Microsoft Blames European Commission Agreement As Reason It Can't Secure Windows Like Apple Secures MacOS After CrowdStrike Outage
Microsoft Blames European Commission Agreement As Reason It Can't Secure Windows Like Apple Secures MacOS After CrowdStrike Outage
Amid criticism that the CrowdStrike issue wouldn't have happened with Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) macOS, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) has clarified that a prior agreement with the European Commission it is legally unable to adopt the same security measures as Cupertino.
有批评认为,CrowdStrike事件如果发生在苹果公司(纳斯达克:AAPL)的macOS系统上则不会发生。微软公司(纳斯达克:MSFT)澄清说,根据先前与欧洲委员会的协议,该公司无法采用与库比蒂诺相同的安全措施。
What Happened: Following the CrowdStrike incident, Satya Nadella-led company's spokesperson explained that as part of this agreement, Microsoft committed to providing security software makers with the same level of access to Windows as it has.
发生了什么:CrowdStrike事件发生后,由Satya Nadella领导的微软公司发言人解释说,作为该协议的一部分,Microsoft承诺向安防软件制造商提供与其本身同等的Windows系统访问权限。
This is far unlike what Apple is able to do with macOS, where it does not have to adhere to these restrictions. As a result, privileged access to a very critical component of the operating system – the kernel – is off-limits to third-party software makers.
这与苹果的macOS完全不同,在macOS系统上,苹果不必遵守这些限制。因此,操作系统的关键部分——内核——的特权访问不对第三方软件制造商开放。
Microsoft's Chief Communications Officer, Frank X Shaw, highlighted this in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
微软的首席通信官Frank X Shaw在其Twitter账号@fxshaw上发文强调了这一点。
from the article: A Microsoft spokesman said it cannot legally wall off its operating system in the same way Apple does because of an understanding it reached with the European Commission following a complaint. In 2009, Microsoft agreed it would give makers of security software...
— Frank X. Shaw (@fxshaw) July 21, 2024
来自文章的内容:微软发言人说,由于与欧洲委员会达成的一项谅解,无法像苹果一样将操作系统隔离开来。2009年,微软同意给安全软件制造商提供相应的Windows访问权限...
这篇发文是在2024年7月21日发表的。
Microsoft's agreement with the European Commission states that it is obligated to provide application programming interfaces (APIs) to security software makers with the same privileges as the Windows maker.
微软与欧洲委员会的协议规定公司有义务向安防软件制造商提供与Windows制造商相同的应用程序编程接口(API)权限。
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On the other hand, Apple is not bound by these restrictions. In fact, in 2020, the company took away kernel-level access because they are not "as secure or reliable" as their modern alternatives.
另一方面,苹果没有这些限制。事实上,该公司在2020年取消了内核级别访问权限,因为这些权限没有现代替代方案“安全可靠”。
Why It Matters: This revelation comes in the wake of a series of technical issues that have plagued Microsoft.
为什么重要:这一发现是在一系列技术问题困扰微软之后发生的。
A defective update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD) caused Windows PCs worldwide to crash, displaying the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD.)
网络安全公司CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.(纳斯达克:CRWD)的一次失败更新导致全球Windows PC出现崩溃,显示了臭名昭著的蓝屏(BSOD)。
This incident coincided with a widespread outage of Microsoft's cloud services, which disrupted the operations of banks, airlines, and broadcasters globally.
与此同时,这一事件与全球的银行、航空公司和广播公司的运营一样,也引起了微软云服务的广泛停机。
The faulty update from CrowdStrike was later criticized by a leading U.S. cybersecurity official as a "serious mistake" with significant impacts on critical infrastructure operations worldwide.
CrowdStrike的故障更新后来受到美国领先的网络安全官员的批评,称其是对全球基础设施运营的“严重错误”影响。
The issue also drew the ire of Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk, who blasted Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella for the disruption caused to the global automotive supply chain.
这一问题还引起了特斯拉公司CEO埃隆·马斯克的愤怒,他猛烈抨击微软CEO Satya Nadella 对全球汽车供应链所造成的破坏。
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