House panel questions CrowdStrike system to push out software updates following July incident

CrowdStrike’s approach to pushing out software updates was under the microscope at a House Homeland Security hearing offering the opportunity for lawmakers to grill a senior company executive on a July 19 incident that had widescale impacts across the globe.

“CrowdStrike’s software updates are essential for addressing vulnerabilities, enhancing threat detection, and ensuring that the cybersecurity infrastructure of its customers remains robust as the cyber threat landscape rapidly evolves. Most importantly, given CrowdStrike’s value as a resource across the greater...