MontyCloud Automates BSOD Fix for the CrowdStrike Outage for AWS EC2
The CrowdStrike Falcon content update for Windows has caused widespread system crashes and "blue screen of death" (BSOD) errors, leaving IT teams...
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Mitchell Ivanicki : Jul 19, 2024 7:09:12 PM
The CrowdStrike Falcon content update for Windows has caused widespread system crashes and "blue screen of death" (BSOD) errors, leaving IT teams scrambling to bring systems back online.
This blog post explains the challenges organizations face to resolve the issue, how to manually fix the issue, and how MontyCloud’s Automated Solution can help you fix the issue at scale rapidly and bring back the affected systems online.
AWS published the following manual steps to delete the CrowdStrike Falcon agent file on affected instances:
Customers will need to follow these steps for all impacted instances which can take hours to days.
MontyCloud provides a no-code solution leveraging the AWSSupport-StartEC2RescueWorkflow solution and AWS Systems Manager to automate the rollout of the fix. Here's how it helps:
In MontyCloud, you will select the Automation Task “CrowdStrike Falcon BSOD Fix” from the Task Library.
Then you will select the impacted Windows EC2 instances to resolve the issue. There is no need to go into the AWS Console and you can fix all your impacted instances to save hours to days of operational work.
By automating the remediation process, MontyCloud empowers organizations to recover from the CrowdStrike issue swiftly and efficiently, minimizing the disruption and enabling businesses to return to normal operations faster.
If MontyCloud can help you, please contact us:
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