Microsoft admits 8.5 million CrowdStruck machines estimate was lowballed
Promises to discourage use of kernel drivers – so they don't crash the world again Microsoft has admitted that its estimate of 8.5 million machines crashed by CrowdStrike's faulty software update was almost certainly too low, and vowed to reduce infosec vendors' reliance on the kernel drivers at the heart…
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