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The CEO of CrowdStrike, George Kurtz, is set to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee regarding a major outage that caused chaos for flights and hospitals. This hiccup was triggered by a faulty update affecting Windows PCs, and it all went down last Friday, according to The Washington Post.
Homeland Security Chair Mark Green and Cybersecurity Subcommittee Chair Andrew Garbarino expressed that Americans deserve clarity on how this incident occurred and what steps CrowdStrike is taking to prevent it from happening again. They’ve requested a hearing with CrowdStrike by the end of Wednesday. Talk about putting the pressure on!
The fallout from this tech blunder is clearly ongoing. Even three days after the incident, Delta was still grappling with flight cancellations and those dreaded Blue Screens of Death. Yikes!
Kurtz took to social media to reassure everyone that this outage wasn’t a result of a security breach. Instead, he indicated it was linked to a Falcon content update for Windows Hosts. Sounds like a classic case of “it’s not you, it’s me!”
A spokesperson for CrowdStrike also mentioned that the company is in touch with relevant Congressional Committees about the situation. They’re keeping things flexible regarding when details will be shared, so stay tuned!
And there you have it, folks! Another tech tale that reminds us all to keep our software updated (but not too updated). Until next time, keep laughing and stay tech-savvy!
