Crowdstrike's Faulty Microsoft Windows Update Gets Slammed By US Cybersecurity Official: 'Was A Huge Deal...'
Crowdstrike's Faulty Microsoft Windows Update Gets Slammed By US Cybersecurity Official: 'Was A Huge Deal...'
The flawed update from CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWD), which led to a global IT outage, has attracted criticism from a leading U.S. cybersecurity official.
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.（纳斯达克：crowdstrike）的错误更新导致全球 IT 败败，并受到美国领先的网络安全官员的批评。
What Happened: In a LinkedIn post on Saturday, Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, labeled the faulty software update as a "serious mistake."
发生了什么：在周六的领英（LinkedIn）帖子中，《网络安全与基础设施安全局》（Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency）的主任詹·伊斯特利（Jen Easterly）将有缺陷的软件更新标记为“严重错误”。
The incident "was a huge deal with serious impacts on critical infrastructure operations across the world," she stated, adding, "While it wasn't malicious, it was a serious mistake, one for which CEO George Kurtz took full responsibility, apologized, and committed to resolving collaboratively,"
她表示，这一事件“对全球关键基础设施运营产生了重大影响”，并补充说，“虽然它不是恶意的，但这是一个严重的错误，其中CEO乔治·库尔兹（George Kurtz）承担了全部责任，并道歉，并承诺合作解决。
She went on to say that disruptions from technology outages or cyber-attacks, are inevitable. Organizations must anticipate and plan for these events, designing resilient systems and training personnel to manage them.
她接着说，科技中断或网络攻击的干扰是不可避免的。组织必须预见并计划这些事件，设计具有弹性的系统并培训人员来管理它们。
Moreover, governments and critical infrastructure entities must enhance resilience to ensure swift response and recovery, minimizing disruption to essential services, Easterly said.
此外，政府和关键基础设施实体必须增强韧性，以确保快速响应和恢复，将对基本服务的干扰降至最低，伊斯特利表示。
Why It Matters: The defective update impacted approximately 8.5 million devices globally that run on the Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Windows system.
为什么很重要：次品更新影响全球约 850 万运行在微软公司（NASDAQ:MSFT）Windows 系统上的设备。
The update had a profound effect on businesses and governments worldwide, causing disruptions in critical infrastructure operations.
此次更新对全球企业和政府产生了深远的影响，造成关键基础设施运营方面的干扰。
Following the incident, CrowdStrike experienced a significant decline in its stock price. The company is currently assisting affected customers due to a flaw discovered in a specific content update for Windows hosts.
事故发生后，CrowdStrike 股价大幅下跌。该公司目前正在协助受影响客户，因为发现了Windows主机的特定内容更新问题。