What Happened? On July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of ongoing operations, CrowdStrike released a sensor configuration update to Windows systems. Sensor configuration updates are an ongoing part of the protection mechanisms of the Falcon platform. This configuration update triggered a logic error resulting in a system crash and blue screen (BSOD) on impacted systems. The … [Read more...] about Technical Details: Falcon Update for Windows Hosts
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Introducing the Open Supply-Chain Information Modeling (OSIM) Technical Committee
Supply chain security has emerged as a critical concern for businesses in every sector. The importance of standardized, trustworthy, and interoperable information models cannot be overstated. Addressing this need, the OASIS Open Supply Chain Information Modeling (OSIM) Technical Committee (TC) is being formed to enhance supply chain management worldwide. The initial TC members … [Read more...] about Introducing the Open Supply-Chain Information Modeling (OSIM) Technical Committee
4 tips to excel in technical support from Elastic’s Julie Baxter-Rudd
Elastic’s Vice President of Global Customer Support, Julie Baxter-Rudd, got her start in technical support over two decades ago.“I was super lucky to find support early on,” she says with a smile. “It is a people business, from the customers we serve to the teams that help deliver the service. I love people, in all their glorious forms.”It's the people that led Julie to … [Read more...] about 4 tips to excel in technical support from Elastic’s Julie Baxter-Rudd
Technical Analysis of the WhisperGate Malicious Bootloader
On Jan. 15, 2022, a set of malware dubbed WhisperGate was reported to have been deployed against Ukrainian targets. The incident is widely reported to contain three individual components deployed by the same adversary, including a malicious bootloader that corrupts detected local disks, a Discord-based downloader and a file wiper. The activity occurred at approximately the same … [Read more...] about Technical Analysis of the WhisperGate Malicious Bootloader
CrowdStrike Expands Technical Integrations for Healthcare
The Healthcare Security Crisis The FBI has released many warnings of ongoing ransomware attacks targeting U.S. healthcare and first-responder networks over the last three years, with ransomware families being updated with new names as hackers exchange sophisticated hacker-for-hire code and models to exploit vulnerable healthcare facilities. From penalties and Health Insurance … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Expands Technical Integrations for Healthcare