Microsoft Plans Major Cybersecurity Summit After Global IT Outage Hits 8.5M Devices Earlier This Year
Microsoft Plans Major Cybersecurity Summit After Global IT Outage Hits 8.5M Devices Earlier This Year
In response to a global IT outage triggered by a faulty software update, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has announced plans to host a cybersecurity summit on Tuesday.
爲了應對由軟件更新錯誤引發的全球信息技術中斷，微軟公司（納斯達克股票代碼：MSFT）宣佈計劃在週二舉辦網絡安全峯會。
What Happened: The summit marks Microsoft's initial significant step towards addressing the issues that disrupted operations across multiple industries, impacting nearly 8.5 million Windows devices on July 19. The software update that caused the outage was provided by CrowdStrike Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD), Reuters reported on Tuesday.
發生了什麼：峯會標誌着微軟在解決7月19日影響近8.5萬台Windows設備的問題方面邁出了重要的第一步，這些問題擾亂了多個行業的運營。路透社週二報道，導致停機的軟件更新由CrowdStrike Inc.（納斯達克股票代碼：CRWD）提供。
The summit will be held at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington, and will include participation from invited government representatives.
峯會將在華盛頓州雷德蒙德的微軟總部舉行，受邀的政府代表將參加。
Why It Matters: The July outage underscored the risks of relying on a single vendor for security solutions and raised questions about many organizations' preparedness to implement contingency plans in the event of a system failure. The outage affected a wide range of industries, from major airlines to banks and healthcare.
爲何重要：7月的停電凸顯了依賴單一供應商提供安全解決方案的風險，並引發了人們對許多組織在系統出現故障時實施應急計劃的準備情況的質疑。停電影響了各行各業，從主要航空公司到銀行和醫療保健。
The outage led Microsoft to reconsider its security frameworks, particularly the access granted to third-party security applications. The company is now contemplating measures to restrict kernel-level access for these applications, which could alter how security software interacts with Windows operating systems and help prevent future breakdowns.
中斷導致微軟重新考慮其安全框架，尤其是授予第三方安全應用程序的訪問權限。該公司目前正在考慮採取措施限制這些應用程序的內核級訪問權限，這可能會改變安全軟件與Windows操作系統的交互方式，並有助於防止將來出現故障。
The escalating cybersecurity threats companies face and the challenge of balancing budget constraints with the need to safeguard their digital infrastructure. The cost of a data breach has risen 10% year over year, increasing the financial burden on businesses. Despite these rising costs, cybersecurity remains a critical area of investment for companies.
企業面臨的網絡安全威脅不斷升級，以及在預算限制與保護其數字基礎設施的需求之間取得平衡的挑戰。數據泄露的成本同比增長了10％，增加了企業的財務負擔。儘管成本不斷上漲，但網絡安全仍然是公司的關鍵投資領域。
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