It’s been a month since I wrote Part 1 of “Bob and Alice in Kernel-land”. As expected, we saw minimal constructive feedback from vendors, with a few notable exceptions. Sophos provided the most detailed information about their drivers, while CrowdStrike offered valuable insights into their kernel architecture, including the use of Microsoft’s Winsock kernel file transfer. This feature, introduced in Windows Vista+, was designed to replace the outdated Transport Driver Interface (TDI).| www.msuiche.com
Already dubbed “The Largest IT, Outage In History, the CrowdStrike update from July 18, 2024, has affected at least 8.5 million Windows devices, according to Microsoft. Several of these devices are critical assets and run multiple essential services. For instance, I was unable to pay for my coffee in Dubai because the payment systems used by the coffee shop were down, and a friend lost her passport while stranded in Barcelona due to flight disruptions.| www.msuiche.com