What is CrowdStrike and why was there a Microsoft outage?

Adam Isles, principal and head of cybersecurity at the Chertoff Group, explains what CrowdStrike does and why it's linked to the global Microsoft outage.

[ScottLarrry]

This global internet outage is insane! All airlines grounded and i was stock the airport and even banks, media, and offices from the U.S. to Australia. How can CrowdStrike have such a monopoly that could help restore such a massive amount of tech?

[hdtravel]

How could the whole world's computers be brought down by ONE companies software ? We are hugely vulnerable to the bad guys !!!

[stringbeats]

So CrowdStrike did the hacker's job for them?

[b_f]

Crowdstrike says "My bad" and everyone looks the other way.

[UQRXD]

All eggs in one basket is not a good idea.

[DannyRogers-clsc]

CrowdStrike...? Strike a crowd or the planet? What a name!

[PullUps]

Stop saying there was a ‘Microsoft Outage’
Blame belongs exclusively to CrowdStrike.

[keithdesouza]

"It takes a while to get a fix, since our customersrs are still testing our software update".

Either Crowdstrike did not do proper testing or they got hacked and their update got infected with rogue code that they failed to detect. Either way it's a terrible look for a cyber security firm selling endpoint protection.

[Noderwhy]

For all the people who say this is what happens.
Really?
Seems pretty significant to me, and at a global level?
No, this isnt something that just happens.
No matter the reason.
It is good to acknowledge our moments of weakness.
Its how we keep stuff in order.
Do not normalize poor quality control.

[tysgem]

I certainly wouldn’t want to be an employee or contractor of Crowdstrike right now !!!! Sounds like someone fell asleep at the wheel 😮😮😮😮

[keithb]

We couldn't make payroll because of this outage. 3, 000 employees! We're suing them.

[nzhixqd]

Well this is just a gentle reminder of how fragile all of this really is! One messed up update - and you get a whirlwind of chaos! Buckle up people, this is not the last event!

[DivyaAmbati-ke]

crowdstrike finally served the purpose of it's name !!

[cuongdo]

When Bill go to the Gate, he realized how his is micro and soft 😂

[Goodmedalist]

I agree, this will happen again. Autoimmune reactions and false positives by these sentinel tools will be what hackers and hack bots will leverage next.

[HugoGonzalez-wzjg]

Simple fix..
Cmd
Delete Crowdstrike
Done..!

[jrtstrategicapital]

One lesson learned: CASH REMAINS KING when systems fail....DIGITAL CURRENCY will always be vulnerable....

[Twtp]

X/twitter is the best spot for news nowadays

[dizzygirl]

Could you imagine how much damage and chaos a disgruntled employee could cause on their way out?

Probably not a great idea to allow one company to amass so much power over critical infrastructure.

[newyorkcity]

That problem for other’s country’s don’t have the technology rely on Microsoft