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China actively promotes local information security solutions. But are they really that good?
Beijing is keen to use the recent global disruption caused by CrowdStrike's flawed Falcon Sensor update to promote its cyber services, warning of the risks of dependence on Western technology.
The massive failure of Windows-based computers last week did not affect China as much as the rest of the world. According to Microsoft, the crash affected 8.5 million devices in the United States and other countries, while in China no more than 10 thousand computers were affected.
This is because Chinese systems are much less dependent on CrowdStrike software. Meanwhile, local information security companies, such as QAX and 360 Security Technology, are emphasizing the greater security of their products against the background of this incident compared to their American counterparts.
And while IT specialists around the world are restoring their systems, the state-owned media in China are trumpeting the superiority of Chinese information security products, urging foreign companies to switch to them in order to avoid a similar fate.
Of course, such statements can hardly boast of a strong argument, because among hundreds of information security companies around the world, only one CrowdStrike failed its users. In Russia, by the way, the situation is similar to China, and local computers were almost not affected by the failure, since almost no one uses CrowdStrike solutions in our country.
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Beijing is keen to use the recent global disruption caused by CrowdStrike's flawed Falcon Sensor update to promote its cyber services, warning of the risks of dependence on Western technology.
The massive failure of Windows-based computers last week did not affect China as much as the rest of the world. According to Microsoft, the crash affected 8.5 million devices in the United States and other countries, while in China no more than 10 thousand computers were affected.
This is because Chinese systems are much less dependent on CrowdStrike software. Meanwhile, local information security companies, such as QAX and 360 Security Technology, are emphasizing the greater security of their products against the background of this incident compared to their American counterparts.
And while IT specialists around the world are restoring their systems, the state-owned media in China are trumpeting the superiority of Chinese information security products, urging foreign companies to switch to them in order to avoid a similar fate.
Of course, such statements can hardly boast of a strong argument, because among hundreds of information security companies around the world, only one CrowdStrike failed its users. In Russia, by the way, the situation is similar to China, and local computers were almost not affected by the failure, since almost no one uses CrowdStrike solutions in our country.
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