The rise of Ransomware: any end in sight? Technology leaders are warning of a future powered by artificial intelligence, where attackers craft ever-more-devious encryption tools. TechRadar · Jul 25, 2024
Crowdstrike's Preliminary Post Incident Review Reveals Windows Outage Details CrowdStrike's PIR on Windows outage highlights need for enhanced cybersecurity quality assurance and deployment strategies. Top News · Jul 24, 2024
Infosec analysts are desperately needed to stop the next emerging cyber threat—and you could make over $100k Cyber experts can make over $100k, sometimes without even a degree. Fortune · Jul 24, 2024
Is NordVPN legit? NordVPN is the best VPN service in our testing, and in this article, we round up the top reasons why it's a legit VPN. Tom’s Guide · Jul 24, 2024
Crowdstrike blames update for letting bad data slip through causing global tech outage Crowdstrike has blamed a bug in an update that allowed its cybersecurity systems to push bad data out to millions of customer computers The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024
Stop following the herd to start fighting ransomware The harsh reality today is that organizations cannot rely on isolated data resiliency and disaster recovery strategies to keep out the criminals. TechRadar · Jul 24, 2024
Delta Air Lines under investigation as flight cancellations continue days after CrowdStrike outage Experts said it could take airlines weeks to recover from the massive cybersecurity error The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2024
Options Traders Don’t Like CyberArk (CYBR) But It Could Be a Relative Discount While the cybersecurity industry incurred a major blow, the criticality of the ecosystem may bode well for CYBR stock. Barchart · Jul 23, 2024
Nasa’s science mission spacecraft are at risk from hackers, but a new law could help protect them Nasa’s missions are some of the most technologically advanced and critically important endeavours. From the Mars Rover explorations to the Artemis missions to the Moon, the space agency’s projects push the boundaries of science and technology. However, these missions are also prime targets for cyber-attacks. The Conversation · Jul 23, 2024
I asked Copilot vs Gemini to explain the massive CrowdStike outage — here’s the winner I put Google Gemini against Microsoft Copilot to see which could provide the best analysis of the CrowdStrike Global IT outage. Tom’s Guide · Jul 23, 2024
GOP Lawmakers Demand Public Hearing With CrowdStrike CEO Kurtz On Global Outage The lawmakers said it is important to understand the outage's causes and the measures CrowdStrike is implementing to prevent future occurrences. International Business Times · Jul 23, 2024
TechScape: Why CrowdStrike-style chaos is here to stay Countless theories for the cybersecurity firm’s outage are flying, but whatever the reason, the fact is that this sort of thing is likely to happen again The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024
Cyber threats are at their most challenging level for years — and the risks may only get worse Cybersecurity is getting more challenging, and it won't improve any time soon. TechRadar · Jul 23, 2024
Wiz Ends Billion Deal Talks With Google's Parent Alphabet Israeli cybersecurity startup Wiz turns down Alphabet's billion acquisition offer, focusing on IPO plans. Alphabet's interest in Wiz's cloud security s... Top News · Jul 23, 2024
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024 Google's $23 billion takeover talks with Wiz fizzle out What was set to be Google’s biggest-ever acquisition appears to have fizzled out after the tech giant’s $23 billion (£18 billion) takeover talks with Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz were called off.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 Spotify shares surge 15% after profitability hits record high – as it happened The Swedish streaming company said gross margins hit a record high of 29.2% in the second quarter, after cost cuts and growth in subscriptions
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2024 Cybersecurity firm Wiz rejects $23bn bid from Google parent Alphabet Israeli company aims for stock market flotation after spurning biggest deal in tech group’s history
AAP · Jul 23, 2024 IT outage compensation talk inevitable: CrowdStrike The Australian president of CrowdStrike has apologised for the cybersecurity company's role in causing an outage that crippled global IT systems.
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024 CrowdStrike says more machines fixed as customers, regulators await details on what caused meltdown Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike says a “significant number” of the millions of computers that crashed on Friday, causing global disruptions, are back in operation as its customers and regulators await a more detailed explanation of what went wrong
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024 Business secretary expects to call in Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail takeover for review; Ryanair profits fall 46% – as it happened UK business secretary Jonathan Reynolds says it is “reasonable” to expect Daniel Kretinsky’s £3.6bn takeover of Royal Mail would be subject to government review
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024 Stock market today: Asian shares fall after Wall St ends worst week; Biden withdraw from 2024 race Asian stocks are mostly lower after President Joe Biden exited the 2024 race
The Conversation · Jul 21, 2024 Microsoft-CrowdStrike outage: how a single software update was able to cause IT chaos across the globe The world as we know it increasingly relies on digital connectivity that, for the most part, works quietly and invisibly in the background. So how did a single software update bring down half the internet?
The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024 GPs need time to recover from global IT outage, warns BMA A flawed update from cybersecurity provider CrowdStrike knocked many systems offline around the world on Friday.
Top News · Jul 20, 2024 Global Warning: Phishing Scams Exploit Cybersecurity Outage Learn about the aftermath of the CrowdStrike software update issue, including phishing scams, flight cancellations, and healthcare system challenges.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2024 The Observer view on the global IT crash: lessons must be learned from CrowdStrike fiasco Error that caused a global standstill reveals fragility of a networked world that has been created for efficiency rather than resilience