>> MICROSOFT IS HOLDING A CYBER SECURITY SUMMIT TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A CROWD STRIKE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT CAUSED A GLOBAL OUTAGE. AS YOU MAY REMEMBER, THE SOFTWARE OUTAGE TRIGGERED SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD TO GO DOWN INCLUDING AIRLINES AND HOSPITALS MICROSOFT REPORTEDLY PLANS TO ADDRESS WAYS THE TECH INDUSTRY CAN IMPROVE THEIR SECURITY. CBSS CYBER SECURITY CONTRIBUTOR JOINS ME NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THIS. I REMEMBER THIS, I HAD A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT THAT DAY AND THEY CANCELED IT AND THEY NEVER COULD REBOOK IT AS THEY WERE SO BACKLOGGED THAT REMINDS ME, I HAVE TO GET BACK TO THAT THAT BEING SAID, A SUMMIT IS NECESSARY, IS IT A LITTLE LATE TO PULL THIS OFF? TALK ABOUT OTHER ISSUES THEY HAVE HAD. >> THE TITLE OF THE SUMMIT SAYS IT ALL, WINDOWS IN POINT SECURITY ECOSYSTEM SUMMIT. THAT TELLS ME MICROSOFT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING WILLY-NILLY I DO NOT THINK THE STATUS QUO WILL BE THE END OF THIS. IT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PRESS IT IS LACKING SOME TRANSPARENCY. WHEN A PRESS RELEASE IS MADE, I THINK WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS MICROSOFT WILL CONSTRICT HOW THE OPERATING SYSTEM IS OPEN TO SECURITY COMPANIES LIKE CROWD STRIKE. ULTIMATELY THAT MAY BE A MISTAKE. MICROSOFT HAS HAD MANY SECURITY PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SOFTWARE COMPANIES LIKE CROWD STRIKE, DESPITE WHAT HAPPENED 19 JULY A REALLY GOOD IT DETECTS A RESPONSE, EDR AND SECURITY ON THE ENDPOINTS, YOUR COMPUTER, YOUR PHONE AND WHATNOT. LIKEWISE, IF THEY DO RESTRICT ACCESS TO SECURITY COMPANIES BUT ALLOW THEIR OWN MICROSOFT DEFENDER, THEIR OWN SECURITY SYSTEMS TO HAVE COMPLETE ACCESS , I THINK THE REGULATORS IN BOTH UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AND THE EUROPEAN UNION WILL HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THAT. >> WHY WOULD MICROSOFT WANT TO GET INTO THE CYBER SECURITY BUSINESS? AS YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF IT ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE THE THOUGHTS ARE EVER EVOLVING. >> BECAUSE MICROSOFT HAS SUFFERED OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, ACCUSATIONS THAT THEY REALLY TRY TO GET PRODUCT TO MARKET AND WORRYING ABOUT SECURITY PRACTICES THEY WANT TO REVERSE THAT PERCEPTION. THEY ALSO WANT MORE CONTROL, NOT LIKE WHAT THE OPERATING SYSTEM AND APPLE IS COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN. WE CAN FIND OUT WHEN THE PRESS RELEASE COMES OUT THAT I'M WRONG, I THINK THAT IS THE DIRECTION THAT MICROSOFT WANTS TO GO IN. THE PROBLEM IS, IN POINT SECURITY IS VERY DIFFICULT. KEEPING STATE ACTORS, THE PRC, THE RUSSIANS, THE IRANIANS OUT OF YOUR OPERATING SYSTEM IS VERY DIFFICULT. CROWD STRIKE IS EXPRESSING THAT AS TO OTHER COMPANIES MICROSOFT IS NOT. >> WE WILL WATCH THIS SPACE