The Crowdstrike Incident: A developer mistake explained in 3 minutes
Bits of Chris: Augment, Stay Human · Chris Lettieri
July 21, 20243m 57s
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Show Notes
The morning I saw the news, I instantly thought developer mistake.
It never occurred to me it would be a hack.
But in talking with family and friends, I see how so many of them assumed it was a malicious attack.
In this short episode I break down what happened with Crowdstrike on July 19th and why it had such a devastating impact.
Resources
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_CrowdStrike_incident
* https://www.crowdstrike.com/falcon-content-update-remediation-and-guidance-hub/
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