Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform

Microsoft Plans to Make Windows More Resilient to CrowdStrike-Like Incidents via New Platform

ByNews Polite

Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to make Windows more resilient to incidents caused by security firms, such as the global outage caused by CrowdStrike earlier this year that took millions of Windows computers offline for more than a day. At a security summit hosted by the company, the Windows maker…

Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage

Microsoft to Host Cybersecurity Summit After CrowdStrike-Induced IT Outage

ByNews Polite

Microsoft said on Friday it would hold a summit in September to discuss steps to improve cybersecurity systems, after a faulty update from CrowdStrike caused a global IT outage last month. The conference marks the first big step by Microsoft to address the issues that affected nearly 8.5 million Windows…

Microsoft Says Delta Airlines’ Lack of Modernised IT Delayed its Recovery After Recent Outage

Microsoft Says Delta Airlines’ Lack of Modernised IT Delayed its Recovery After Recent Outage

ByNews Polite

Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights. A software update last month by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered system problems for Microsoft customers, including many airlines. But disruptions subsided the…