CrowdStrike's Key Testimony on Cybersecurity Post-July IT Incident
Friday, 30 August 2024, 13:46
CrowdStrike's Testimony on July's IT Outage
A senior CrowdStrike executive will testify before the House Homeland Security Committee next month about the IT outage that grounded planes and workplaces to a halt globally on July 19th.
Details of the Testimony
- Adam Meyers, CrowdStrike's senior vice president of counter adversary operations, has agreed to appear before the panel on September 24th at 2PM ET.
- Committee leaders had previously called on CEO George Kurtz to testify, but he’s not currently listed as a witness.
- The testimony aims to clarify how the outage occurred and discuss preventive measures.
The Impact of the Outage
Committee Chair Mark Green (R-TN) emphasized the importance of understanding how this incident happened and highlighted the need for improved cyber hygiene and resiliency amid increased threats.
- The flawed software update affected 8.5 million Windows machines.
- The incident illustrates the expanding risk associated with interconnected IT systems.
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