CrowdStrike Extends Its Real-Time Cloud Detection and Response to Google Cloud

Key Terms

cloud detection and response technical

Cloud detection and response is a cybersecurity service that monitors applications, systems and data stored in cloud computing platforms to spot suspicious activity and quickly contain or fix threats before they spread. For investors, strong cloud detection and response reduces the chance of costly data breaches, regulatory penalties and operational downtime and signals that a business can scale its digital operations safely — like motion‑activated cameras that both alert and activate a sprinkler to stop a fire.

runtime security technical

Runtime security is the protection of software and systems while they are actively running, by watching how programs behave and stopping suspicious actions, unauthorized changes, or malicious code in real time. For investors, it matters because effective runtime security reduces the risk of costly breaches, service outages, regulatory penalties and reputation damage—similar to a security guard watching a store during business hours to catch and stop theft before it causes big losses.

multi-cloud technical

Multi-cloud is the practice of using services from two or more cloud computing providers instead of relying on just one. For investors, this matters because it can lower operational risk and increase flexibility—similar to renting units from different landlords to avoid being stranded if one has problems—and it can affect a company’s costs, growth potential, and resilience, which in turn influence revenue stability and valuation.

cnapp technical

A CNAPP (cloud-native application protection platform) is a software suite that protects applications built to run in the cloud by combining tools for finding vulnerabilities, stopping attacks, and enforcing safety rules across the whole development and runtime lifecycle. For investors, CNAPPs matter because they reduce the risk of costly data breaches, service outages and regulatory fines—similar to an integrated alarm, lock and insurance policy for a business’s online operations—helping safeguard revenue and reputation.

event streaming technology technical

Event streaming technology captures, stores and distributes a continuous flow of discrete occurrences — such as trades, price updates, sensor readings or customer actions — in real time, like a never‑ending news ticker or conveyor belt of events. For investors it matters because it enables faster, more reliable decision‑making, lower latency trading and clearer audit trails for compliance and risk management; companies that use it can respond to market changes, scale operations and reduce delays that affect revenue and risk.

data sovereignty technical

Data sovereignty is the principle that digital information is subject to the laws and control of the country or entity where it is stored or processed. For investors, it matters because where data lives affects a company's legal obligations, costs, ability to sell services across borders, and exposure to government access or restrictions — like owning a house that must follow the rules of the town it sits in.

regional data residency technical

Regional data residency is a rule or practice that requires a company to store and process customer data within a specific geographic area, like a country or group of countries. For investors it matters because it can change costs, slow or speed expansion, and create legal risk — think of it as needing local warehouses for digital information that can increase compliance costs or limit where a business can operate.

CrowdStrike expands cloud runtime security leadership, giving defenders the speed and precision to stop cloud breaches in seconds across hybrid and multi-cloud environments

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Google Cloud Next 2026 — CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD) today announced the expansion of its Cloud Detection and Response (CDR) capabilities to Google Cloud. As adversaries weaponize AI to infiltrate cloud environments and move laterally across systems faster than ever, CrowdStrike CDR detects and stops cloud attacks the moment they begin. CrowdStrike’s CDR accelerates the shift from fragmented, posture-only cloud security tools to unified, real-time protection across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

CrowdStrike also extended the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform to regional Google Cloud infrastructure, enabling organizations to adopt and consolidate on its leading AI-native cybersecurity platform while aligning with operational and data sovereignty requirements.

“Every second counts when adversaries can move from access to exfiltration in minutes,” said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer at CrowdStrike. “CrowdStrike’s cloud security leadership is built on our ability to operate at runtime at scale. Extending CrowdStrike CDR to one of the world’s largest cloud platforms gives more organizations the speed and precision to stop cloud attacks the moment they begin.”

“Google Cloud is committed to an open security ecosystem, enabling greater choice and flexibility for our customers,” said Vineet Bhan, director of security and identity partnerships, Google Cloud. “By expanding our collaboration with CrowdStrike, customers have access to the best solutions for their unique needs.”

Stop Cloud Attacks in Seconds
As part of CrowdStrike Falcon® Cloud Security's unified CNAPP, CrowdStrike CDR eliminates log batch processing used by traditional CDR, which often takes 15 minutes or more to surface a single detection. Powered by a real-time detection engine built on event streaming technology pioneered and battle-tested by the world’s top threat hunters, CrowdStrike analyzes cloud activity as it happens. Combined with out-of-the-box real-time detections that leverage AI and machine learning to correlate active cloud adversary activity with cloud asset and identity context to expose advanced attacks, and automated response actions, CrowdStrike stops cloud breaches in seconds¹.

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1	Results are from detection and response workflows in AWS environments. Performance may vary based on customer configuration and cloud platform.

Multi-Cloud Data Sovereignty
Extending the Falcon platform to regional Google Cloud infrastructure delivers the multi-cloud flexibility global organizations demand, enabling data to be processed, correlated, and acted on within regional environments to comply with sovereignty requirements. By combining regional data residency with global protection, CrowdStrike stops breaches in a world where attacks do not respect borders.

“Cloud attacks are evolving rapidly, and stopping them requires real-time visibility and the ability to act instantly,” said Alexander Pabst, Deputy CISO at Allianz Group. “Combining CrowdStrike’s real-time, multi-cloud detection and response with Google Cloud’s global infrastructure is a critical step toward helping organizations keep pace with modern threats, while meeting the scale and data sovereignty requirements of global operations.”

For more information on the CrowdStrike-Google Cloud collaboration, visit CrowdStrike at Google Cloud Next ‘26 booth #1211, or read our blog.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include discussion of unreleased services or features. Any unreleased services or features referenced here are still in development and subject to change. Customers should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available.

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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