Microsoft Blames European Commission Agreement As Reason It Can't Secure Windows Like Apple Secures MacOS After CrowdStrike Outage
Microsoft Blames European Commission Agreement As Reason It Can't Secure Windows Like Apple Secures MacOS After CrowdStrike Outage
Amid criticism that the CrowdStrike issue wouldn't have happened with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) macOS, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has clarified that a prior agreement with the European Commission it is legally unable to adopt the same security measures as Cupertino.
有批評認爲，CrowdStrike事件如果發生在蘋果公司（納斯達克:AAPL）的macOS系統上則不會發生。微軟公司（納斯達克:MSFT）澄清說，根據先前與歐洲委員會的協議，該公司無法採用與庫比蒂諾相同的安全措施。
What Happened: Following the CrowdStrike incident, Satya Nadella-led company's spokesperson explained that as part of this agreement, Microsoft committed to providing security software makers with the same level of access to Windows as it has.
發生了什麼：CrowdStrike事件發生後，由Satya Nadella領導的微軟公司發言人解釋說，作爲該協議的一部分，Microsoft承諾向安防軟件製造商提供與其本身同等的Windows系統訪問權限。
This is far unlike what Apple is able to do with macOS, where it does not have to adhere to these restrictions. As a result, privileged access to a very critical component of the operating system – the kernel – is off-limits to third-party software makers.
這與蘋果的macOS完全不同，在macOS系統上，蘋果不必遵守這些限制。因此，操作系統的關鍵部分——內核——的特權訪問不對第三方軟件製造商開放。
Microsoft's Chief Communications Officer, Frank X Shaw, highlighted this in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
微軟的首席通信官Frank X Shaw在其Twitter賬號@fxshaw上發文強調了這一點。
from the article: A Microsoft spokesman said it cannot legally wall off its operating system in the same way Apple does because of an understanding it reached with the European Commission following a complaint. In 2009, Microsoft agreed it would give makers of security software...
— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) July 21, 2024
來自文章的內容：微軟發言人說，由於與歐洲委員會達成的一項諒解，無法像蘋果一樣將操作系統隔離開來。2009年，微軟同意給安全軟件製造商提供相應的Windows訪問權限...
這篇發文是在2024年7月21日發表的。
Microsoft's agreement with the European Commission states that it is obligated to provide application programming interfaces (APIs) to security software makers with the same privileges as the Windows maker.
微軟與歐洲委員會的協議規定公司有義務向安防軟件製造商提供與Windows製造商相同的應用程序編程接口（API）權限。
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On the other hand, Apple is not bound by these restrictions. In fact, in 2020, the company took away kernel-level access because they are not "as secure or reliable" as their modern alternatives.
另一方面，蘋果沒有這些限制。事實上，該公司在2020年取消了內核級別訪問權限，因爲這些權限沒有現代替代方案“安全可靠”。
Why It Matters: This revelation comes in the wake of a series of technical issues that have plagued Microsoft.
爲什麼重要：這一發現是在一系列技術問題困擾微軟之後發生的。
A defective update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) caused Windows PCs worldwide to crash, displaying the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD.)
網絡安全公司CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.（納斯達克:CRWD）的一次失敗更新導致全球Windows PC出現崩潰，顯示了臭名昭著的藍屏（BSOD）。
This incident coincided with a widespread outage of Microsoft's cloud services, which disrupted the operations of banks, airlines, and broadcasters globally.
與此同時，這一事件與全球的銀行、航空公司和廣播公司的運營一樣，也引起了微軟雲服務的廣泛停機。
The faulty update from CrowdStrike was later criticized by a leading U.S. cybersecurity official as a "serious mistake" with significant impacts on critical infrastructure operations worldwide.
CrowdStrike的故障更新後來受到美國領先的網絡安全官員的批評，稱其是對全球基礎設施運營的“嚴重錯誤”影響。
The issue also drew the ire of Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, who blasted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella for the disruption caused to the global automotive supply chain.
這一問題還引起了特斯拉公司CEO埃隆·馬斯克的憤怒，他猛烈抨擊微軟CEO Satya Nadella 對全球汽車供應鏈所造成的破壞。
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