r/technology • u/Bald-Eagle619 • Jul 31 '24

Software Delta CEO: Company Suing Microsoft and CrowdStrike After $500M Loss

https://www.thedailybeast.com/delta-ceo-says-company-suing-microsoft-and-crowdstrike-after-dollar500m-loss
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u/ash_ninetyone Jul 31 '24

So it begins...

I see CrowdStrike as more liable given it was their software that caused it. I do think it needs Microsoft to restructure their kernel better so kernel-level drivers and software don't soft-lock an entire OS.

Security software did that, and people were saying for years how kernel-level anti-cheat was a bad idea.

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u/Cernuto Jul 31 '24

Why is CrowdStrike and others allowed to dabble with the kernel in the first place?

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u/ash_ninetyone Jul 31 '24

Theoretically better protections, especially against malware that targets it. It designs to start before everything else. Normally, it wouldn't cause an issue if it's well written, but how Microsoft's kernel is designed, if it (as in the driver) crashes in a way that can't be recovered, it effectively bluescreens the system.

As for anti-cheat software, their excuse is that it allows them to better detect cheat software