product · May 21, 2026

CrowdStrike Launches Falcon OverWatch for Defender on May 5, 2026

CrowdStrike launched Falcon OverWatch for Defender on May 5, 2026, extending elite managed threat hunting to Microsoft Defender endpoint customers. The service provides continuous expert-led monitoring, enhanced visibility, and real-time detection to stop threats that would otherwise go undetected. It augments existing Microsoft Defender deployments with CrowdStrike’s threat intelligence and response capabilities. OverWatch for Defender follows the May 6 Jet mobile app launch and builds on earlier Falcon OverWatch offerings. Microsoft endpoint customers gain access to CrowdStrike’s industry-leading hunting expertise through this new integration.