The avalanche of opinions following CrowdStrike’s faulty content update for its’ Falcon sensor security software are vast, varied and robust. To help cut through the noise SC Media and the CyberRisk Collaborative partnered to poll top cybersecurity executives, CISOs and security teams to share insights and lessons learned.
The following infographic is the result of a Rapid Action Meeting of the CyberRisk Collaborative convened to give forum members a platform to discuss the CrowdStrike incident. This infographic summarizes member sentiment and lessons learned:
(Click here for PDF version of infographic below.)
A CyberRisk Alliance resource, the CyberRisk Collaborative is a vendor-neutral community of CISOs and cybersecurity executives that share best practices and strategies for business success. Polling for this infographic was conducted in the days preceding news of the faulty CrowdStrike update and Microsoft outage. SC Media, an independent cybersecurity news source, is also a CyberRisk Alliance resource.
Continued CrowdStrike and Microsoft outage coverage
For more CrowdStrike update and Microsoft outage coverage, see below.
- CrowdStrike confirms faulty update is tied to massive global IT outage: ‘Fix has been deployed’
- Security pros brace for manual system-by-system fix to CrowdStrike outage
- What the CrowdStrike update outage means for cybersecurity
- CrowdStrike discloses new technical details behind outage
- Security Update: MSPs, MSSPs Rally to Fix CrowdStrike IT Outage
- 5 ways threat actors are taking advantage of the CrowdStrike outage
- CompTIA Security VP Selk Talks MSP Response Amid CrowdStrike IT Outage
- MSP Talks About the Importance of Empathy Amid CrowdStrike Crisis
- Cyber Pros Spot Spike in Malicious Activity Over CrowdStrike Outage
- Poll: CISOs stick with CrowdStrike, share lessons learned
Commentary on CrowdStrike outage
Security Weekly News podcast on CrowdStrike outage
