The Aftereffects of the CrowdStrike Outage

On July 19, 2024, a major outage at CrowdStrike disrupted operations across businesses, government agencies, and healthcare organizations, highlighting the critical need for improved system resilience.

Healthcare IT Today has gathered insights from numerous experts in healthcare IT regarding this disruption, including Steve Odd, Director of IT & Information Security Officer at ABOUT Healthcare. He emphasizes the importance of a robust incident response plan, multi-layered security frameworks such as HITRUST, and continuous monitoring. This collective expertise serves as a crucial reminder for the healthcare sector to bolster its defenses against future operational challenges.

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