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    CrowdStrike takes a revenue hit as global IT outage reckoning lingers

    Sales are taking longer to close and the cybersecurity vendor is offering discounts to stem potential customer losses.

    By • Aug. 29, 2024
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    SentinelOne fields inquiries from new customers following global IT outage linked to CrowdStrike

    Companies looking to diversify their risk from disruption are approaching SentinelOne, a week after similar customer movement was reported by Palo Alto Networks. 

    By • Aug. 28, 2024
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    Risk Management

    An esclation of cyber risks facing businesses and government has made cyber resilience a major priority. 

    By Cybersecurity Dive staff
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    CISA officials credit Microsoft security log expansion for improved threat visibility

    CISA officials say they plan to hold Microsoft accountable to ensure the company lives up to its commitments.

    By • Aug. 27, 2024
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    Marketing data security threats are rising: Where CMOs see gaps

    While marketers prioritize working with data security teams, effective communication remains a struggle, according to research from the CMO Council and KPMG. 

    By Peter Adams • Aug. 23, 2024
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    US, Australian authorities lead international push to adopt event logging

    State-linked and criminal threat groups are using living-off-the-land techniques to hide their hacking activities behind regular security tools.

    By • Aug. 22, 2024
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    After a wave of attacks, Snowflake insists security burden rests with customers

    The cloud-based data warehouse vendor remains “slightly muted” about the attacks on its customers because it wasn’t breached, CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said.

    By • Aug. 22, 2024
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    Insurance coverage drives cyber risk reduction for companies, researchers say

    Companies with cyber coverage are better able to detect and respond to attacks, according to a Forrester report.

    By • Aug. 21, 2024
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    3 tips to building a robust AI security strategy

    Organizations can reap bigger benefits from AI with guardrails that combine human oversight, strong underlying security architecture and technical controls.

    By Anton Chuvakin • Aug. 21, 2024
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    Palo Alto Networks CEO touts leads from CrowdStrike fallout

    In the wake of the massive IT outage, some CrowdStrike customers have entered talks with Palo Alto Networks in search of a new provider.

    By • Aug. 20, 2024
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    3 CIO lessons for maximizing cybersecurity investments

    Securing resources has gotten easier, said Feroz Merchhiya, City of Santa Monica CIO. But that hasn't diminished tech leaders' role in showing the value.

    By Lindsey Wilkinson • Aug. 19, 2024
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    Companies aren’t as resilient against cyber risks as they think

    Most companies fall short on business continuity as malicious threat activity continues to rise, a Cohesity study found.

    By • Aug. 19, 2024
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    Microsoft mandates MFA for all Azure users

    The company said it will require the identity and access control for all Azure sign-ins starting in October.

    By • Aug. 19, 2024
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    The biggest blockers to AI adoption, according to CISOs (and how to remove them)

    74% of CISOs agree that the benefits of AI outweigh the risks. So what’s holding them back? Discover how to remove the biggest blockers to AI innovation.

    By Eoin Hinchy, CEO and co-founder, Tines • Aug. 19, 2024
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    It’s time to stop thinking of threat groups as supervillains, experts say

    “These villains do not have superpowers. We should not treat them like they do,” CISA Director Jen Easterly said in a keynote at Black Hat.

    By • Aug. 15, 2024
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    White House details $11M plan to help secure open source

    National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr., speaking at Def Con in Las Vegas, says federal assistance must be bolstered by more ownership among the community.

    By • Aug. 14, 2024
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    M&A activity can amplify ransomware insurance losses, research finds

    The financial severity of claims related to ransomware attacks increased more than 400% from 2022 to 2023, the study found.

    By Alexei Alexis • Aug. 14, 2024
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    CISA director: Cybersecurity is ‘not an impossible problem’

    In Jen Easterly's view, the solution to the industry's pains lies in secure by design. “We got ourselves into this, we have to get ourselves out,” she said during a media briefing at Black Hat.

    By • Aug. 13, 2024
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    Misguided lessons from CrowdStrike outage could be disastrous

    Some leaders think moving slowly is safer in light of global outages, but this approach is wrong when addressing cyber vulnerabilities and will lead to bigger problems.

    By Deepak Kumar • Aug. 13, 2024
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    Microsoft Deputy CISO recounts responding to the CrowdStrike outage

    The industry’s collective response to the massive outage underscored for Ann Johnson its ability to come together and put competitive interests aside.

    By • Aug. 12, 2024
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    CrowdStrike pursuing deal to buy patch management specialist Action1

    The security firm is still working to overhaul its internal software development practices following the July 19 global IT outage involving millions of Microsoft Windows devices.

    By • Aug. 9, 2024
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    LoanDepot reports net loss as cyber-related settlement hit Q2 financial results

    The company disclosed $27 million in charges primarily related to a settlement deal in connection with a class action lawsuit.

    By • Aug. 9, 2024
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    Delta expects $380M revenue hit due to CrowdStrike outage

    The company said it canceled 7,000 flights in five days due to the IT outage, according to a Thursday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

    By Roberto Torres • Aug. 9, 2024
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    CrowdStrike snafu was a ‘dress rehearsal’ for critical infrastructure disruptions, CISA director says

    Despite the disruption, Jen Easterly said the outage was a "useful exercise" to determine the resiliency of critical infrastructure organizations.

    By • Aug. 8, 2024
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    Deep Dive

    Are cybersecurity professionals OK?

    Absorbing the impacts of cyberattacks takes a personal toll on defenders. Separating the evil they see from all that’s good in the world doesn’t always come easy.

    By • Aug. 7, 2024
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    CrowdStrike blames mismatch in Falcon sensor update for global IT outage

    The security company, in its root cause analysis report, said it is using lessons from the crash to make larger changes, while analysts predict further challenges.

    By • Aug. 7, 2024