Tag: Cybersecurity
CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers is slated to testify before a subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee on Sept. 24. The U.S. House Homeland Security committee has scheduled a hearing for late September over the massive IT outage caused by CrowdStrike’s faulty July 19 update, which will include testimony from a top executive at the cybersecurity…
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This year’s leading news stories (so far) include the ongoing AI wave that’s remaking the IT industry, the impact of three multi-billion-dollar acquisition deals, the contrasting fortunes of two of the industry’s leading semiconductor companies – and what was likely the biggest IT system failure to date. AI Highs, Service Failure Lows The top news…
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Shahin Pirooz, a channel veteran and founder of WhiteDog, says he’s seen the massive need to bring a more-comprehensive detection and response offering to MSPs. WhiteDog Cybersecurity is seeking to drive the expansion of its MDR (managed detection and response) alternative platform through recruiting an array of new MSP partners, the company’s founder told CRN.…
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The exploration of a sale of cybersecurity firm Secureworks by majority owner Dell is reportedly underway. Dell Technologies is mulling the possibility of selling Secureworks to private equity investors, according to a report. According to a Reuters report Thursday, Dell—which is the majority owner of publicly traded Secureworks—has hired a pair of investment bankers as…
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Despite the massively disruptive outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in July, the cybersecurity vendor should continue to capture major growth opportunities over the longer term, an equity analyst tells investors. CrowdStrike’s stock price climbed Thursday following the release of quarterly results that beat expectations even in the wake of the massive IT outage…
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‘We did a higher percentage of the business through the channel in Q2 than we have during my tenure at any time,’ Citrix channel chief Ethan Fitzsimons tells CRN in an interview. Almost two years after Citrix was taken private and merged with enterprise software vendor Tibco, the virtualization and desktop delivery company is “more…
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The cybersecurity vendor is finding ‘enduring trust’ from many customers in the wake of the massive Windows outage in July, CrowdStrike Co-founder and CEO George Kurtz said Wednesday. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said Wednesday that the cybersecurity vendor has found “enduring trust” expressed by many customers in recent weeks, following the massive Microsoft Windows outage…
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The research firm says GenAI-powered attacks and AI-related data leaks are two growing concerns that are fueling security investments. Spending on cybersecurity-related services will continue on its growth tear in 2025 as both the cyber talent shortage and cyberattacks—including threats powered by generative AI—remain top concerns for organizations, according to Gartner. The research firm released…
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After the massive CrowdStrike-caused Windows outage last month, SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten says the incident revealed that cybersecurity ‘is not a winner-takes-all market.’ SentinelOne CEO Tomer Weingarten said Tuesday that the massive Microsoft Windows outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update last month signals the dangers of consolidating too heavily on certain technology vendors. “The…
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A zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director has reportedly been exploited by Chinese government hackers to target internet service providers and MSPs. Internet service providers and MSPs are the main targets of a cyberattack campaign exploiting a Versa Networks SD-WAN vulnerability and linked to the Chinese government, according to security researchers and media reports. The attacks…
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