Microsoft calls for Windows changes and resilience after CrowdStrike outage
Microsoft has started responding with changes it wants to see in the wake of the CrowdStrike botched update. It looks like Windows kernel access is on the agenda.
CrowdStrike blames a test software bug for Windows wipeout
CrowdStrike has blamed a bug in its own test software for the mass-crash-event it caused last week. A Wednesday update to its remediation guide added a preliminary post incident review (PIR) that offers the antivirus maker's view of how it brought down 8.5 million Windows boxes.
Banks, airlines, brokerage houses report widespread outages across the globe
Businesses worldwide are experiencing outages, including Windows "blue screen of death" errors on their computers, in what has already become one of the
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