CrowdStrike blames a test software bug for that giant global mess it made

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CrowdStrike blames a test software bug for that giant global mess it made
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Something called 'Content Validator' did not validate the content, and the rest is history

added a Preliminary Post Incident Review that offers the vendor's view of how it brought down 8.5 million Windows boxes.

Sensor Content relies on"Template Types" – code that includes pre-defined fields for threat detection engineers to leverage in Rapid Response Content. Each Template Instance maps to specific behaviors for the sensor software to observe, detect or prevent. How did a CrowdStrike config file crash millions of Windows computers? We take a closer look at the codeWhatever the Validator does or is supposed to do, it did not prevent the release of the July 19 Template Instance, despite it being a dud. That happened because CrowdStrike assumed that tests that passed the IPC Template Type delivered in March, and subsequent related IPC Template Instances, meant the July 19 release would be OK.

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