Republicans have demanded CrowdStrike’s CEO testify before the House Committee on Homeland Security after the company’s disastrous software update caused worldwide chaos.
The faulty software update caused widespread crashes on millions of Microsoft Windows devices.
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), chairman of the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection, emphasized the national security risks linked to network dependency.
The update mishap disrupted crucial sectors of the global economy, including banking, aviation, healthcare, emergency services, and media.
Thousands of flights in the U.S were delayed or canceled.
Many health systems had to reschedule appointments and non-emergent procedures.
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A CrowdStrike spokesperson said: “CrowdStrike is actively in contact with relevant Congressional Committees.
“Briefings and other engagement timelines may be disclosed at Members’ discretion.”
Microsoft declined to comment on the matter.
Green and Garbarino said: “Recognizing that Americans will undoubtedly feel the lasting, real-world consequences of this incident, they deserve to know in detail how this incident happened and the mitigation steps CrowdStrike is taking.”
Kurtz said the outage was not due to a cyberattack or security breach, and a fix was promptly deployed.
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