The Great CrowdStrike Crash: Discussing the Largest IT Outage in History

In episode 341, we cover the unprecedented global IT outage caused by a CrowdStrike update crash, affecting 8.5 million Windows machines. We discuss whether it's the largest outage in history and discuss the intricacies of internet accessibility and responses from key stakeholders like Microsoft. Also, in our Aware Much segment, we explore Japan's AI system, Mr. Smile, designed to standardize employee smiles, and its implications on employee monitoring. Plus, we welcome back Kevin and give a special shout-out to our latest Patreon supporter.

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

00:05 The CrowdStrike Update Crash

02:06 Discussing the Impact of the Outage

08:04 Lessons Learned from IT Outages

14:19 Aware Much: AI Monitoring Employee Smiles

21:37 Black Hat and Security Summer Camp

22:40 Conclusion and Farewell

Show notes and links mentioned during the episode: https://sharedsecurity.net/2024/08/05/the-great-crowdstrike-crash-ais-role-in-employee-smiles/

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