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CrowdStrike Set To Introduce New Measures to Prevent Future Global IT Outages

Adewale A. — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:23:41 +0000

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has announced plans to implement enhanced checks and staggered updates to prevent a recurrence of the global IT outage that affected millions of computers last week. The Texas-based company outlined initial findings from its investigation into the incident and detailed steps to mitigate future risks. On Wednesday, CrowdStrike revealed that it would [...]

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CrowdStrike’s Global IT Outage and Its Implication for Risk Management

Adewale Ademowo — Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:17:04 +0000

As the global community continues to grapple with the aftermath of what has been dubbed “the largest IT outage in history,” industry leaders and government officials alike are left to ponder how such an event could occur. At the centre of this crisis is CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm tasked with safeguarding IT systems in our [...]

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Global IT Outage Spurs Malicious Websites as Experts Uncover CrowdStrike’s Update Oversight

Adewale A. — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:58:56 +0000

Cyber intelligence agencies have issued warnings about malicious websites exploiting a recent global IT outage by offering “unofficial code” to fix affected devices. Experts have pinpointed a likely cause of the issue: a faulty software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. The problematic update, which bypassed standard checks before deployment, impacted an estimated 8.5 million Microsoft Windows [...]

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