Global internet outage - Disruption to airlines, banks, media and other businesses worldwide - July 19, 2024

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"The problem stemmed from a Rapid Response Content update in the Falcon Sensor, CrowdStrike said on July 24. This type of update is intended to respond to fast-moving threats, and uses a Template Instance to define specific behaviors. “Due to a bug in the Content Validator, one of the two Template Instances passed validation despite containing problematic content data” on July 19, CrowdStrike wrote in a Preliminary Post-Incident Review. The Content Validator is a procedure to “perform validation checks on the content before it is published,” CrowdStrike wrote. The Template Instance passed other quality checks, but, due to the bug, an error was allowed to pass through to deployment."

CrowdStrike Says Buggy Validator Was Behind Massive Outage

 

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97% of CrowdStrike systems are back online; Microsoft suggests Windows changes

Kernel access gives security software a lot of power, but not without problems.

arstechnica.com

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said Thursday that 97 percent of all Windows systems running its Falcon sensor software were back online, a week after an update-related outage to the corporate security software delayed flights and took down emergency response systems, among many other disruptions.
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"This incident shows clearly that Windows must prioritize change and innovation in the area of end-to-end resilience," wrote [Microsoft VP] Cable. "These improvements must go hand in hand with ongoing improvements in security and be in close cooperation with our many partners, who also care deeply about the security of the Windows ecosystem."

 

[arielilane]

New York (CNN) — CrowdStrike fired back at Delta after the airline’s CEO lashed out at the cybersecurity firm for computer problems that he said cost Delta $500 million. CrowdStrike claimed Delta would have to explain its own IT shortcomings in any litigation, and that it ignored CrowdStrike’s offers of assistance.

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CrowdStrike fires back at Delta, claiming the airline ignored offers of help during service meltdown | KRDO

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August 5, 2024 8:59 AM