CrowdStrike contracts external security to evaluate Falcon tool

The platform was at the heart of last month's massive outage

Tom Allen
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CrowdStrike contracts external security to evaluate Falcon tool
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CrowdStrike contracts external security to evaluate Falcon tool

Crowdstrike has employed two external security companies to review its Falcon tool, the agent-based platform at the heart of last month’s massive IT outage.

The company announced the news in its post-incident report, where it says the independent firms will "conduct [a] further review of the Falcon sensor code for both security and quality assurance." ...

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