Microsoft on CISOs: Thriving Community Means Stronger Security

At Black Hat USA, Microsoft CISO Ann Johnson and MSTIC director Sherrod DeGrippo described the July CrowdStrike Falcon configuration update that caused widespread Microsoft outages and "blue screens of death," discussed the incident response and community collaboration that mitigated further impact, warned that AI will be leveraged by both attackers and defenders, and noted persistent ransomware actors such as Scattered Spider while emphasizing the importance of industry and public-sector cooperation.