Tag: Cybersecurity

The cybersecurity vendor says Delta did not accept offers of help amid the multi-day outage that impacted the airline. CrowdStrike is contending that Delta did not accept offers of help amid the multi-day outage that impacted the airline, following the cybersecurity vendor’s defective July 19 update. In a letter sent to an attorney who is…

Comments from Delta CEO Ed Bastian this week seem to allege that the co-opetition between CrowdStrike and Microsoft may have played a role in the massive July 19 outage. For years, Microsoft and CrowdStrike have had what can only be described as a strange—and strained—relationship. This was true long before the global IT outage two…

The cybersecurity vendor is looking to extend its SASE platform with the acquisition of ‘trailblazer’ Lacework, Fortinet says. Fortinet is looking to significantly extend its cybersecurity platform with the completion of the acquisition Friday of cloud security “trailblazer” Lacework, the company said. Terms of the agreement, which was initially announced June 10, have remained undisclosed.…

Matters related to the widely felt July 19 outage have begun shifting into the legal sphere this week. Matters related to the widely felt July 19 outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update have begun shifting into the legal sphere this week. And this is where things are likely to remain for some time, according…

The cybersecurity giant reported the recovery progress after the massive July 19 outage caused by its faulty update. CrowdStrike said 99 percent of Windows sensors for its Falcon platform are online, following the global outage caused by its faulty July 19 update. In an update to its Remediation and Guidance Hub site posted Wednesday, the…

However, additional companies beyond Delta can be expected to consider legal action against CrowdStrike over the massive July 19 outage, according to a Wall Street analyst. It’s not expected that CrowdStrike will be found liable in a lawsuit that Delta is expected to file, though the distractions for the cybersecurity vendor are almost certain to…

The outage impacted Microsoft 365, the Azure portal and multiple Azure services on Tuesday. Microsoft disclosed that the major outage that impacted services including Microsoft 365 and Azure on Tuesday was initially caused by a DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attack, though the outage was worsened due to an “error” by the Microsoft response effort. The outage…

The U.S. cybersecurity agency’s warning comes after a Microsoft report saying multiple ransomware operators have utilized the bug in attacks. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning about risks from a VMware ESXi vulnerability after Microsoft reported that multiple ransomware operators have utilized the bug in attacks. In a post Tuesday, CISA…