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Microsoft will host a security summit next month in Washington in response to the botched CrowdStrike update that resulted in a massive Windows outage for 8.5 million devices.
The summit, which has been titled Windows Endpoint Security Ecosystem, will be held on September 10th in Redmond.
Participants include Crowdstrike, government officials, and various key partners who are engaged in providing security solutions. Below are the topics of discussion at the summit:
Microsoft believes the summit’s discussions will result in both short-term and long-term impacts that will contribute to the creation of a safer and more robust technological environment for everyone.
While the summit is not open to the public, the company has decided to release some essential details to the public.
This marks the company’s significant initial move to address the events of July 19, when countless individuals globally were unable to access their devices. Before this event, the company’s focus had predominantly been on providing updates and managing customer complaints.
This is not to say that it’s not serious about the issue. In fact, just after the incident it called for changes to Windows and contemplated moving security vendors out of the Windows kernel.
A kernel is the core part of an operating system that has unrestricted access to the device’s memory and hardware.
Once again, cybersecurity vendors are expected to protest. A deeper access to Microsoft’s systems helps them build innovative security solutions. So it makes sense why they would like to keep their Kernel access. But on the other hand, Microsoft doesn’t want third parties to bring down its entire operating system once again.
What makes the relationship between security vendors and Microsoft even more complicated is that it builds the Windows platform for them and then competes for paid security customers.
However, this time around, the discussion will happen in the presence of government representatives which will ensure a much higher level of transparency and probably better outcome.
The outage was caused by CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, that attempted to update its software but unfortunately, its update file contained a bug that crashed Microsoft’s entire system.
As a result, millions of customers encountered the “blue screen of death” and were unable to access their devices. The impact was widespread, affecting the UK, the US, India, Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, and many other countries.
Cybercriminals also seized this opportunity and sent out phishing emails. Overall, it created a significant disruption.
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