CrowdStrike Faces Crisis: A Major Outage and Its AftermathCrowdStrike Holdings Inc., ( NASDAQ:CRWD ) a giant in the cybersecurity industry, recently faced one of the most significant technological crises in history. The incident, which caused substantial financial losses for its customers, has raised important questions about liability, resilience, and the future of cybersecurity.
The Incident: A Global Technology Meltdown
On the morning of July 19, 2024, a software update issued by CrowdStrike for Microsoft Windows systems triggered a massive global outage. The fallout was immediate and severe, impacting healthcare providers, banks, airlines, TV stations, and hotels. Over 8.5 million PCs and devices running Windows were affected, leading to widespread business interruptions, operational delays, and significant financial losses.
Financial Impact: Billions in Losses
Parametrix, an analytics and insurance provider, estimated the financial impact of the outage at $5.4 billion for Fortune 500 companies alone. Despite this staggering figure, CrowdStrike ( NASDAQ:CRWD ) itself is largely shielded from direct financial repercussions due to the software industry’s licensing structures, which limit developer liability, and the comprehensive insurance policies held by CrowdStrike and its clients. Nevertheless, the cybersecurity insurance policies of these Fortune 500 customers will likely cover only 10% to 20% of the losses, translating to insured losses between $540 million and $1.08 billion.
Response and Recovery
CrowdStrike's Chief Executive, George Kurtz, took to LinkedIn to reassure stakeholders, announcing that over 97% of Windows sensors were back online. However, the recovery came at a cost to customers, who suffered significant losses due to downtime and business disruptions. In his public statement, Kurtz emphasized the company’s commitment to its customers and promised a detailed update in the forthcoming earnings call.
Market Reaction and Analysis
Following incident, CrowdStrike's shares dropped by about 25%, resulting in a market value loss of approximately $22 billion. Analysts have adjusted their price targets to account for the potential long-term effects. Despite this setback, CrowdStrike's strong position in the cybersecurity industry and its crucial role in preventing cyberattacks indicate a complex future. While the company's software is difficult to replace, the incident may impede new customer acquisition. The stock closed at $254.15 previously, with a day's range of $251.26 to $260.54, and a 24-hour volume of 9,519,211 shares. The next Crowdstrike ( NASDAQ:CRWD ) Earnings Date is slated for Aug 28, 2024.
Industry Perspectives
Tracy Woo, a cloud computing analyst at Forrester Research, highlighted CrowdStrike’s critical role in cybersecurity. “CrowdStrike is probably one of the biggest, most dominant software companies out there in the cybersecurity field,” Woo noted. While she does not foresee a mass exodus of customers, she acknowledged that renewal rates could drop, depending on how deeply integrated CrowdStrike's solutions are within their clients' systems.
Legal and Insurance Implications
Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC has encouraged investors to seek compensation for alleged wrongdoings, as the potential for litigation looms. Jonathan Hatzor, CEO of Parametrix, explained that it is impossible for companies like CrowdStrike to shoulder unlimited financial liabilities, hence the reliance on insurance to diversify and mitigate such risks.
The Road Ahead
CrowdStrike's resilience will be tested in the coming months as it navigates the fallout from this incident. The company's ability to retain customer trust, mitigate legal repercussions, and maintain its leadership in cybersecurity will be critical. Upcoming developments, including the anticipated updates in their earnings call and potential new measures to prevent such incidents in the future, will be closely watched by stakeholders.
While the recent outage has undeniably impacted CrowdStrike and its customers, the company's position in the cybersecurity landscape offers a foundation for recovery and continued dominance. As the market adjusts to these developments, CrowdStrike's commitment to its customers and its proactive measures will be pivotal in restoring confidence and driving future growth.
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The Crowd (Strike) goes wild!CrowdStrike
Short Term
We look to Buy at 158.14 (stop at 148.77)
We look to buy dips. Prices expected to stall near trend line support. Previous support located at 156.00. We look for a temporary move higher. Expect trading to remain mixed and volatile.
Our profit targets will be 181.11 and 188.00
Resistance: 189.00 / 240.00 / 287.00
Support: 156.00 / 137.00 / 120.00
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CRWD Ascending Scallop Repeating StructureA big Ascending Scallop structure can be identified before the recent break down
Using some price formations within this break down another scallop similar to the first can be plotted
It creates a very bullish scenario which is shown by the white bars pattern (lines pattern)
This is one of the scenarios I can see price progressing
CROWDSTRIKE HOLDING INC is very good to Buy Now 20/02/2021CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of cloud-delivered solution for next-generation endpoint protection that offers cloud modules on its Falcon platform through SaaS subscription-based model. It operates through Domestic and International geographical segments. The firm's services include incident response services; proactive services, tabletop exercises, adversary emulation, clod security assessment, and blue team exercises. The company was founded by George P. Kurtz, Marston Gregg, and Dmitri Alperovitch on November 7, 2011 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.
CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD), a provider of cloud-delivered endpoint and workload protection, has agreed to acquire Humio, a provider of cloud log management, for approximately $400 million.
Under the terms of the deal, the acquisition will be paid predominantly in cash, with a portion delivered in the form of rollover equity awards in exchange for unvested Humio equity. The proposed acquisition is expected to close in Q1 of CrowdStrike's fiscal 2022.
as we can see the price is in an ascending widget and it can easy push up to a very high extents,
the Nearest TP can be (315),
we can be sure about the 3 TP (510) if the 2 TP at (400) touched.
this stock seems to be very undervalued and it can have lots of brighter further as of now and really worthy of investments
please comment your opinion about this stock
US Stock In Play: $CRWD (Crowdstrike Holdings Inc)$CRWD momentum remains at strength, closing with an intraday gain of +6.76% during a session with broad market weaknesses. $CRWD have attained a cumulative gain of +46.85% in this 2.5 weeks rally from the Bullish Ascending Triangle chart pattern breakout previously highlighted.
The last 3 days session was traded with an average transactional volume of 10 million shares per day, a phenomenal that was last witnessed on 2nd September 2020. Additionally, $CRWD have broken its all time peak historical volatility of $8.60, with price volatility at $9.83 currently.
The above suggest there will be further aggressive price action (bi-directional) to be expected from CRWD.