Displaying items by tag: CrowdStrike

With a vivid demonstration of how fragile the world's technology ecosystem is when one cybersecurity vendor makes a configuration mistake, 45Drives president Dr Doug Milburn says it's time for organisations of all sizes to take greater control of their infrastructure, in a move he dubs demicrosoftification.

COMPANY NEWS: The latest from Microsoft regarding the CrowdStrike outage that impacted some Windows devices.

COMPANY  UPDATE: Tesserent, cyber solutions by Thales Australia has just issued this update. 

GUEST OPINION: It is our understanding that any business running versions 7.15 and 7.16 are affected by the outage, but 7.17 seems to be ok.

GUEST OPINION:  What a Friday! The scale of today's global IT outage is unparalleled in recent history. It serves as a stark reminder that our entire world is powered by digital experiences and that the internet is neither magically infallible nor inherently resilient. This is a reminder you need to manage and control change: Don't blindly update software or change configuration.

Enterprise microsegmentation company, ColorTokens, has announced the appointment of Amol Kulkarni to its Board of Advisors.

Kanaiya Vasani, Chief Product Officer, ExtraHop

COMPANY NEWS:  Customers can now store records in LogScale, enabling greater flexibility and streamlining network data analysis

Cloud security company Zscaler has teamed up with CrowdStrike and Imprivata to deliver a zero trust cybersecurity solution from device to cloud that’s custom-made for medical institutions.

Highlights ExtraHop and CrowdStrike integrations to demonstrate the combined power of NDR and EDR solutions for CISOs globally

COMPANY NEWS: ExtraHop, a leader in cloud-native network detection and response (NDR), today announced it has been recognised by Gartner in the Overall Enterprise Network Equipment Market, Worldwide, 4Q22¹, ranking second in NDR market share. 

Rockwell Automation has announced a partnership with CrowdStrike to provide manufacturers with comprehensive endpoint protection services. The solution combines Rockwell's industrial cybersecurity services and CrowdStrike's Falcon platform.

Security, performance, and reliability company Cloudflare partners with cyber insurance companies to help businesses manage their risks online.

COMPANY NEWS: Solista, an award-winning Australian cloud transformation and security consultancy, has announced the formation of the Zero Trust Alliance, an integrated security offering combining best-of-breed technologies from market-leading security vendors, CrowdStrike, Netskope, Okta, Illumio, CyberArk and Mimecast.

Company News: Zscaler, the leader in cloud security, today announced innovations for the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform and new programs designed to secure digital businesses. New security solutions, resources for IT execs and practitioners, and deployment guides to expedite zero trust adoption are redefining the rules of IT security for today's internet-driven, cloud-first businesses. The combination of these offerings provides digital businesses a holistic approach to securing modern organisations and the pragmatic skills and blueprints needed to be competitive.

Integration Provides Full-spectrum IT/OT Visibility and Threat Detection Coverage

COMPANY NEWS: Claroty, the global leader in operational technology (OT) security, today announced it is partnering with CrowdStrike, a leader in cloud-delivered endpoint and workload protection, on an integration between The Claroty Platform and the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. This integration delivers comprehensive visibility into industrial control system (ICS) networks and endpoints, with a one-stop-shop for information technology (IT) and OT asset information directly within The Claroty Platform. It also delivers enhanced detection of ICS threats across the IT/OT boundary without the need for added connectivity, signature reconfiguration, or manual updates. The result is more effective and efficient IT/OT security governance and strengthened security posture spanning all connected sites.

The controversial American security firm CrowdStrike, which was called in to investigate the alleged Russian hack of DNC servers in 2016, had no proof that any emails from the system had been exfiltrated despite public assertions that this had occurred, according to the transcript of an interview released by the US Government a few days ago.

Security firm CrowdStrike is touting for more business, beyond its base in the US. That's probably why the company has put out a mid-year threat report which mostly contains details of tactics, techniques and procedures.

Cyber security solutions for public cloud and as-a-service grew by 46% year-on-year for the first quarter of the current year, the analyst firm Canalys says.

Controversial American security firm CrowdStrike did not provide an unredacted or final report to the FBI after it was called in to examine the servers at the Democratic National Committee that were hacked in 2016 and which led to claims of Russian interference in the US presidential election of the same year.

American security firm CrowdStrike has announced it is integrating the ability to detect firmware attacks in its endpoint protection product Falcon, a first of sorts.