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What is CrowdStrike?
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity technology company dedicated to stopping cyberattacks before they occur, providing cloud workload protection, endpoint security, threat intelligence services and cyberattack response services.
Austin-based cybersecurity provider ThreatMetrix takes an innovative approach to protecting endpoints from malware and other threats. Their software collects threat data across an organization’s network and employs artificial intelligence algorithms to identify malicious activity within it. Furthermore, its remediation platform automates remediation tasks, such as quarantining infected devices or eliminating malware–saving both time and resources during incident response processes.
CrowdStrike’s cloud-based Falcon sensor is lightweight and takes up minimal storage on your machine, while running quietly in the background without requiring manual virus scans or updates. For more information about CrowdStrike, visit their website or social media pages – to start downloading CrowdStrike on either PC or Mac, visit MyDU and navigate to either PC Applications or Mac Applications pages and download their respective installer.
CrowdStrike releases the details behind Microsoft Windows outage
CrowdStrike released a blog post detailing the technical issues behind Friday’s blue screen of death chaos. They noted that an error in Falcon caused by a sensor configuration update led to systems running Windows to crash with blue screens displayed as soon as they rebooted, leading them into error mode and leading them down an unexpected path of destruction.
Falcon systems running on Windows hosts were affected, including those utilized by government agencies, businesses, banks, hospitals and airlines. As a result of this issue, some Falcon systems displayed the blue screen of death, leading to cancelled flights, closed call centers and disrupted operations.
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz confirmed the issue was caused by a defect in a single content update for Windows hosts, not Mac or Linux systems, which were unaffected. Furthermore, Kurtz stressed it wasn’t related to cyberattack. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addressed it via an X post, noting they’re working together with CrowdStrike to bring customers’ systems back online but offered no details beyond that statement.
CrowdStrike’s CEO George Kurtz apologizes
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz issued an apology on behalf of his cybersecurity firm after Friday’s worldwide outage of their software caused by a flawed update released from them, leading to systems being taken offline across flights, banks, hospitals, television networks and trains worldwide.
Kurtz, estimated to be worth an estimated $3.1 billion, provided an explanation on his company’s X forum about what had transpired. In his post he expressed appreciation for those impacted by the Falcon Sensor issue as well as their concerns and frustrations.
Kurtz explained that this outage was due to a single content update for Windows hosts only (Mac and Linux hosts were unaffected), not due to any form of cyberattack or malware infection. Once discovered, however, an appropriate fix was deployed swiftly.
The CEO also mentioned the fact that many systems affected by the outage were running older versions of Falcon, and stated that his company is taking steps to ensure all customers are on the most up-to-date version.
CrowdStrike’s CEO George Kurtz explains CrowdStrike’s role in Microsoft Windows outage
Kurtz called the security firm’s mistake causing Windows systems to display the Blue Screen of Death while rebooting, which led to restart errors, as a “huge mistake,” noting that his company is working hard to resolve it. His personal account on X (formerly Twitter) noted:
He also promised a full analysis of what went wrong, calling this an important lesson for all of us: software is created by humans, making mistakes inevitable – what matters is how we react when errors do arise and respond accordingly.
CrowdStrike’s Falcon Sensor software was designed to detect and prevent hacking attacks, and Austin-based company is well known for their long list of customers. They were hired by major data breaches such as Russia hacking DNC computers in 2016 or Sony Pictures’ cyberattack linked with North Korea in 2014. CrowdStrike is listed on the stock market with an estimated value of $83 billion.
