{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"20901","rtpr_id":"nBw4xz1HPa","ticker":"CRWD","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["CRWD"],"title":"CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch for Defender Extends Managed Threat Hunting to Microsoft Endpoint Customers","author":"Business Wire","published_at":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.811Z","article_body":"CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch for Defender Extends Managed Threat Hunting to\nMicrosoft Endpoint Customers\n\nCrowdStrike's expert-led threat hunting augments Microsoft Defender by\nidentifying and stopping threats that would otherwise go undetected\n\nCrowdStrike\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=CrowdStrike&index=1&md5=c967825a131bf41ddd1850a2d4850059)\n(NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced Falcon OverWatch for Defender\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fplatform%2Fthreat-intelligence%2Ffalcon-overwatch-for-microsoft-defender%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon+OverWatch+for+Defender&index=2&md5=09bb007e2c162412cbdd72fd73c2c040)\n, extending industry-leading managed threat hunting to Microsoft endpoint\ncustomers. Falcon OverWatch for Defender strengthens security outcomes for\nMicrosoft Defender with enhanced visibility, real-time detection and response,\nand continuous expert monitoring to identify and stop sophisticated threats\nthat would otherwise go undetected, extending the value of existing endpoint\ndeployments.\n\nFor organizations standardized on Microsoft Defender, automated detections\nalone leave gaps that today's AI-accelerated adversaries are built to exploit.\nFalcon OverWatch for Defender closes those gaps with continuous, expert-led\nhunting that identifies and stops threats before they escalate. The\nannouncement builds on CrowdStrike's continued support for Microsoft\nenvironments, following the launch of Falcon Next-Gen SIEM for Defender\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fpress-releases%2Fcrowdstrike-unveils-falcon-next-gen-siem-support-for-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon+Next-Gen+SIEM+for+Defender&index=3&md5=b1fd0ac2c97f417489a27127a1bfee9a)\n.\n\n“Today's attacks are stealthy, fast-moving, and designed to evade detection,\nmaking expert-led threat hunting essential,\" said Adam Meyers, head of counter\nadversary operations at CrowdStrike. \"OverWatch for Defender extends proven\nthreat hunting to Microsoft environments, delivering the security outcome\ncustomers need most: stopping the breach.”\n\nProactively Hunting Stealthy Adversaries\n\nAccording to the CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fglobal-threat-report%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=CrowdStrike+2026+Global+Threat+Report&index=4&md5=24593354f7a8b61b009638ad91304421)\n, 82% of detections in 2025 were malware-free. Adversaries are increasingly\nusing AI, trusted identities, and legitimate tools to accelerate attacks,\nblend into normal activity, and evade detection. At the same time, frontier AI\nmodels are surfacing a surge of new vulnerabilities adversaries can exploit.\nWith breakout times as fast as 27 seconds, alert-driven approaches alone\ncannot keep pace. Identifying and stopping stealthy threats requires\ncontinuous, intelligence-driven threat hunting. Powered by the AI-native\nFalcon® platform\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fplatform%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon%26%23174%3B+platform&index=5&md5=b9ed6e7f5f54ebadcbc23a5ea64c6dac)\nand deep adversary expertise, Falcon Adversary OverWatch's\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fplatform%2Fthreat-intelligence%2Fadversary-overwatch%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon+Adversary+OverWatch%27s&index=6&md5=9df1112693ea115dcc2c2473c7168311)\nelite threat hunters rapidly uncover and disrupt evasive threats.\n\nFalcon OverWatch for Defender\n\nFalcon OverWatch for Defender uncovers subtle patterns of attack, escalates\nhigh-confidence threats, and guides response to disrupt sophisticated threats\nthat might otherwise go undetected, without impacting existing protections.\n\nKey features and benefits include:\n\n\n * Adversary Intelligence-Driven Hunting: CrowdStrike tracks over 280 of the\nworld’s most sophisticated nation-state, eCrime, and hacktivist groups. The\nindustry’s top threat hunters leverage this intelligence to identify real\nthreat actor behavior, deliver high-confidence detections, and stop\nsophisticated attacks.\n\n * AI-Powered Threat Hunting at Machine Speed and Scale: The OverWatch team\nleverages patented AI, proprietary detection patterns, and deep adversary\nexpertise to analyze up to 6.2 trillion events per day, uncovering stealthy\nand novel threats.