[lizknope]

Crowdstrike is closed source security software.

What's the difference between malware and what Crowdstrike has done to the world today?

We might as well reclassify Crowdstrike as malware and remove it from all computers to avoid this situation in the future.

[wcski]

The difference is that the intent of malware is to disrupt.

Is gasoline useless just because it explodes when you light a match next to it?

edit to add: OSS is not inherently more secure than closed source.

[lizknope]

Gasoline is very useful. We also take a lot of precautions when using it.

We also have things like inspections and financial penalties if you were storing it in an unsafe manner.

It's clear we need to take more precautions before using Crowdstrike. More testing, ability by IT departments to not push updates, ability to rollback updates.