Repercussions of CrowdStrike Outage & What You Should Do Next
On July 19th, the world came to a standstill when a content update on CrowdStrike’s Falcon 2024 systems for Windows hosts left millions of devices worldwide crippled. Labeled as one of the largest IT outages that seemingly brought down operations across the globe, including supermarkets, airlines, hospitals, metro stations, and banks, to name a few.
Recent Biggest IT Outage Had Series Repercussions
It took CrowdStrike no time to identify a faulty content update released on Friday for Windows hosts as the root cause. George Kurtz, CEO and Founder at CrowdStrike took it to major news publications to apologize for the outage. He mentioned that the outage wasn’t because of a cyberattack or a security threat but instead, a faulty content update released on Friday caused Windows systems to enter recovery mode with no out unless the affected files were deleted from CrowdStrike’s end.
Although the world is singing unanimously that it wasn’t a cyberattack, this hasn’t quelled the widespread fear of a possible cybersecurity attack lurking in the dark. In a digital world where systems are interconnected and woven into a complex structure, relying on a single source of technology such as CrowdStrike’s Falcon can be dangerous, as this recent incident has demonstrated.
Repercussions of CrowdStrike Outage & How You Can Make Your Company Resilient Against Such Incidences
The biggest IT outage had catastrophic repercussions of impending and halting operations globally, resulting in the cancellation of more than 4,000 flights, postponed medical procedures, and disrupted metro systems as well as ports that carry millions of tonnes of cargo every day.
Luckily, the event served as a much-needed wake-up call for IT professionals, prompting them to consider making contingency plans in the event of such widespread outages. It also highlights the importance of partnering with varied SOC players who may not be too prone to such outages.
For the unversed, CrowdStrike is a major and independent cybersecurity firm based in Austin, Texas, US. It currently handles thousands of companies including bigwigs from Fortune 500 and has millions of end devices on its palette. The incident crippled systems all at once highlighting the criticality of choosing smaller and better SOC providers who are less prone to such conditions and eventually avert such a widespread occurrence.
The Call for Action
Although CrowdStrike maintains this wasn’t a cyberattack and we trust them, there’s always gossip within the IT fraternity that it could be otherwise. We highlighted some pointers regarding why you should look for better alternatives eliminating reliance on a single source of technology.
Attackers are always on the lookout for possible loopholes and can prove instrumental in the downfall of organisations. We always encourage our clients to have multiple layers of protection and this is where Security Operation Centers play a vital role.
RA Technologies offers a robust cybersecurity portfolio and an in-house Security Operations Center (SOC). Our team of experts handles your security right from securing your IT systems, data encryption, and running EDR and MDR systems among others. Thanks to the years of experience, sophisticated tools, and resources at our disposal, we ensure you complete peace of mind while we monitor your logs and take remedial security measures to counter potential cyberattacks before they can cause massive damage to your reputation, customer’s trust, privacy, and loyalty.
Let us course you through the treacherous cybersecurity environment, call us at 04 210 1900 for more information! Visit RA Technologies right away and make your organization digitally secured!
July 31, 2024
