CrowdStrike Crisis: Experts Discuss the Largest IT Outage Ever: Hashtag Trending Weekend Edition for July 27, 2024

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In this episode of Hashtag Trending The Weekend Edition, host Jim Love invites a panel of cybersecurity experts, including Terry Cutler from Cyology Labs, David Shipley from Beauceron Security, and Mike Walters from Action One, to discuss the recent CrowdStrike incident. The panel examines the details of how an update caused widespread IT disruptions, affecting millions of devices globally. They delve into testing practices, risk assessment, and the importance of phased deployment to prevent such massive outages in the future. The conversation also touches on industrial control systems vulnerabilities and the broader implications of relying on single-vendor solutions. Tune in to gain insights into the largest IT disruption to date and what it means for future cybersecurity practices.

00:00 Introduction and Panel Setup 01:11 Discussing the Wiz Purchase 04:39 Modbus Story and Industrial Control Systems 10:30 CrowdStrike Incident Analysis 21:08 Visualizing the Impact of System Failures 21:31 Handling Disruptions and Financial Responsibility 22:07 Personal Stories and Broader Implications 23:19 Applauding Quick Responses and Future Strategies 24:18 Implementing Phased Rollouts 26:07 Challenges in Cybersecurity Updates 28:22 Lessons from the CrowdStrike Incident 29:05 The Role of Government and Market Dynamics 29:51 Testing and Risk Assessments 31:04 Simplifying Cybersecurity and Disaster Recovery 31:57 Concluding Thoughts and Lessons Learned 39:55 Final Wrap-Up and Acknowledgements