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The 2024 CrowdStrike outage caused a worldwide Windows Blue Screen crash, impacting airlines, banks, and enterprises.
This deep dive explains how DevOps & SRE teams mitigated impact, recovered systems, and prevented total failure.
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#CrowdStrikeOutage #DevOps #SRE #IncidentManagement #CyberResilience #CloudOps #PostMortem #ReliabilityEngineering #aws

2024 CrowdStrike Outage: How DevOps Engineers Saved Businesses from the Blue Screen Crash

In July 2024, a faulty CrowdStrike update triggered the world’s largest Blue Screen outage. Learn how DevOps engineers detected, migrated…

Medium

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Ian Kluft ✅🖥️📡Aug 6, 2024

"Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown" by @arstechnica - Parody is protected free speech. Fair question what else they should be spending time on. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/08/parody-site-clownstrike-refused-to-bow-to-crowdstrikes-bogus-dmca-takedown/ #CrowdstrikeOutage #business #Internet #outage #network #tech #oops

Parody site ClownStrike refused to bow to CrowdStrike’s bogus DMCA takedown

Parody site ClownStrike defended the “obvious” fair use.

Ars Technica

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Ian Kluft ✅🖥️📡Aug 6, 2024

"CrowdStrike Releases Root Cause Analysis of Falcon Sensor BSOD Crash" by @SecurityWeek - CrowdStrike technical report: misformatted communication between parts wasn't caught in testing. https://www.securityweek.com/crowdstrike-releases-root-cause-analysis-of-falcon-sensor-bsod-crash/ #CrowdstrikeOutage #business #Internet #outage #network #tech #oops

CrowdStrike Releases Root Cause Analysis of Falcon Sensor BSOD Crash

CrowdStrike says the Falcon sensor crash that blue-screened Windows machines was caused by a "confluence" of vulnerabilities and testing gaps.

SecurityWeek

A Guy Named Brian (he/him)Aug 1, 2024

“Asked about a continuing relationship with Microsoft after the crash, [Delta CEO Ed] Bastian said he regards it as ‘probably the most fragile platform’ and asked the question, ‘When was the last time you heard of a big outage at Apple?’” 😳

#Technology #CrowdstrikeOutage #MicrosoftWindows #Apple #macOS #macOSServer

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/1/24210680/crowdstrike-microsoft-outage-delta-lawsuit-class-action-damages

Delta CEO blames Microsoft and CrowdStrike for a $500 million outage

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is rethinking the company’s relationship with Microsoft and CrowdStrike following the recent crash that brought down millions of Windows systems.

The Verge

Global News National Jul 31, 2024

CrowdStrike shareholders sue over global outage, say company concealed info
The lawsuit says CrowdStrike's share price fell 32% in 12 days, wiping out US$25 billion of market value, as the outage's effects became known.
#globalnews #Tech #CrowdStrike #CrowdStrikeoutage
https://globalnews.ca/news/10673994/crowdstrike-outage-shareholders-lawsuit/

CrowdStrike shareholders sue over global outage, say company concealed info

The lawsuit says CrowdStrike's share price fell 32% in 12 days, wiping out US$25 billion of market value, as the outage's effects became known.

Global News

Global News Jul 31, 2024

CrowdStrike shareholders sue over global outage, say company concealed info

The lawsuit says CrowdStrike's share price fell 32% in 12 days, wiping out US$25 billion of market value, as the outage's effects became known.

Global News

XWiki SAS Jul 30, 2024

🚦Amidst the recent CrowdStrike outage, the message is clear: open-source solutions like XWiki are the future for true digital sovereignty!

🇩🇪 The German government has already taken steps in this direction, though challenges remain. Discover the full story and the path forward in our recent article.
https://xwiki.com/en/Blog/open-source-software-in-public-administration/

#digitalsovereignty # opensource #XWiki #crowdstrikeoutage

Why it’s more important than ever to adopt open-source software in public administration

Home of the XWiki and CryptPad Open Source projects. Looking to organize your information better? XWiki SAS's team of professionals is the best solution for you and your team. Ready-to-use or Customized. On-Premise or hosted in Cloud.

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Ian Kluft ✅🖥️📡Jul 29, 2024

"Corporate Apology" by @Marketoonist comic - It's more like, "While we acknowledge hardship of our users, their customers and the worldwide economy, our lawyers won't let us admit fault." https://marketoonist.com/2024/07/corporate-apology.html #CrowdstrikeOutage #business #Internet #outage #network #tech #oops

Corporate Apology cartoon - Marketoonist | Tom Fishburne

The recent CrowdStrike debacle gives lessons for all of us in how to (and how not to) communicate in a crisis. The initial tweeted response from CEO George Kurtz fell flat, as panned by comms expert Davia Temin: “This is a response scrubbed by a legal team with lawsuits in mind. It holds little to

Marketoonist | Tom Fishburne - Marketoonist is the thought bubble of Tom Fishburne. Marketing cartoons, content marketing with a sense of humor, keynote speaking.

Hex64 Jul 25, 2024

In today's digital age, cybersecurity threats are evolving rapidly, and organizations must be vigilant to protect their systems. A recent incident involving CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, serves as a critical reminder of the importance of proactive patch management and continuous monitoring.

https://www.hex64.net/noc-services/

#Cybersecurity #PatchManagement #ContinuousMonitoring #ProactiveSecurity #CrowdStrikeOutage #SystemUpdates #ThreatPrevention #TechSecurity #CyberThreats #HEX64