CrowdStrike incident sounds an alarm on critical infrastructure [Video]

The chaos caused by yesterday’s content update by CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. shows that even the most successful cybersecurity firms with great management, award-winning products and a growing business, are exposed to unexpected events.

What’s even more important is that it underscores the fragility of our connected world and the critical infrastructure that makes it run. Virtually every industry, and who knows how many people, were affected by the update CrowdStrike pushed out. The focus right now is on getting customers back on line. For many, it’s an on-the-job training session in disaster recovery and business resiliency.

In this Breaking Analysis, we give you our assessment of the events of July 19, related to the CrowdStrike content update — what we know and what the potential exposure could be to the company. We’ll share new data from an Enterprise Technology Research “Flash Survey” and talk about what’s next in this saga.

Day zero data shows major business disruptions across industry

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