Episode description
This week: the aftermath of the CrowdStrike outage, the larger forces at play, the future of cybersecurity, and where the world is headed long-term.
Our guest is Erik Moore, a veteran of the cybersecurity field and program director for the online Master of Science Program in Cybersecurity Leadership at Seattle University's Albers School of Business and Economics.
Moore says cybersecurity companies are facing faster and more complex threats due to factors including AI, and geopolitical and financial forces, requiring quicker responses. Current testing and deployment processes need to be overhauled handle these new challenges effectively. But long-term, he's optimistic about where the field and the world are headed.
Related Links
- GeekWire News Coverage: ‘A little frightening’: CrowdStrike outage puts Microsoft’s role in global IT back in the spotlight
- CrowdStrike Blog Post: Technical Details on Today’s Outage
- Microsoft: Helping our customers through the CrowdStrike outage
- Seattle University: Master of Science Program in Cybersecurity Leadership
- CNBC: CrowdStrike update that caused global outage likely skipped checks, experts say
- KING-5: CrowdStrike Outage Hits Microsoft
- Channel News Asia: What do we know about CrowdStrike?
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