CrowdStrike Update Crisis: Impact, Causes, and Prevention
CrowdStrike is a leading EDR solution , used across a wide range of systems including point-of-sale terminals and ATMs . What’s the Hype about? On July 19, 2024, CrowdStrike rolled out a faulty sensor configuration update for Windows systems , causing widespread system crashes and the notorious “ blue screen of death ” ( BSOD ). This issue affected Windows hosts with Falcon sensor versions 7.15 and 7.16 , while Mac and Linux systems remained unaffected . Although this is not a security breach or cyber-attack , it is a significant complication arising from a routine software update . The incident is expected to be one of the largest ‘cyber’ events ever in terms of its impact. A diverse range of sectors, including airlines, financial institutions, food and retail chains, hospitals, hotels, news organizations, railway networks, and telecom companies, have been hit . Consequently, CrowdStrike’s shares dropped by 15% in U.S. premarket trading . What’s the technicality behind it?...