Buggy CrowdStrike EDR Update Crashes Windows Systems Worldwide

July 19, 2024 at 01:11PM This morning, a defective update to CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor caused widespread IT outages, resulting in disruptions to businesses, airlines, healthcare providers, banks, and more. The update caused Windows-based systems to crash due to a bug in the Memory Scanning prevention policy. The severity of the impact led to flight cancellations, … Read more

Bad CrowdStrike Update Linked to Major IT Outages Worldwide

July 19, 2024 at 07:01AM Major outages are reported worldwide, potentially caused by a flawed update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Windows systems experience a Blue Screen of Death due to a recent CrowdStrike Falcon sensor update. Workarounds are being recommended, but the incident is causing problems for airports and other organizations. This incident is causing … Read more

Critical Update: CrushFTP Zero-Day Flaw Exploited in Targeted Attacks

April 20, 2024 at 01:57AM Users of CrushFTP are urged to update to version 11.1 following the discovery of a security flaw that has been exploited. Customers in a DMZ restricted environment are protected. The vulnerability, discovered by Simon Garrelou, allows users to download system files. CrowdStrike observed targeted exploits in the wild, mainly on … Read more

What the Bionic Acquisition Can Bring to CrowdStrike

October 30, 2023 at 07:34AM CrowdStrike’s recent acquisition of Bionic is strengthening its cloud security offerings and positioning the company as a player in reactive cloud security. The acquisition brings capabilities like Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) and Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) to CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform. Bionic’s technology will be integrated into a … Read more