Incident Response After CrowdStrike Outage, Microsoft Debuts ‘Quick Machine Recovery’ Tool Microsoft debuts Quick Machine Recovery tool to apply fixes even when machines are unable to boot, without needing physical access. Ryan NaraineNovember 21, 2024
M&A Tracker CrowdStrike to Acquire Adaptive Shield in Reported $300 Million Deal CrowdStrike is acquiring Israeli SaaS security firm Adaptive Shield to boost the capabilities of its Falcon cybersecurity platform. Eduard KovacsNovember 6, 2024
Incident Response Delta Sues Cybersecurity Firm CrowdStrike Over Tech Outage That Canceled Flights Delta Air Lines has sued CrowdStrike, claiming the cybersecurity company had cut corners and caused a worldwide technology outage that led to thousands of... Associated PressOctober 28, 2024
Endpoint Security Microsoft’s Take on Kernel Access and Safe Deployment Following CrowdStrike Incident SecurityWeek talked to David Weston, VP enterprise and OS security at Microsoft, to discuss Windows kernel access and safe deployment practices. Kevin TownsendOctober 10, 2024
Incident Response CrowdStrike Overhauls Testing and Rollout Procedures to Avoid System Crashes CrowdStrike says it has revamped several testing, validation, and update rollout processes to prevent a repeat of the July BSOD incident. Ryan NaraineSeptember 24, 2024
Endpoint Security Post-CrowdStrike Fallout: Microsoft Redesigning EDR Vendor Access to Windows Kernel Microsoft is revamping how anti-malware tools interact with the Windows kernel to avoid another CrowdStrike faulty update catastrophe. Ryan NaraineSeptember 13, 2024
Endpoint Security CrowdStrike Estimates the Tech Meltdown Caused by Its Bungling Left a $60 Million Dent in Its Sales Massive outage spooked customers that had been expected to close deals totaling $60 million during the final few weeks of CrowdStrike’s fiscal Q2. Associated PressAugust 28, 2024
Endpoint Security Microsoft Convenes Endpoint Security Firms Following CrowdStrike Incident Microsoft has called together cybersecurity firms and government representatives for its Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem Summit. Eduard KovacsAugust 27, 2024
Incident Response Degraded Performance Issue Sparks Concern Among CrowdStrike Customers CrowdStrike has addressed a cloud service issue causing degraded performance and boot times for some of its customers. Eduard KovacsAugust 23, 2024
Management & Strategy CrowdStrike Hits Back at Action1 Following $1 Billion Acquisition Rumors CrowdStrike has denied having any significant acquisition talks with patch management firm Action1 following rumors of a $1 billion deal. Eduard KovacsAugust 22, 2024
Incident Response CrowdStrike Dismisses Claims of Exploitability in Falcon Sensor Bug CrowdStrike dismissed claims that the Falcon EDR sensor bug could be exploited for privilege escalation or remote code execution. Ryan NaraineAugust 8, 2024
Incident Response Microsoft Hits Back at Delta After the Airline Said Last Month’s Tech Outage Cost It $500 Million Microsoft is trying to determine “why other airlines were able to fully restore business operations so much faster than Delta.” Associated PressAugust 6, 2024