Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the world — revolutionizing industries and reshaping the way we work and live. As AI advances, governments across Asia are grappling with the challenge of regulating this complex technology. While the concept of AI is not new, its development has been increasing at such a rapid rate that the law is playing catch-up. This … [Read more...] about The evolution of AI regulation in Asia: A comparative analysis
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How AI Log Analysis is Shaping Observability’s Future
As digital applications and infrastructures grow increasingly complex, managing and understanding log data has become increasingly vital in achieving practical observability, enabling organizations to detect, diagnose, and prevent issues across their systems. However, traditional log analysis methods often struggle with the volume and complexities of modern log data in … [Read more...] about How AI Log Analysis is Shaping Observability’s Future
December 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Zero-Day Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49138) Exploit Observed in the Wild CVE-2024-49138 is a privilege escalation vulnerability within the Microsoft Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver, categorized as Important in severity. CrowdStrike Counter Adversary Operations discovered and privately reported this vulnerability to Microsoft, which subsequently acknowledged, … [Read more...] about December 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
November 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Microsoft Discloses Vulnerability within Airlift.microsoft.com In an effort to provide additional transparency for Microsoft-hosted services, Microsoft has disclosed a Critical privilege escalation vulnerability within airlift.microsoft.com (CVE-2024-49056). This vulnerability has been fully mitigated by Microsoft and requires no customer interaction. Microsoft has stated … [Read more...] about November 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
September 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Microsoft has released security updates for 79 vulnerabilities in its September 2024 Patch Tuesday rollout. These include four actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-38014, CVE-2024-38217, CVE-2024-38226, CVE-2024-43491). Seven of the vulnerabilities are rated Critical in severity, while the remaining 72 are rated Important or Moderate. September 2024 Risk Analysis This month’s … [Read more...] about September 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Tech Analysis: Addressing Claims About Falcon Sensor Vulnerability
CrowdStrike is aware of inaccurate reporting and false claims about the security of the Falcon sensor. This blog sets the record straight by providing customers with accurate technical information about the Falcon sensor and any claims regarding the Channel File 291 incident. CrowdStrike has provided a Technical Root Cause Analysis and executive summary that describes the bug … [Read more...] about Tech Analysis: Addressing Claims About Falcon Sensor Vulnerability
August 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Microsoft has released security updates for 85 vulnerabilities in its August 2024 Patch Tuesday rollout. These include six actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2024-38213, CVE-2024-38193, CVE-2024-38189, CVE-2024-38178, CVE-2024-38107, CVE-2024-38106). Among the updates is a fix for one of the vulnerabilities related to a ‘downgrade’ attack (CVE-2024-21302). Six of the … [Read more...] about August 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Tech Analysis: Channel File May Contain Null Bytes
Key Points CrowdStrike has observed instances internally and in the field in which the content of one or more channel files on disk is all zeroes. This has been observed in the context of a channel file being written to disk shortly before a machine crashes. The file containing zero content observed after a reboot is an artifact of the way in which the Windows operating system … [Read more...] about Tech Analysis: Channel File May Contain Null Bytes
May 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Microsoft has released security updates for 61 vulnerabilities in its May 2024 Patch Tuesday rollout. There are two zero-day vulnerabilities patched, affecting Windows MSHTML (CVE-2024-30040) and Desktop Window Manager (DWM) Core Library (CVE-2024-30051), and one Critical vulnerability patched affecting Microsoft SharePoint Server (CVE-2024-30044). May 2024 Risk Analysis This … [Read more...] about May 2024 Patch Tuesday: Updates and Analysis
Bitcoin Forensic Analysis Uncovers Money Laundering Clusters and Criminal Proceeds
May 01, 2024NewsroomFinancial Crime / Forensic Analysis A forensic analysis of a graph dataset containing transactions on the Bitcoin blockchain has revealed clusters associated with illicit activity and money laundering, including detecting criminal proceeds sent to a crypto exchange and previously unknown wallets belonging to a Russian darknet market. The findings come from … [Read more...] about Bitcoin Forensic Analysis Uncovers Money Laundering Clusters and Criminal Proceeds