\n\n * Power of the Crowd: With visibility across CrowdStrike's vast global customer\nbase, OverWatch rapidly applies new techniques identified in one environment\nacross others, enabling earlier detection and response. No single-customer\ndeployment can replicate this advantage.\n\nCustomer results\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fresources%2Fcustomer-stories%2Fanywhere-real-estate%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Customer+results&index=7&md5=1f6e3efa4749e8b9289c26fc339170de)\nshow Falcon OverWatch can reduce alert volume up to 500x, with 98% true\npositives, and up to 95% reduction in threat hunting staffing costs. OverWatch\nfor Defender brings these proven outcomes to Microsoft Defender customers.\n\nTo learn more about Falcon OverWatch for Defender, read our blog\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fblog%2Fcrowdstrike-launches-falcon-overwatch-for-defender%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=blog&index=8&md5=e31efeb2c34dd5194c59c184922c673d)\n.\n\n*Microsoft and Defender are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.\nCrowdStrike is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Microsoft.\n\nAbout CrowdStrike\n\nCrowdStrike\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=CrowdStrike&index=9&md5=68e39ba2f6093e0ba139923f2b1097bc)\n(NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security\nwith the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical\nareas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.\n\nPowered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike\nFalcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat\nintelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft, and enriched telemetry from\nacross the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated\nprotection and remediation, elite threat hunting, and prioritized\nobservability of vulnerabilities.\n\nPurpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the\nFalcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection\nand performance, reduced complexity, and immediate time-to-value.\n\nCrowdStrike: We stop breaches.\n\nLearn more: https://www.crowdstrike.com/ \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2F&index=10&md5=9123e816d93813e7ac6ca2f06ebe49d4)\n\nFollow us: Blog\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fblog%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Blog&index=11&md5=f6c982f69e8d75ca3ffd2069d2262467)\n| X\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fcrowdstrike&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=X&index=12&md5=036e3b1ba92822b61312d0395bf78e68)\n| LinkedIn\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fcrowdstrike%2Fmycompany%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=13&md5=071929c6ff5afeccb893c1c89889d248)\n| Instagram \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcrowdstrike%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Instagram&index=14&md5=f56a5243ae69d247c09b3717b8db64f5)\n\nStart a free trial today: https://www.crowdstrike.com/trial\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Ftrial&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Ftrial&index=15&md5=972c2aee271ff1b2e699b49ad455da74)\n\n© 2026 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike\nFalcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United\nStates and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service\nmarks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and\nservices.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260505531987/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260505531987/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\nJake Schuster\n\nCrowdStrike Corporate Communications\n\npress@crowdstrike.com (mailto:press@crowdstrike.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nBw4xz1HPa","title":"CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch for Defender Extends Managed Threat Hunting to Microsoft Endpoint Customers","author":"Business Wire","ticker":"CRWD","created":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.811Z","tickers":["CRWD"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"CrowdStrike Falcon OverWatch for Defender Extends Managed Threat Hunting to\nMicrosoft Endpoint Customers\n\nCrowdStrike's expert-led threat hunting augments Microsoft Defender by\nidentifying and stopping threats that would otherwise go undetected\n\nCrowdStrike\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=CrowdStrike&index=1&md5=c967825a131bf41ddd1850a2d4850059)\n(NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced Falcon OverWatch for Defender\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fplatform%2Fthreat-intelligence%2Ffalcon-overwatch-for-microsoft-defender%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon+OverWatch+for+Defender&index=2&md5=09bb007e2c162412cbdd72fd73c2c040)\n, extending industry-leading managed threat hunting to Microsoft endpoint\ncustomers. Falcon OverWatch for Defender strengthens security outcomes for\nMicrosoft Defender with enhanced visibility, real-time detection and response,\nand continuous expert monitoring to identify and stop sophisticated threats\nthat would otherwise go undetected, extending the value of existing endpoint\ndeployments.