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Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike is “actively working” to fix a “defect” in an update for Microsoft Windows users which sparked a global IT outage, the company’s chief executive has said.
The problem affected systems running Windows 10 and Windows 11 running the CrowdStrike Falcon software. [18] [15] Most personal Windows PCs were unaffected, as CrowdStrike's software is primarily used by organizations. [18] The CrowdStrike software did not provide a way for subscribers to delay the installation of its content files. [19]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A senior executive at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike apologized at an appearance before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee on Tuesday for a faulty software update ...
In February 2021, CrowdStrike acquired Danish log management platform Humio for $400 million with plans to integrate Humio's log aggregation into CrowdStrike's XDR offering. [35] Later that November, CrowdStrike acquired SecureCircle, a SaaS-based cybersecurity service that extends zero trust endpoint security to include data. [ 36 ]
Security software like CrowdStrike provide “patches,” or software updates, when threats are detected. Given the number of hackers probing companies' systems and devising new lines of attack ...
The trouble with the update issued by CrowdStrike and affecting computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system was not a hacking incident or cyberattack, according to CrowdStrike, which apologized and said a fix was on the way. But it wasn't an easy fix, requiring “boots on the ground” to remediate, said Gartner analyst Eric Grenier.
CrowdStrike, a U.S.-based cybersecurity firm, said the issue stemmed from a defect in a recent content update that disrupted the Microsoft Windows operating system.
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike said it deployed a "fix," and was working with those who were impacted after a global Microsoft outage disrupted internet connectivity around the world.