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Re:Initial details about why CrowdStrike's CSAgent.sys crashed by naasking on Sunday July 21, 2024 @03:14PM (#41027384)
> identified a malicious virus, and then chose not to update millions of your machines with that virus’s signature, you’d also be in the wrong.

No, for exactly the reason we just saw, and the same reason why vaccines are tested before widespread rollout.

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Re:Initial details about why CrowdStrike's CSAgent.sys crashed by aforwardslash on Sunday July 21, 2024 @04:40PM (#41027904)
On the other hand, diseases vaccines prevent dont have almost instantaneous propagation, thats why they are effective at containing propagation.

As an example, reaction time is paramount to counter many kinds of attacks - thats why blocklists are so popular, and AS blackholing is a viable option.

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