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CrowdStrike Explains Why Bad Update Was Not Properly Tested

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CrowdStrike Explains Why Bad Update Was Not Properly Tested 2024-07-24 at 14:16 By Eduard Kovacs CrowdStrike has shared a preliminary incident review, explaining why the update that caused global chaos was not caught by testing. The post CrowdStrike Explains Why Bad Update Was Not Properly Tested appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt […]

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Most Airlines Except One Are Recovering From the CrowdStrike Tech Outage. The Feds Have Noticed

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Most Airlines Except One Are Recovering From the CrowdStrike Tech Outage. The Feds Have Noticed 2024-07-24 at 05:16 By Associated Press Delta has canceled more than 5,500 flights since the outage started early Friday morning. The post Most Airlines Except One Are Recovering From the CrowdStrike Tech Outage. The Feds Have Noticed appeared first on

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Canadian Startup Protexxa Attracts $10 Million Series A Financing

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Canadian Startup Protexxa Attracts $10 Million Series A Financing 2024-07-23 at 21:46 By Ionut Arghire Canadian cybersecurity startup Protexxa closes a $10 million Series A funding round that brings the total raised to $15 million. The post Canadian Startup Protexxa Attracts $10 Million Series A Financing appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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CrowdStrike CEO Called to Testify to Congress Over Cybersecurity Firm’s Role in Global Tech Outage

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CrowdStrike CEO Called to Testify to Congress Over Cybersecurity Firm’s Role in Global Tech Outage 2024-07-23 at 18:16 By Associated Press U.S. House leaders are calling on CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to testify on widespread tech outage that services around the world. The post CrowdStrike CEO Called to Testify to Congress Over Cybersecurity Firm’s Role

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CrowdStrike Speeding Up Remediation of Systems Hit by Blue Screen of Death

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CrowdStrike Speeding Up Remediation of Systems Hit by Blue Screen of Death 2024-07-23 at 15:16 By Eduard Kovacs CrowdStrike tested a new technique to speed up the remediation of systems impacted by the recent bad update. The post CrowdStrike Speeding Up Remediation of Systems Hit by Blue Screen of Death appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Microsoft Says 8.5 Million Windows Devices Impacted by CrowdStrike Incident, Publishes Recovery Tool

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Microsoft Says 8.5 Million Windows Devices Impacted by CrowdStrike Incident, Publishes Recovery Tool 2024-07-21 at 16:31 By Mike Lennon Microsoft says roughly 8.5 million Windows devices were impacted by the faulty software update from CrowdStrike, and published a tool to help admins through the recovery process. The post Microsoft Says 8.5 Million Windows Devices Impacted

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CrowdStrike Provides Remediation Guidance After Software Update Causes Worldwide IT Chaos

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CrowdStrike Provides Remediation Guidance After Software Update Causes Worldwide IT Chaos 2024-07-20 at 17:01 By Mike Lennon CrowdStrike on Saturday provided technical information and remediation guidance to help organizations impacted by the faulty software update that trigged massive IT outages across the globe on Friday. The post CrowdStrike Provides Remediation Guidance After Software Update

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CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos

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CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos 2024-07-20 at 08:16 By Ryan Naraine CrowdStrike says a routine sensor configuration update pushed to Windows OS triggered a logic error that blue-screened computers worldwide. The post CrowdStrike Says Logic Error Caused Windows BSOD Chaos appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Bad CrowdStrike Update Linked to Major IT Outages Worldwide

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Bad CrowdStrike Update Linked to Major IT Outages Worldwide 2024-07-19 at 14:01 By Eduard Kovacs Organizations worldwide are reporting major outages due to Windows system crashes caused by a bad CrowdStrike update. The post Bad CrowdStrike Update Linked to Major IT Outages Worldwide appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Atlassian Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Confluence, Jira

