Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

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: 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.

Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike VP for counter-adversary operations, appeared before a US congressional committee to answer questions about its July faulty software update

Argues worse could happen if it loses kernel access CrowdStrike is "deeply sorry" for the "perfect storm of issues" that saw its faulty software update crash millions of Windows machines, leading to the grounding of thousands of planes, passengers stranded at airports, the cancellation of surgeries, and disruption to emergency services hotlines among many more inconveniences.…

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.

Microsoft will introduce new security capabilities for solution providers outside of kernel mode, preventing events like the CrowdStrike global outage

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.

CrowdStrike, other vendors, friendly govt reps…but not anyone would can tell you what happened op-ed Microsoft will host a security summit next month with CrowdStrike and other "key" endpoint security partners joining the fun — and during which the CrowdStrike-induced outage that borked millions of Windows machines will undoubtedly be a top-line agenda item. …

The tech giant seeks to work with endpoint security partners, including CrowdStrike, on how to prevent an outage event of such gravity from happening again.

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has published its root cause analysis detailing the Falcon Sensor software update crash that crippled millions of Windows devices globally

SatNad himself offered CrowdStrike recovery help, Redmond says, before suggesting airline's IT is in a mess Microsoft has labelled Delta Air Lines' accusations it's partly to blame for the outages caused by CrowdStrike’s buggy software "false" and "misleading" – and insulted the state of the carrier’s IT infrastructure.…

And reveals the small mistake that bricked 8.5 million Windows boxes CrowdStrike has hired two outside security firms to review the Falcon sensor code that sparked a global IT outage last month – but it may not have an awful lot to find, because CrowdStrike has identified the simple mistake that caused the incident.…

The legal spars between Delta Air Lines and CrowdStrike are heating up, with the cybersecurity firm claiming that Delta's extended IT outage was caused by poor disaster recovery plans and the airline refusing to accept free onsite help in restoring Windows devices. [...]

Oh, Boies, here we go again Delta Air Lines lost hundreds of millions of dollars due to the CrowdStrike outage earlier this month – and it has hired a high-powered law firm to claw some of those lost funds back, potentially from the Falcon maker and Microsoft itself.…

Microsoft says that its initial estimate of 8.5 million PCs affected was only a subset of the affected number of machines in the crash.

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Wednesday blamed an issue in its validation system for causing millions of Windows devices to crash as part of a widespread outage late last week

Rapid restore tool being tested as Microsoft estimates 8.5M machines went down Updated CrowdStrike's now-infamous Falcon Sensor software, which last week led to widespread outages of Windows-powered computers, has also been linked to crashes of Linux machines.…

A faulty software update from cybersecurity vendor Crowdstrike crippled countless Microsoft Windows computers across the globe today, disrupting everything from airline travel and financial institutions to hospitals and businesses online. Crowdstrike said a fix has been deployed, but experts say the recovery from this outage could take some time, as Crowdstrike's solution needs to be applied manually on a per-machine basis.

An issue related to an update to CrowdStrike’s security platform Falcon Sensor has impacted Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, causing global IT outages

On July 19, 2024, a large-scale outage emerged affecting Windows computers for many industries across the globe from financial institutions to hospitals to airlines. The source of this outage came from a single content update from CrowdStrike.