports increased 3.4%, while exports were up 2.1%. As a result, Canada’s merchandise trade balance with the world went from a small surplus of $243 million in September to a deficit of $583 million in October.

Consult the “International trade monthly interactive dashboard” to explore the most recent results of Canada’s international trade in an interactive format.

Imports rebound in October

After falling 4.3% in September, total imports rose 3.4% in October. Overall, gains were observed in 8 of the 11 product sections. In real (or volume) terms, total imports were up 2.6% in October.

Imports of electronic and electrical equipment and parts were up 10.2% in October, with all product groups increasing. Imports of computers and computer peripherals (+32.2%) rose the most to reach a record high in October, mainly because of higher imports of processing units from Ireland. Imports of communication, and audio and video equipment (+5.1%) also contributed to the gain, mainly on stronger imports of smartphones from China and the United States.

Following a large decrease of 27.9% in September, imports of metal and non-metallic mineral products were up 9.5% in October. This was largely attributable to an increase in imports of unwrought gold, silver, and platinum group metals, and their alloys (+55.3%). While imports of unwrought gold have been behind the volatility within this product group in 2025, higher imports of unwrought platinum and silver bullion from the United States were behind the growth in October.

Imports of industrial machinery, equipment and parts were up 5.7% in October. Significant contributors to the increase in the month were imports of other general-purpose machinery and equipment (+5.6%), logging, construction, mining and oil and gas field machinery and equipment (+14.7%) and parts of industrial machinery and equipment (+7.1%).

The increase in total imports in October was partly offset by a 7.5% decrease in imports of basic and industrial chemical, plastic and rubber products, which reached their lowest level since July 2023. Imports of basic chemicals (-23.5%) were down the most in October 2025, mainly on lower imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients that are used in the production of medicaments. Imports of lubricants and other petroleum refinery products (-17.6%) also declined in October, mostly because of lower imports of crude oil diluents from the United States.

Another strong month for exports of gold

Following a sharp increase of 6.7% in September, total exports rose 2.1% in October. Despite the overall increase, exports in 6 of the 11 product sections decreased in October. As was the case in September, exports of unwrought gold, silver, and platinum group metals, and their alloys increased the most in October. Excluding exports of this product group, total exports were down 2.5%. Higher prices also contributed to the monthly increase in total exports; in real (or volume) terms, total exports were down 0.4%.

Following a strong increase of 25.0% in September, exports of metal and non-metallic mineral products (+27.3%) rose sharply again in October and reached another record high. Exports of unwrought gold, silver, and platinum group metals, and their alloys—a category largely composed of unwrought gold—led the increase (+47.4%), driven by a rise in gold exports to the United Kingdom. When compared with the same month in 2024, exports of this product group have more than doubled. Higher gold prices have largely been behind this recent growth, but volumes were also up, increasing by nearly 40% in October 2025 on a year-over-year basis.

Exports of motor vehicles and parts rose 4.1% in October with all subcategories posting increases. Higher exports of passenger cars and light trucks (+3.2%) and medium and heavy trucks, buses, and other motor vehicles (+24.7%) contributed the most to the gain in October. For medium and heavy trucks, buses, and other motor vehicles, this increase coincided with the announcement of new import tariffs by the United States, which came into effect on November 1, 2025.

Moderating the increases in October were lower exports of energy products (-8.4%). This was mainly the result of lower exports of crude oil and bitumen (-13.5%), which were down both on lower volumes and prices. The decrease in volumes coincided with refinery shutdowns in the United States in October, while prices declined amid global oversupply.

Surplus with the United States narrows significantly

Following three consecutive monthly declines, imports from the United States increased 5.3% in October. Meanwhile, exports to the United States were down 3.4%, partly because of lower exports of aircraft and unwrought gold. Exports to the United States were down 4.1% in the first 10 months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024. Canada’s trade surplus with the United States narrowed from $8.4 billion in September to $4.8 billion in October.

Gold lifts exports to countries other than the United States

Following an increase of 11.8% in September, exports to countries other than the United States rose 15.6% to reach a record high in October. Higher exports to the United Kingdom (gold) and China (crude oil) contributed the most to this growth. Meanwhile, imports from countries other than the United States edged up 0.6% in October. Higher imports from China (smartphones) and Peru (gold) were partially offset by lower imports from Belgium (pharmaceutical products) and Australia (mineral products). Canada’s trade deficit with countries other than the United States narrowed from $8.1 billion in September to $5.4 billion in October. This was the lowest deficit since January 2021.

Revisions to September merchandise export and import data

Imports in September, originally reported at $64.1 billion in the previous release, were revised to $64.0 billion in the current reference month’s release. Exports in September, originally reported at $64.2 billion in the previous release, were revised to $64.3 billion in the current reference month’s release.

Monthly trade in services

In October, monthly service exports decreased 0.4% to $20.1 billion. Meanwhile, imports of services were down 1.2% to $19.6 billion.

When international trade in goods and services are combined, exports rose 1.5% to $85.7 billion in October, while imports increased 2.3% to $85.7 billion. Canada’s total trade balance with the world went from a surplus of $607 million in September to a small deficit of $59 million in October.

Products

The International trade statistics portal is now available on the Statistics Canada website.

The product “International trade monthly interactive dashboard” (Catalogue number71-607-X) is now available. This interactive dashboard is a comprehensive analytical tool that presents monthly changes in Canada’s international merchandise trade data on a balance-of-payments basis, fully supporting the information presented every month in the Daily release.

The product “The International Trade Explorer” (Catalogue number71-607-X) is now available online.

The updated “Canada and the World Statistics Hub” (Catalogue number13-609-X) is available online. This product illustrates the nature and extent of Canada’s economic and financial relationship with the world using interactive charts and tables. It provides easy access to information on trade, investment, employment and travel between Canada and a number of countries, including the United States, Mexico, China, Japan, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

The product “Canada’s international trade and investment country fact sheet” (Catalogue number71-607-X) is also available.

The online Canadian International Merchandise Trade Database is no longer available. It has been replaced by the Canadian International Merchandise Trade Web Application (Catalogue number71-607-X), a modern tool that provides trade data users with a number of enhancements.

Contact information

For more information, or to enquire about the concepts, methods or data quality of this release, contact us (toll-free 1-800-263-1136; 514-283-8300; infostats@statcan.gc.ca) or Media Relations (statcan.mediahotline-ligneinfomedias.statcan@statcan.gc.ca).