Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , CrowdStrike Outage Updates , Governance & Risk Management

ISMG Editors: CrowdStrike Competitors Analyze Outage, Impact

Also: UN Convention Against Cybercrime Efforts; Serving SMBs' Cybersecurity Needs
Clockwise, from top left: Mathew Schwartz, Tom Field, Michael Novinson and Chris Riotta

In the latest weekly update, Information Security Media Group editors detailed how CrowdStrike's competitors have been using its recent outage to highlight how their technology and business approaches differ; why security vendors are rushing to serve the unique cybersecurity needs of small and midsize organizations; and the status of the United Nations' efforts to develop a treaty designed to combat cybercrime.

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The panelists - Mathew Schwartz, executive editor, DataBreachToday and Europe; Tom Field, senior vice president, editorial; Michael Novinson, managing editor, ISMG business; and Chris Riotta, managing editor, GovInfoSecurity, discussed:

  • What the CEOs of Palo Alto Networks and SentinelOne have separately been saying - both on a business and technical front - about last month's global IT outage triggered by a faulty CrowdStrike update;
  • How fresh cybersecurity solutions are being developed for the specific needs of small and midsize organizations, as detailed by Alberto Yépez, co-founder and managing director at Forgepoint Capital, in a recent interview;
  • Why a coalition of technology organizations is urging United Nations members to reject a draft United Nations cybercrime treaty.

The ISMG Editors' Panel runs weekly. Don't miss our previous installments, including the Aug. 16 edition on the hacking of the U.S. election and the Aug. 23 edition on how the supply chain attack on SolarWinds is redefining cybersecurity disclosure obligations, especially for CISOs.


About the Author

Mathew J. Schwartz

Mathew J. Schwartz

Executive Editor, DataBreachToday & Europe, ISMG

Schwartz is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience in magazines, newspapers and electronic media. He has covered the information security and privacy sector throughout his career. Before joining Information Security Media Group in 2014, where he now serves as the executive editor, DataBreachToday and for European news coverage, Schwartz was the information security beat reporter for InformationWeek and a frequent contributor to DarkReading, among other publications. He lives in Scotland.




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