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So, how’s CrowdStrike doing?

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity firm at the center of a huge global IT outage in July, has revealed some of the impact that the incident has had on its business......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsAug 29th, 2024

What is CrowdStrike? How the worst tech outage of all time really happened

Who's the cybersecurity technology company behind the largest tech outage in history? Here is everything you need to know about the company......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update

The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares has tumb.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

CrowdStrike fixes start at “reboot up to 15 times” and get more complex from there

Admins can also restore backups or manually delete CrowdStrike's buggy driver. Enlarge (credit: hdaniel) Airlines, payment processors, 911 call centers, TV networks, and other businesses have been scrambling this mornin.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

CrowdStrike explained: How one faulty update killed half the world’s IT systems

The sheer scale of the global IT outage caused by a faulty software update has left many wondering how one update to one company’s security software could have such massive impact. Ironically, the effect of the CrowdStrike flaw has been almost i.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Major outages at CrowdStrike, Microsoft leave the world with BSODs and confusion

Nobody's sure who's at fault for each outage: Microsoft, CrowdStrike, or both. Enlarge / A passenger sits on the floor as long queues form at the check-in counters at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, on July 19, 2024 in Manila.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Global IT outage takes down airlines, banks, 911 services, more; CrowdStrike to blame

A huge mistake by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has caused a global IT outage on a massive scale, with airlines, banks, health services, and more affected – including some 911 centers. United, Delta, and American Airlines are among the airli.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Global chaos erupts as Windows security update goes bad

The vast majority of corporate IT worldwide is struggling on Friday morning, with things as mundane as point-of-purchase, and as complex as flight management not working because of a bad Windows security patch by security firm CrowdStrike.An unknown.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide

Houndreds of housands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been made inoperable by a faulty update of Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors, and the outage affected transport, broadcast, financial, retail and other organizations.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJul 19th, 2024

Sublime Security secures $20 million to strengthen cloud email security and visibility

Sublime Security has raised $20 million in Series A funding, led by Index Ventures with participation from previous investors Decibel Partners and Slow Ventures. Cybersecurity visionary and Crowdstrike Co-founder & former CTO Dmitri Alperovitch is al.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsApr 25th, 2024

CrushFTP zero-day exploited by attackers, upgrade immediately! (CVE-2024-4040)

A vulnerability (CVE-2024-4040) in enterprise file transfer solution CrushFTP is being exploited by attackers in a targeted fashion, according to Crowdstrike. The vulnerability allows attackers to escape their virtual file system and download system.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsApr 23rd, 2024

Attack velocity surges with average breakout time down to only 62 minutes

The speed of cyberattacks continues to accelerate at an alarming rate, according to CrowdStrike. Adversaries increasingly exploit stolen credentials The speed of cyberattacks continues to accelerate at an alarming rate. The report indicates that the.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsFeb 22nd, 2024

Photos: Infosecurity Europe 2023

Infosecurity Europe is taking place at ExCeL London from 20-22 June 2023 and Help Net Security is on site. Here’s a closer look at the conference featuring: Island, Crowdstrike, Panorays, ManageEngine, Mazebolt, Cobalt, Intruder, TikTok, and Ce.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 20th, 2023

Intel, CrowdStrike, and Zscaler unveil compatible solutions for zero trust security

Zero trust is maturing as a mainstream security practice to minimize uncertainty by enforcing accurate, least-privileged access to information. This has become particularly relevant over the past few years, with a growing number of remote workers acc.....»»

Category: itSource:  digitimesRelated NewsApr 25th, 2023

CrowdStrike turns to managed XDR to help orgs navigate the cyber skills gap 

CrowdStrike's new managed extended detection and response tool addresses the skills gap with 24/7 support from cybersecurity specialists.  CrowdStrike's new managed extended detection and response tool addresses the skills gap with 24/7 support.....»»

Category: topSource:  venturebeatRelated NewsApr 21st, 2023

Elevate Identity enables security teams to automate customization of conditional access policies

Elevate Security has released Elevate Identity, its SaaS offering for Identity and Access Management (IAM) Professionals that integrates Elevate’s user risk profiling capability with IAM tools such as Cisco Duo, Crowdstrike Falcon, and Microsoft Az.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMar 17th, 2023

Hackers are getting smarter - and even going malware-free in some cases

Hackers are getting faster and more sophisticated, CrowdStrike suggests......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsMar 1st, 2023

Rackspace ransomware attack was executed by using previously unknown security exploit

The MS Exchange exploit chain recently revealed by Crowdstrike researchers is how the Play ransomware gang breached the Rackspace Hosted Exchange email environment, the company confirmed last week. The exploit chains CVE-2022-41082, a RCE flaw, and C.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJan 9th, 2023

Infosecurity Europe 2022 video walkthrough

Infosecurity Europe 2022 opened its doors today at the ExCeL in London, here’s a look inside the event. The featured vendors are: Akamai Technologies, AlgoSec, Appgate, AwareGO, Bridewell, CrowdStrike, Cybereason, Cymulate, Cympire, CyberVadis,.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 21st, 2022

Photos: Infosecurity Europe 2022, part 1

Infosecurity Europe 2022 opened its doors today at the ExCeL in London. Here’s a look at the event, the featured vendors are: Arctic Wolf Networks, Bridewell, Checkmarx, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Cybereason, Hornetsecurity, (ISC)², Mimecast, Netskop.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsJun 21st, 2022

Dig emerges from stealth and raises $11 million to secure data in public clouds

Cloud data security company Dig emerged from stealth, announcing $11M in seed funding for the cloud Data Detection and Response (DDR) solution. The seed round was led by Team8, with cybersecurity firms CrowdStrike, through their Falcon Fund, and Cybe.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsMay 19th, 2022