\n\nFor organizations standardized on Microsoft Defender, automated detections\nalone leave gaps that today's AI-accelerated adversaries are built to exploit.\nFalcon OverWatch for Defender closes those gaps with continuous, expert-led\nhunting that identifies and stops threats before they escalate. The\nannouncement builds on CrowdStrike's continued support for Microsoft\nenvironments, following the launch of Falcon Next-Gen SIEM for Defender\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fpress-releases%2Fcrowdstrike-unveils-falcon-next-gen-siem-support-for-microsoft-defender-for-endpoint%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon+Next-Gen+SIEM+for+Defender&index=3&md5=b1fd0ac2c97f417489a27127a1bfee9a)\n.\n\n“Today's attacks are stealthy, fast-moving, and designed to evade detection,\nmaking expert-led threat hunting essential,\" said Adam Meyers, head of counter\nadversary operations at CrowdStrike. \"OverWatch for Defender extends proven\nthreat hunting to Microsoft environments, delivering the security outcome\ncustomers need most: stopping the breach.”\n\nProactively Hunting Stealthy Adversaries\n\nAccording to the CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fglobal-threat-report%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=CrowdStrike+2026+Global+Threat+Report&index=4&md5=24593354f7a8b61b009638ad91304421)\n, 82% of detections in 2025 were malware-free. Adversaries are increasingly\nusing AI, trusted identities, and legitimate tools to accelerate attacks,\nblend into normal activity, and evade detection. At the same time, frontier AI\nmodels are surfacing a surge of new vulnerabilities adversaries can exploit.\nWith breakout times as fast as 27 seconds, alert-driven approaches alone\ncannot keep pace. Identifying and stopping stealthy threats requires\ncontinuous, intelligence-driven threat hunting. Powered by the AI-native\nFalcon® platform\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fplatform%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon%26%23174%3B+platform&index=5&md5=b9ed6e7f5f54ebadcbc23a5ea64c6dac)\nand deep adversary expertise, Falcon Adversary OverWatch's\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fplatform%2Fthreat-intelligence%2Fadversary-overwatch%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Falcon+Adversary+OverWatch%27s&index=6&md5=9df1112693ea115dcc2c2473c7168311)\nelite threat hunters rapidly uncover and disrupt evasive threats.\n\nFalcon OverWatch for Defender\n\nFalcon OverWatch for Defender uncovers subtle patterns of attack, escalates\nhigh-confidence threats, and guides response to disrupt sophisticated threats\nthat might otherwise go undetected, without impacting existing protections.\n\nKey features and benefits include:\n\n\n * Adversary Intelligence-Driven Hunting: CrowdStrike tracks over 280 of the\nworld’s most sophisticated nation-state, eCrime, and hacktivist groups. The\nindustry’s top threat hunters leverage this intelligence to identify real\nthreat actor behavior, deliver high-confidence detections, and stop\nsophisticated attacks.\n\n * AI-Powered Threat Hunting at Machine Speed and Scale: The OverWatch team\nleverages patented AI, proprietary detection patterns, and deep adversary\nexpertise to analyze up to 6.2 trillion events per day, uncovering stealthy\nand novel threats.\n\n * Power of the Crowd: With visibility across CrowdStrike's vast global customer\nbase, OverWatch rapidly applies new techniques identified in one environment\nacross others, enabling earlier detection and response. No single-customer\ndeployment can replicate this advantage.\n\nCustomer results\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fresources%2Fcustomer-stories%2Fanywhere-real-estate%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Customer+results&index=7&md5=1f6e3efa4749e8b9289c26fc339170de)\nshow Falcon OverWatch can reduce alert volume up to 500x, with 98% true\npositives, and up to 95% reduction in threat hunting staffing costs. OverWatch\nfor Defender brings these proven outcomes to Microsoft Defender customers.\n\nTo learn more about Falcon OverWatch for Defender, read our blog\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fen-us%2Fblog%2Fcrowdstrike-launches-falcon-overwatch-for-defender%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=blog&index=8&md5=e31efeb2c34dd5194c59c184922c673d)\n.