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0 pointscommandlinefan1y ago0 comments

Remember when Crowdstrike crashed half the computers on the planet for a full day? Well, if you do, you're one of the few, because people are still using Crowdstrike, and the stock is still doing well overall.

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hhh1y ago

It’s still one of the best antimalwares on the planet.

dwattttt1y ago

Thank you for reminding me of the phrase "damning with faint praise"

xp841y ago

That’s a phrase like “the most enjoyable cancers” or “the quietest seagulls”

N19PEDL21y ago

The only one that has 100% protection rate: indeed you can't get any malware if you can't turn on your PC.

dmurray1y ago

That's fair. In fact, you might say that for a competently set up fleet of computers, nothing beats it.

anal_reactor1y ago

Which means, people don't care. Is this a sign of a cultural shift to the idea that sometimes things don't work and that's fine?

hn_acc11y ago

I'm guessing there are surveillance features (I don't know) and companies put up with it for that reason.

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