A flawed update sent out by the little-known security firm CrowdStrike brought airlines, TV stations, and myriad other aspects of daily life to a standstill – Copyright AFP Raul ARBOLEDA
The silicon dust is beginning to settle on the CrowdStrike outage (described as the largest IT outage in history – one that will cost Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. alone more than $5 billion in direct losses), yet there remains a considerable amount to debate and to puzzle over.
The incident related to a software update that caused a widespread outage to Microsoft systems, resulting in grounded flights and disruptions to other major industries.
To gain different perspectives, Digital Journal reached out to three leading cybersecurity experts to garner a new take on the situation.
Vendors are still suffering impacts
First up is Jake Williams: former NSA hacker, Faculty at IANS Research, a Boston-based cybersecurity research and advisory firm, and VP of R&D at Hunter Strategy.
Williams begins buy assessing the shockwave: “Vendor management teams should take inventory of which of their vendors are still suffering impacts from the CrowdStrike event. This will be important for future…
