:( Your PC Ran Into a Problem

CrowdStrike’s update caused problems and blue screens of death for mission-critical operations across the economy. What does it mean for the cybersecurity company and the access tech providers will have going forward?  

(00:21) Tim Beyers and Dylan Lewis discuss:

- The details of the global IT outage over the weekend and CrowdStrike’s response.

- CrowdStrike’s unique root access and whether vendors will continue to be allowed such deep access to customer Windows systems. 

- Whether CrowdStrike is worth buying on the sell-off, or if management has something to prove first. 

(17:16) President and COO of Kinsale Capital Brian Haney talks Bill Mann through how retail investors can judge financial companies and why insurers have such a tough time in states like Florida. 

Companies discussed: CRWD, MSFT, KNSL

Our conversation with Brian Haney was from FoolFest 2024 – members can catch the full interview and everything from our FoolFest digital pass at foolfest.fool.com. 

Host: Dylan Lewis

Guests: Tim Beyers, Bill Mann, Brian Haney

Producer: Ricky Mulvey

Engineer: Tim Sparks

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