Cybersecurity is going to be the most important industry in the U.S. as the economy increasingly goes digital, wealth advisor Josh Brown said Thursday on CNBC's "Fast Money: Halftime Report."

Crowdstrike Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:CRWD) is the salesforce.com inc (NYSE:CRM) of cybersecurity, he said

Brown has liked CrowdStrike since the stock was about $100 cheaper, he said.

The Thesis: CrowdStrike is a 21st-century infrastructure play, he said, adding that there are so many companies depending on cybersecurity. 

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Popular platforms such as Snowflake Inc (NYSE:SNOW), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) don't work if the network isn't secure, Brown said. 

CrowdStrike reported fourth-quarter earnings on March 16. The company is estimated to report first-quarter earnings at the beginning of June.

CRWD Price Action: CrowdStrike is up 223.69% over a 1-year period and 5.30% year-to-date. 

CrowdStrike was up 3.02% at $216.73 Thursday afternoon at publication. 

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