Microsoft blames EU rules for its inability to lock down Windows following CrowdStrike incident
Microsoft blames EU rules for its inability to lock down Windows following CrowdStrike incident EU rules may have indirectly amplified recent outage When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works. Microsoftis reportedly analyzing whether restrictions enforced by the European Commission could be partly responsible for amplifying issues with Windows systems during therecent CrowdStrike outage incident. TheWall Street Journal(WSJ)notes that in an intriguing point concerning the security of Windowsoperating systems, Microsoft’s spokesperson pointed out a 2009 agreement with the Commission prevented the company from enhancing the OS’s security more rigorously....