Forbes
The Cybersecurity Leadership Crisis Dooming America’s Companies
America’s companies have a chronic problem with cybersecurity.
That problem has now reached Stage 4 — spreading out of control with CrowdStrike’s mass-inflicted systemic cybersecurity incident that was not even caused by a cyber-attack.
Half-way through the summer of 2024 and the scalding impacts of the UnitedHealth Group and CrowdStrike cyber incidents have now redefined what is truly at stake and just how fragile America’s complex digital business systems are. How we long for the summer of 2023 and the tepid waters of the MGM and Caesers cybersecurity incidents. Click here for more
CBS News
Microsoft outage brings “blue screen of death” to computer systems across the Bay Area
A massive Microsoft Windows failure that crashed computers around the world early Friday morning has caused flight cancellations and delays and impeded court and government functions throughout the Bay Area.
Sometime after 2 a.m. Pacific Time on Friday, a worldwide cyber security company called CrowdStrike initiated a software update to a product called Falcon, which caused countless client computers and servers running Windows to crash. Click here for more
The Guardian
CrowdStrike faces backlash as ‘thank you’ gift cards are blocked
An attempt by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike to thank workers who tackled the recent global IT outage with a $10 UberEats voucher hit a stumbling block after Uber flagged the gesture as potential fraud.
CrowdStrike confirmed that it sent the $10 voucher to “teammates and partners” who helped customers affected by a faulty software update it issued. Click here for more
CBS News
Parents of UC Berkeley students hire private security guards to patrol campus
Starting this week, a team of private security guards will patrol the south side of the University of California Berkeley campus. They were hired by a group of concerned parents.
The guards will work from 6:30 at night to 3 a.m., focusing on patrolling three main dorm buildings and the surrounding area. Cal parents who are part of a group called Safe Bears say this is long overdue but some wonder if it will really make the streets safer. Click here for more
(CBS News, 2024)
AXIOS
Pentagon stares down “drone swarm” threat
Swarms of low-cost drones powered by AI — perhaps hundreds of them at the same time — could soon pose an existential threat to America’s hulking war machinery.
Why it matters: Advanced militaries can largely fend off individual drones. But swarms of them deployed on a single target have the potential to reshape the global balance of power Click here for more
(AXIOS, 2024)
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Bressner, N. (2024). AI-powered drone swarms: The Future of Military Technology. AXIOS. https://www.axios.com/2024/03/15/drone-swarms-ai-military-war
Milmo, D. (2024, July 26). CrowdStrike faces backlash as ‘thank you’ gift cards are blocked. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/25/crowdstrike-workers-ubereats-vouchers
Microsoft outage brings “blue screen of death” to computer systems across the Bay Area. (2024, July 20). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/microsoft-outage-blue-screen-of-death-bay-area/
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