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30 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.06
Tackling the biggest problems in cybersecurity requires superb insights and collaboration across the industry. This CISO Advisory Board will be a catalyst for constructive communication, practical innovation, and a showcase for leadership that drive...
30 Jul 2024 1 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.11
The Cybersecurity Vault - episode #36, with guest Ira Winkler Today we are going to talk about the massive global IT outage, effecting over 8 million devices, caused by the cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike. Although not a cyberattack, this incident...
27 Jul 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.07
Details emerge on how a bad CrowdStrike update was allowed to land on Windows systems and cause over 8 billion computers to fail. I discuss their leadership and break down the preliminary Post Incident Review document to reveal the point of failure...
25 Jul 2024 1 minute read 2 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.08
Let’s talk about CrowdStrike’s quality assurance failures! Thanks to Help Net Security for publishing my opinion piece. Take a look for a more in-depth explanation of how the bad update made it to over 8 million devices and caused widespread global...
23 Jul 2024 2 minute read 6 comments Debesh Choudhury $0.06
All global airline services were affected on July 19, 2024, due to a Microsoft Office 365 outage. Southwest Airlines, the fourth-largest airline in the United States, was spared from the chaos caused by the Microsoft Office 365 outage allegedly due t...
22 Jul 2024 1 minute read 5 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.03
The recent CrowdStrike outage, that continues to have global implications, reinforces the fact that cybersecurity solutions help manage cyber attack risks, but can also be a source of risk. The level of system access, which is necessary to provide s...
19 Jul 2024 2 minute read 1 comment Matthew Rosenquist $0.06
The world experienced a digital pandemic of systems going offline and displaying the dreaded Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), due to a catastrophic failure caused by a flawed file in an update to CrowdStrike cybersecurity customers. The impacts...
19 Jul 2024 1 minute read 3 comments Debesh Choudhury $0.07
The screenshot shows a view of Microsoft 365 problem reports submitted in the past 24 hours compared to the typical volume of reports by time of day. Airlines canceled flights due to the Microsoft 365 issues! "On July 19, 2024, Microsoft 365 apps and...
19 Jul 2024 2 minute read 0 comments Matthew Rosenquist $0.09
As an AT&T customer, I did receive the unwelcome news that they suffered a data breach. Here is a rundown for what you should to know. BREACH DETAILS · This is a sizable data breach of about 109 million customers · Call and text interactions from Ma...
18 Jul 2024 3 minute read 3 comments Debesh Choudhury $0.05
Are you inclined to have more convenience in securing your online authentic self? Are you on the verge of killing all passwords, planning to live a password-less life, and thinking you are more secure than before? This argument is in direct contradic...
