Almost a year ago, the world awoke to a Windows BSOD outage that spanned retail spaces, airports, point-of-service machines, and businesses all across the world. It wasn't immediately clear what caused the outage, but it was soon discovered to be a faulty driver issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
While Microsoft wasn't the culprit, it did shine a harsh light on shortcomings of Windows as an operating system regarding cybersecurity, the kernel, and third-party software makers. It was clear something needed to change, which resulted in the birth of the Windows Resiliency Initiative (WSI) last year to help solve these issues.
