The CrowdStrike-Windows outage story continued to play out in airports, online and in stores Monday (July 22) with the focus now turning to the security of what used to be routine software updates. Both Microsoft and CrowdStrike, as well as other companies that were victimized...
Insurers reportedly could be facing hundreds or thousands of business interruption claims resulting from the Microsoft outage that began late Thursday (July 18). Economic damages from the event, which crippled industries and inconvenienced consumers around the world, could amount to tens of billions of dollars, Reuters reported Friday...
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly woven into the fabric of our daily lives, Microsoft is betting that the future of computing will be powered by AI — and that users will want that intelligence at their fingertips rather than in the...
The desktop version of popular app Facebook Messenger has arrived on Mac and Windows computers, letting people communicate via video chat during a time when everyone is using that means of communication. Video chat and other similar modes of connection have become a lifeline for...
July 22, 2024
Two members of the House Homeland Security Committee have asked CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz to appear before the committee and give public testimony about the faulty software update that affected organizations around the world on Friday (July 19). In a letter dated Monday (July 22), Rep. Mark E. Green, R-Tenn., who is chairman of the […]
July 19, 2024
Insurers reportedly could be facing hundreds or thousands of business interruption claims resulting from the Microsoft outage that began late Thursday (July 18). Economic damages from the event, which crippled industries and...
April 02, 2020
The desktop version of popular app Facebook Messenger has arrived on Mac and Windows computers, letting people communicate via video chat during a time when everyone is using that means...
January 15, 2020
In a move designed for public reassurance and transparency, the National Security Agency (NSA) will now be more forthright, sharing cybersecurity attacks with companies rather than discreetly analyzing them in...
