In Episode 19 of "Protect It All," titled "Lessons from CrowdStrike: Managing Risks in IT and OT Environments," Host Aaron Crow gets into the recent CrowdStrike Falcon platform incident that caused widespread system crashes and blue screens of death on Windows machines. Drawing from his extensive IT and OT experience, Aaron explains that the issue stemmed from a routine update error, not a cybersecurity attack. He explores why it had such a significant impact on major entities like airlines and airports.

Aaron highlights the critical differences between IT and OT risk management, emphasizing the importance of automated updates, real-time threat detection, and thorough update testing. He discusses the need for comprehensive risk assessment and the implementation of cyberinformed engineering practices to prevent similar issues in the future.

Listeners will gain key insights into balancing cybersecurity measures with system reliability and availability and actionable recommendations for strengthening their IT and OT environments.

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