A faulty update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike for Microsoft software on July 19 led to a massive IT outage worldwide that affected an estimated 8.5 million Windows devices. The software glitch to its Falcon platform led to the dreaded "blue screen of death" on affected computers and crippled industries such as airlines, healthcare and financial institutions.
What follows below are links to articles, videos and other resources produced by publications in the CyberRisk Alliance — SC Magazine, ChannelE2E, MSSP Alert and Security Weekly News — related to the outage.
CrowdStrike outage: News coverage
(July 19 - SC Magazine) CrowdStrike confirms faulty update is tied to massive global IT outage: ‘Fix has been deployed’
(July 19 - SC Magazine) Security pros brace for manual system-by-system fix to CrowdStrike outage
(July 19 - SC Magazine) What the CrowdStrike update outage means for cybersecurity
(July 20 - SC Magazine) CrowdStrike discloses new technical details behind outage
(July 20 - ChannelE2E) Security Update: MSPs, MSSPs Rally to Fix CrowdStrike IT Outage
(July 22 - SC Magazine) 5 ways threat actors are taking advantage of the CrowdStrike outage
(July 22 - ChannelE2E) CompTIA Security VP Selk Talks MSP Response Amid CrowdStrike IT Outage
(July 22 - ChannelE2E) MSP Talks About the Importance of Empathy Amid CrowdStrike Crisis
(July 23 - MSSPAlert) Cyber Pros Spot Spike in Malicious Activity Over CrowdStrike Outage
(July 24 SC Magazine) Poll: CISOs stick with CrowdStrike, share lessons learned
Commentary on CrowdStrike outage
(July 19 - SC Magazine) Seven tips that offer short-term and long-term fixes following the CrowdStrike outage
(July 22 - SC Magazine) Fallout from the CrowdStrike outage: Time to regulate EDR software
Security Weekly News podcast on CrowdStrike outage
(July 23) Killer Robots, Crowdstrike, Southwest, Play, FrostyGoop, Josh Marpet and More – SWN #400