\n\n*Microsoft and Defender are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.\nCrowdStrike is not affiliated with, endorsed, or sponsored by Microsoft.\n\nAbout CrowdStrike\n\nCrowdStrike\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=CrowdStrike&index=9&md5=68e39ba2f6093e0ba139923f2b1097bc)\n(NASDAQ: CRWD), a global cybersecurity leader, has redefined modern security\nwith the world’s most advanced cloud-native platform for protecting critical\nareas of enterprise risk – endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data.\n\nPowered by the CrowdStrike Security Cloud and world-class AI, the CrowdStrike\nFalcon® platform leverages real-time indicators of attack, threat\nintelligence, evolving adversary tradecraft, and enriched telemetry from\nacross the enterprise to deliver hyper-accurate detections, automated\nprotection and remediation, elite threat hunting, and prioritized\nobservability of vulnerabilities.\n\nPurpose-built in the cloud with a single lightweight-agent architecture, the\nFalcon platform delivers rapid and scalable deployment, superior protection\nand performance, reduced complexity, and immediate time-to-value.\n\nCrowdStrike: We stop breaches.\n\nLearn more: https://www.crowdstrike.com/ \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2F&index=10&md5=9123e816d93813e7ac6ca2f06ebe49d4)\n\nFollow us: Blog\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Fblog%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Blog&index=11&md5=f6c982f69e8d75ca3ffd2069d2262467)\n| X\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Fcrowdstrike&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=X&index=12&md5=036e3b1ba92822b61312d0395bf78e68)\n| LinkedIn\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fcrowdstrike%2Fmycompany%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=LinkedIn&index=13&md5=071929c6ff5afeccb893c1c89889d248)\n| Instagram \n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fcrowdstrike%2F&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=Instagram&index=14&md5=f56a5243ae69d247c09b3717b8db64f5)\n\nStart a free trial today: https://www.crowdstrike.com/trial\n(https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Ftrial&esheet=54528918&newsitemid=20260505531987&lan=en-US&anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.crowdstrike.com%2Ftrial&index=15&md5=972c2aee271ff1b2e699b49ad455da74)\n\n© 2026 CrowdStrike, Inc. All rights reserved. CrowdStrike and CrowdStrike\nFalcon are marks owned by CrowdStrike, Inc. and are registered in the United\nStates and other countries. CrowdStrike owns other trademarks and service\nmarks and may use the brands of third parties to identify their products and\nservices.\n\n\n\nView source version on businesswire.com:\nhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260505531987/en/\n(https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260505531987/en/)\n\nMedia Contact \n\nJake Schuster\n\nCrowdStrike Corporate Communications\n\npress@crowdstrike.com (mailto:press@crowdstrike.com)\n\n\nCopyright Business Wire 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.942817008Z","server_sent_at_ms":1777982401942},"received_at":"2026-05-05T12:00:01.995Z","source_url":"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260505531987/en/"},"analysis":{"id":"15453","press_release_id":"20901","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Software & Services","sector":"Information Technology"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"product_launch","narrative":"CrowdStrike launched Falcon OverWatch for Defender, a managed threat hunting service designed to augment Microsoft Endpoint customers by identifying threats that evade automated detection.\n\nThe offering leverages CrowdStrike's AI-native platform to analyze 6.2 trillion events daily and track over 280 adversary groups, addressing the reality that 82% of detections in 2025 were malware-free.\n\nCustomer data suggests the service can reduce alert volume by up to 500x and cut threat hunting staffing costs by 95%, providing a high-value overlay for organizations standardized on Microsoft.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"CrowdStrike wedges into Microsoft Defender user base with managed hunting services."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"true_positives_pct":"98%","alert_reduction_max":"500x","events_analyzed_per_day":"6.2 trillion","tracked_adversary_groups":"280","adversary_breakout_time_sec":"27","malware_free_detections_pct":"82%","staffing_cost_reduction_max":"95%"}},"quotedText":"Today's attacks are stealthy, fast-moving, and designed to evade detection, making expert-led threat hunting essential. 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