TLDR:
- Palo Alto Networks is seeing interest from organizations looking to switch security vendors after CrowdStrike’s global IT outage.
- CrowdStrike’s faulty software update caused a massive IT outage impacting millions of devices and disrupting critical services.
Article Summary:
Palo Alto Networks CEO Nikesh Arora revealed that in the aftermath of CrowdStrike’s global IT outage linked to a faulty software upgrade, businesses have reached out to Palo Alto Networks to potentially switch security vendors. The outage, which impacted at least 8.5 million Microsoft Windows devices, disrupted critical services across multiple industries. Despite CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz’s apologies and pledges for improvement, some customers are reevaluating their security options. Arora explained that some customers are in discussions with Palo Alto Networks about XDR and XSIAM solutions. Palo Alto Networks deploys software using a phased approach after testing on a small sample group, which has garnered interest from potential customers. Eric Grenier of Gartner noted that while there is backlash against CrowdStrike, not all clients are looking to switch vendors, viewing the incident as a one-off until proven otherwise.