Microsoft has a fix for preventing the next CrowdStrike fiasco, but is it a good one? – Computerworld

The company says on its website that it is in widespread use among the world’s top companies, including 298 of the Fortune 500 companies, eight of the top 10 financial services firms, six out of the top 10 healthcare providers, and so on.

It provides cybersecurity via its CrowdStrike platform, which, like many other pieces of security software, is composed of two primary parts: the “Falcon sensor,” which is essentially a kind of security engine and “Rapid Response Content,” which contains data the Falcon sensor uses to check for potential cyberattacks and malware. 

The Falcon sensor does not get updated frequently, but the Rapid Response Content is constantly being updated, sometimes multiple times a day.  That’s because cyberattacks and malware are constantly evolving. The Rapid Response Content has information about new potential attacks, and the Falcon sensor uses that information to keep companies safe. The more frequently it’s updated, the safer companies should be.