CrowdStrike, a type of security software deployed by businesses worldwide caused Windows systems to crash around the world today after a software update.
The impacts affect banking, stock markets, airline travel, broadcasting, government services, and many other institutions that rely on Windows Operating systems for their servers, desktops, laptops, and cloud instances.
The good news is that you as a private user will not likely have an issue with your personal Windows devices, since CrowdStrike is only typically deployed by businesses & large entities.
The bad news is that a lot of things you may rely on may be affected today. Expect online banking, buying tickets to events, booking a flight, etc. to be chaotic. And people that work remotely may have difficulty.
Maybe a tech-free day is what we all need. It is Friday after all.
Reuters: What disruptions have been reported after the global tech outage?
July 19 (Reuters) - Companies across several industries including airlines, banking and media were hit on Friday by a global tech outage tied to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform and a software issue at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
The issue impacted computers running the Windows operating system and CrowdStrike software. CrowdStrike said it was working with impacted customers and had deployed a fix for the issue, which stemmed from an update it issued for Windows users.
