Global IT outage could take weeks to resolve, experts warn 😂 (www.ft.com)
from yogthos@lemmy.ml to technology@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 2024 18:23
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Infynis@midwest.social on 20 Jul 2024 18:47 collapse

Two layers of popups before I even see the page is too many, but isn’t the issue resolved? Do they just mean it’ll take time before all the individuals hosts are rolled off the failed update?

yogthos@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 2024 18:55 next collapse

Updating individual machines is a long manual process:

The file in question is a CrowdStrike driver located at Windows/System32/Drivers/CrowdStrike/C-00000291*.sys. Once it’s gone, the machine should boot normally and grab a non-broken version of the driver.

Deleting that file on each and every one of your affected systems individually is time-consuming enough, but it’s even more time-consuming for customers using Microsoft’s BitLocker drive encryption to protect data at rest. Before you can delete the file on those systems, you’ll need the recovery key that unlocks those encrypted disks and makes them readable (normally, this process is invisible, because the system can just read the key stored in a physical or virtual TPM module).

arstechnica.com/…/crowdstrike-fixes-start-at-rebo…

Infynis@midwest.social on 20 Jul 2024 20:04 next collapse

Okay, so that is all it is. I feel like that didn’t need an article lol

yogthos@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 2024 20:32 next collapse

that’s why I quoted the relevant bits :)

crazyminner@lemmy.ml on 20 Jul 2024 21:49 collapse

Have you seen how long a bit locker key is?? You have to type in a unique key for every computer. Luckily there is only numbers in the keys.

randompasta@lemmy.today on 21 Jul 2024 00:15 collapse

There’s a powershell script to do this.

SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 20 Jul 2024 18:57 collapse

The purpose of those popups is a special “Fuck You” to Europe for enforcing privacy rules. They make it painful on purpose, out of spite.

I’m so sick of these worthless fucking techbro responses to regulation.

theshatterstone54@feddit.uk on 21 Jul 2024 08:55 collapse

Wait, wasn’t the “Reject” button supposed to be CLEARLY VISIBLE and NOT hidden or obfuscated under a “Manage options” button? If I’m wrong, the law should be changed imo