Microsoft to Host Summit on Cybersecurity After Major CrowdStrike Outage

The September event aims to address vulnerabilities exposed by the July incident affecting millions of Windows devices.

The summit will take place on September 10 at Microsoft's headquarters in Redmond, Washington.
Key participants include Microsoft, CrowdStrike, other cybersecurity firms, and government representatives.
Discussions will focus on improving security, safe deployment practices, and system resiliency.
The outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update impacted critical infrastructure globally, costing companies billions.
Potential solutions include reducing kernel access for third-party applications and adopting safer programming languages.