Microsoft Windows, CrowdStrike
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Post-CrowdStrike catastrophe, Microsoft figures moving antivirus out of Windows kernel mode is a good idea
Microsoft says it's working on Windows to allow endpoint security solutions to operate effectively outside of the operating system's kernel, all with a view to preventing any future CrowdStrike-esque mega-outages.
Windows is still making changes to prevent another CrowdStrike-type disaster
After what happened with CrowdStrike, Microsoft wants to ensure that the incident doesn't repeat itself by making some important changes to its security.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Microsoft to tighten Windows after CrowdStrike outage
The severity and scale of the outage led Microsoft to host a security summit at its headquarters in Washington during which it invited CrowdStrike, key security partners, and government representatives to discuss “concrete steps” it could take to “improve security and safe deployment practices” for its clients.
Microsoft reveals ideas to improve Windows security updates after the Crowdstrike incident
Microsoft has offered a summary of some new ideas for boosting Windows security and updates in the near and far term after July's faulty Crowdstrike software update.
Microsoft plans to move security software out of the Windows kernel
CrowdStrike released a faulty update for its Falcon Sensor security software, which had widespread consequences for the entire Windows ecosystem. After assisting millions of PCs in
Microsoft, Security Vendors Talk Windows Kernel Improvements Post-CrowdStrike
Microsoft recently met with executives from some of its biggest security partners, including beleaguered CrowdStrike, to discuss ways to protect their mutual customers from another disaster.
Microsoft is making some major Windows security changes following CrowdStrike outage
Microsoft is working with endpoint security companies to prevent CrowdStrike-esque outages from happening again.
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Microsoft plans September cybersecurity event to discuss changes after CrowdStrike outage
But an application in kernel mode that fails can cause all of Windows to crash. On July 19, CrowdStrike released a buggy ...
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Microsoft summit plots end of kernel access for EDR security clients
The issue of kernel access was top of the agenda at a special event in Redmond on September 10, the Windows Endpoint Security ...
At Microsoft's security summit, experts debated how to prevent another global IT meltdown. Will it help?
In the wake of the devastating CrowdStrike meltdown earlier this year, Microsoft convened a meeting with leaders from the ...
Analysts update their CrowdStrike stock price after earnings
Kurtz, co-founder, president, and CEO of CrowdStrike (CRWD) , faced analysts during the cybersecurity company's first ...
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Will CrowdStrike event trigger a cyber hard market?
The CrowdStrike event shouldn’t trigger the next cyber hard market or lead to significant rate increases, a CFC expert said ...
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New CrowdStrike Falcon Platform Innovations Unify End-to-End Security and IT Operations to Remove Complexity and Stop Breaches
Legacy OS Support: Falcon introduces anti-malware protection for legacy Windows ... CrowdStrike’s patented ExPRT.AI ...