Tag: Cybersecurity
Following a CrowdStrike error that caused global IT problems for millions of people, CrowdStrike’s stock is not showing signs of being impacted. Despite a massive defective software incident by CrowdStrike that caused chaos for hospitals, airlines, emergency contact centers and businesses across the world, CrowdStrike’s stock (CRWD) appears to be relatively unscathed by the news…
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Amid fallout from a massive worldwide outage, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz noted that keeping up with hackers requires frequent updates to security tools—and sometimes, something breaks. Maybe it’s too soon to make this point, with travelers still stranded at airports, patients facing health-care disruptions and other widely felt impacts worldwide from CrowdStrike’s defective software update.…
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In terms of recovering from the outage, ‘it could be some time for some systems that just won’t automatically recover,’ Kurtz said in a televised interview. After a CrowdStrike software update caused a massive Microsoft outage with impacts worldwide, “it could be some time” before a full recovery is possible, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said…
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‘We’re helping by offering community support, helping with recovery plans, offering up our staff to augment the MSSPs and helping wherever we can,’ says Marc Menzies, president and CTO of Overview Technology Solutions. ‘We’re saying, “Hey, I know that everyone’s morning is messed up, ours is now messed up too but we’re here to help…
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After a defective CrowdStrike software update caused massive impacts to flights, medical services and 911 systems, CrowdStrike will likely take a hit to its strong brand in the cybersecurity market, according to Wedbush Securities’ Daniel Ives. After CrowdStrike’s Falcon software update caused a Microsoft outage and led to massive impacts to flights, medical services and…
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CrowdStrike says that it has deployed a fix after a defective software update led to widespread outages and massive real-world impacts to flights, health-care services and 911 systems. Microsoft tech outages reported Friday led to widespread disruptions worldwide in an incident stemming from a defective software update from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike. The update led to…
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The massive Microsoft Azure and CrowdStrike outage reportedly was caused by a recent update to CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor software. Here’s where everything stands as of Friday morning. From emergency 911 call centers to national health-care services to the largest airlines, the Microsoft Azure and CrowdStrike outage is causing chaos around the world. As of Friday…
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Judge Paul Engelmayer of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismisses nearly all claims made by the SEC related to the late 2020 SolarWinds Orion cyberattack, also known as Sunburst. The judge overseeing the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against SolarWinds and CISO Tim Brown Thursday ruled to grant…
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Dozens of cybersecurity vendors showcased their latest product offerings at XChange Security 2024. Here are the key details on 10 of them. While there’s no shortage of cybersecurity products aimed at securing businesses in 2024, some are more MSP-friendly than others. During this week’s XChange Security 2024 conference, MSPs heard from dozens of vendors that…
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‘Cork 2.0 is about making further investments for the MSP to help all of our collective SMB clients be more successful,’ says Dan Candee, Cork’s new CEO. ‘We’re taking an MSP-first approach to adding value, helping them make sense of their stack and their risk profile to provide the right integrations, insight and introductions around…
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