Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

National Risk Assessment Cites CrowdStrike Lessons Learned, Hybrid Warfare RisksThe British government's latest national security risk register sees a rising threat posed by cyberattacks disrupting operational technology in more critical national infrastructure sectors, and cites the CrowdStrike outage in "digital resilience failure" lessons to be learned.

Appeal Faces Steep Statistical Odds Given Previous Court RulingsPassengers affected by the July 2024 CrowdStrike outage are making a longshot bid to get their case reheard en banc, arguing that claims tied to the vendor's allegedly defective software update involve traditional negligence issues under state law rather than airline services.

Misstatement Claims Tossed in Class-Action Securities Case After CrowdStrike OutageA U.S. district judge tossed most claims from investors accusing CrowdStrike of misrepresenting its software testing rigor before a July 2024 outage. The judge said two statements about federal compliance could plausibly be misleading, but said plaintiffs failed to establish intent or recklessness.

Passengers' Nuisance Claim Against CrowdStrike Barred by Airline Deregulation ActA judge dismissed a suit against CrowdStrike over its 2024 outage, ruling the claims by airline passengers are preempted by the Airline Deregulation Act. The plaintiffs claimed damages for negligence and public nuisance. But the court found those claims were inseparable from the airlines' services.

Also: Privacy on the Line in 23andMe Sale; Google Leads Cyber Aid ChargeIn this week's update, ISMG editors unpacked CrowdStrike's escalating legal troubles following its global outage, the fate of consumer DNA data as 23andMe's assets hit the auction block, and why tech giants are banding together to pressure Washington for faster, smarter foreign cyber aid.

Georgia Court Allows Claims of Fraud, Trespass Over Falcon Software UpdateDelta can proceed with its lawsuit against CrowdStrike over a July 2024 update that allegedly bypassed Microsoft safeguards and crashed thousands of systems. The judge found that Delta sufficiently alleged fraud, computer trespass and gross negligence, allowing key claims to move forward.

Also: Iberian Blackout, Delta Faces Lawsuit Linked to CrowdStrike OutageEvery week, ISMG rounds up cybersecurity incidents and breaches around the world. This week: Mirai Botnet Exploits Flaws in GeoVision, the Iberian blackout under investigation, dueling cybersecurity advisories from India and Pakistan, Delta must face a lawsuit linked to CrowdStrike outage.

Looking Back on the Ransomware Attacks, Resilience Lessons and Tech TrendsIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed defining cybersecurity moments of 2024, from the CrowdStrike outage and its implications for vendor resilience to ransomware's continued evolution, and the shifting dynamics in the tech industry affecting startups and M&A activity.

Palo Alto, CrowdStrike, Zscaler Eye Firewall, SIEM Replacement, Incident RecoveryThree of the world's largest pure-play cybersecurity vendors recently reported earnings, grappling with SIEM and firewall displacement opportunities along with rebounding from a massive outage. Palo Alto Networks Continues to reap the benefits of buying IBM's QRadar SaaS business.

Regulator Tells Regulators to Enhance Third-Party Service SecurityBritish financial institutions must ensure by this spring that they could reasonably weather a third party tech outage on the scale of July's global meltdown of 8.5 million computers triggered by a faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.

Vendor Blames Delta's Outage Severity on Its 'Own Response and IT Infrastructure'CrowdStrike has countersued customer Delta Air Lines, accusing the airline of employing a lawsuit and seeking damages in "a desperate attempt to shift blame" for Delta's own IT inadequacies having exacerbated its outage, unlike "other major airlines" that quickly resumed operations.

Also: CrowdStrike Grilled by Congress; Coalition Against Spyware Abuse Is GrowingIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed Microsoft's major cybersecurity overhaul in the wake of some high-profile breaches, the latest developments from CrowdStrike's global outage hearing and the expanding U.S.-led coalition against spyware abuse in the EU.

CrowdStrike Executive Testifies on Faulty Update That Caused Historic July OutageAdam Meyers, senior vice president for counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike, told lawmakers Tuesday the company suffered a global outage in July after its decade-old validation and testing processes failed to identify an "unexpected discrepancy" in the updated threat detection configurations.

Also: Mastercard's Big Acquisition and US Election Security EffortsIn the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the fallout from the CrowdStrike global IT outage on endpoint security tools, Mastercard's monumental acquisition of Recorded Future to bolster its cybersecurity portfolio, and the latest efforts by U.S. officials to secure the 2024 election.

'We Don't Know How It's All Going to Shake Out,' Says CFO, 6 Weeks Post-OutageCybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has yet to see any lawsuits get filed against it by customers, following its July 19 faulty software update crashing systems worldwide. Does that speak to the company having run a well-executed crisis management strategy?

Global Outage Triggers Calls for 'Less-Invasive Access' to Essential FunctionsThe global disruption caused by a faulty CrowdStrike software triggering a kernel panic and computer meltdowns has led government agencies, experts and vendors to call for rethinking Windows operating system resiliency, including the deep-level OS access security tools now require.

Also: UN Convention Against Cybercrime Efforts; Serving SMBs' Cybersecurity NeedsIn the latest weekly update, Information Security Media Group editors discussed how CrowdStrike's competitors are responding to its outage, why security vendors want to serve the unique needs of SMB organizations and the status of U.N. efforts to develop a treaty designed to combat cybercrime.

CEO George Kurtz on New Recovery Techniques and Controls Implemented Post-IncidentCEO George Kurtz said CrowdStrike has blunted the business impact from the massive July 19 outage and is implementing changes to prevent a repeat occurrence. CrowdStrike is boosting the resilience of its Falcon platform through improved content visibility and control and enhanced quality assurance.