Microsoft and a Seattle-based internet security firm both said Friday that the 'Crowdstrike' update was not reflective of a cyber attack and should not cause pe
Microsoft and a Seattle-based internet security firm both said Friday that the " Crowdstrike " update was not reflective of a cyber attack and should not cause people to stop automatic updates.
“Basically, it was a bad update,” said Corey Nachreiner, the Chief Internet Security Officer for Seattle-based Watchguard.“It's basically enterprise-grade anti-malware software that can go on everything from computers, mobile phones, those kiosks you have in the airport, even ATM, you may not realize runs Windows and may have the security software,” Nachreiner said about the update, which was pushed out late last night to Crowdstrike customers around the globe.
Lefferts and Nachreiner described the update as "endpoint" protection, meaning that it goes directly to laptops and servers that subscribe to the Crowdstrike updates.“For Microsoft, and really any company that does regular updates, there's guardrails and safety practices in place to make sure that those updates are safe. In particular, a lot of what those updates are doing is keeping, keeping customers secure from attackers all over the landscape.
“It really shows that there needs to be focus and accountability on the security industry,” said Nachreiner, noting that there is a lesson in how companies post updates. “We have this staged rollout process where we start with what's called a friends and family beta, where we don't give software updates to everyone at once, rather our employees people, we're connected to partners get it first, then we spend time making sure it's working.
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