CavyherdIs there a good quick description of exactly what the #CrowdStrike thing is? I've been hearing about it obliquely all day, but have no idea what the deal is beyond "'Puters go pfzzzt!"
Grammargeddon Angel@cavyherd They pushed a bad code update.
Oh dear. That seems like...an obvious thing not to do...?
No wonder the mockery has been on hight today....
Violinknitter@cavyherd And it’s not just that it was a bad code update, it was a bad code update that meant a lot of machines couldn’t even boot up enough to get a fixed update over the internet. So a lot of IT people are spending hours going around to different computers and needing to reboot them in person.
@Violinknitter @cavyherd ON A FRIDAY no less.
Never, ever push code on a Friday.
JdeBP@GramrgednAngel @Violinknitter @cavyherd
The #CrowdStrike update was pushed on Thursday, Austin Texas (where the company is located) time.
@GramrgednAngel @JdeBP @Violinknitter
Hm. We had an update go through Thursday morning.
Sounds like Monday could be Interesting.
@GramrgednAngel @JdeBP @Violinknitter
Well, I wonder, though? I didn't have occasion to restart my computer before I left work for the day (and I don't work Fridays), so it seems like next Monday will be the first opportunity for any shenanigans to manifest?
I suppose it's *possible* that my enterprise dodged the bullet, but that seems like a slim bet?
(The good news: I can monitor work comms from my mac, & I didn't see any discussion through the day on Thursday, so maybe we got lucky?)
@cavyherd @GramrgednAngel @Violinknitter
It really all depends from timing.
For example: I've read reports from people who lucked out and missed the update because contrary to the instructions of their IT people they turned off their office PCs on Thursday evening, and by the time they turned them on the next morning, the update had been withdrawn. So their PCs never had the bad "channel file".
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#CrowdStrike #MO821132
@cavyherd @GramrgednAngel @Violinknitter
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But (conversely) if you got the update Thursday evening before you powered off to go home and your work PC has not been booted up since, you may have the other kind of luck. (-:
@JdeBP @GramrgednAngel @Violinknitter
I remember updatingly behavior when I powered off Thursday evening, so I suspect I will turn out to be in the latter group. We Shall See What We Shall See!