CrowdStrike Content Update Causes Global Chaos, Highlights Cyber Risk

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CrowdStrike Content Update Causes Global Chaos, Highlights Cyber Risk
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Despite advancements in cybersecurity, a single content update from CrowdStrike in July 2024 caused over 8.5 million systems to crash, impacting thousands of organizations worldwide. The incident, estimated to cost insurers $1.5 billion, underscores the growing threat of aggregated cyber risk and the need for robust cybersecurity measures.

Despite advances in cybersecurity solutions, the number and impact of cyber incidents continue to grow, with the average cost of a data breach in 2024 reaching $4.88 million and the number of confirmed data breach es hitting a record high.

On July 19th, 2024, a single content update from CrowdStrike, a cyber security software company, caused more than 8.5 million systems to crash, disrupting operations for days across thousands of organizations worldwide, including hundreds of Fortune 1000 companies. The CrowdStrike “glitch,” as it became known, resulted in lossesThe CrowdStrike incident is estimated to cost insurers around $1.5 billion in payouts, under business interruption, cyber, and system failure coverages.

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