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Atlassian Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Confluence, Jira 2024-07-17 at 20:01 By Ionut Arghire Atlassian releases security-themed updates to fix several high-severity vulnerabilities in its Bamboo, Confluence and Jira products. The post Atlassian Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities in Bamboo, Confluence, Jira appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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UnitedHealth Sticks to 2024 Outlook Despite Strong Quarter With Costs From Massive Cyberattack High

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UnitedHealth Sticks to 2024 Outlook Despite Strong Quarter With Costs From Massive Cyberattack High 2024-07-17 at 04:46 By Associated Press UnitedHealth booked $1.1 billion in total costs from the cyberattack in the second quarter. The post UnitedHealth Sticks to 2024 Outlook Despite Strong Quarter With Costs From Massive Cyberattack High appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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AutoNation Says CDK Global Ransomware Attack Impacted Earnings

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AutoNation Says CDK Global Ransomware Attack Impacted Earnings 2024-07-16 at 15:02 By Ionut Arghire Car dealership AutoNation has informed the SEC that the CDK Global ransomware attack impacted its quarterly earnings. The post AutoNation Says CDK Global Ransomware Attack Impacted Earnings appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency

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CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency 2024-07-12 at 17:31 By Ionut Arghire CISA says a SILENTSHIELD red team assessment found gaping holes in the security posture of a federal civilian executive branch organization. The post CISA Red Team Exercise Finds Critical Vulnerabilities in Federal Civilian Agency appeared first on SecurityWeek.

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How to design a third-party risk management framework

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How to design a third-party risk management framework 2024-07-12 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Most organizations focus on securing routers, servers, firewalls, and other endpoints, but threats can also arise from unfamiliar sources such as third-party networks, which can be used by hackers to attack an organization. Through a strong TPRM framework, companies gain

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Cytactic Snags $16M Seed Funding for Cyber Crisis Management Technology

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Cytactic Snags $16M Seed Funding for Cyber Crisis Management Technology 2024-07-10 at 20:01 By SecurityWeek News Israeli startup raises $16 million in seed funding to build what is being described as a “cyber crisis readiness and management” platform. The post Cytactic Snags $16M Seed Funding for Cyber Crisis Management Technology appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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Microsoft Warns of Windows Hyper-V Zero-Day Being Exploited

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Microsoft Warns of Windows Hyper-V Zero-Day Being Exploited 2024-07-09 at 22:04 By Ryan Naraine Patch Tuesday: Microsoft patches more than 140 security vulnerabilities in the Windows ecosystem, including a pair of exploited zero-days. The post Microsoft Warns of Windows Hyper-V Zero-Day Being Exploited appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Command Zero Emerges From Stealth Mode to Speed Up Cyber Investigations

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Command Zero Emerges From Stealth Mode to Speed Up Cyber Investigations 2024-07-09 at 20:22 By Ionut Arghire Command Zero has emerged from stealth mode with $21 million in a seed funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. The post Command Zero Emerges From Stealth Mode to Speed Up Cyber Investigations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Evolve Bank Data Breach Impacts 7.6 Million People

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Evolve Bank Data Breach Impacts 7.6 Million People 2024-07-09 at 16:31 By Ionut Arghire Evolve Bank says personal information of more than 7.6 million individuals was compromised in a ransomware attack. The post Evolve Bank Data Breach Impacts 7.6 Million People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View

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4 key steps to building an incident response plan

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4 key steps to building an incident response plan 2024-07-04 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Toole, head of security and IT at Blumira, discusses the components of an effective security incident response strategy and how they work together to ensure organizations can address cybersecurity issues. What are the

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HubSpot Warns of Ongoing Cyberattacks Targeting Customer Accounts

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HubSpot Warns of Ongoing Cyberattacks Targeting Customer Accounts 2024-07-01 at 19:31 By Ryan Naraine HubSpot is “actively investigating and blocking attempts” to hack into customer accounts but some targets have already been compromised. The post HubSpot Warns of Ongoing Cyberattacks Targeting Customer Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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