Navigating the Storm: INE Security Examines Lessons from the CrowdStrike Outage

Overview of the Outage CrowdStrike executives acknowledge the immediate impact of the outage was profound. Businesses of all sizes experienced downtime, and the ripple effects on productivity and security were felt widely. All said and done, approximately 8.5 million devices were impacted, and Fortune 500 companies are estimated to have suffered upwards of $5.4 billion in losses. The outage, while well-intentioned and not malicious in origin, also opened the door to opportunistic attacks. Cybercriminals swi ...