WASHINGTON, D.C. — Catastrophic computer outages caused by a software update from one company have once again exposed the dangers of global technological dependence on a handful of players, experts warned on Friday.
A flawed update sent out by the little-known security firm CrowdStrike brought airlines, television stations and myriad other aspects of daily life to a standstill.The outages affected companies or individuals that use CrowdStrike on the Microsoft Windows platform. When they applied the update, the incompatible software crashed computers into a frozen state known as the 'Blue Screen of Death.
Friday's breakdown was caused by a malfunctioning software update fed to Microsoft Windows users by CrowdStrike, which specializes in cybersecurity for cloud-based companies.'We're deeply sorry for the impact we've caused to customers, travelers, and anyone affected by this,' CrowdStrike Chief Executive Officer George Kurtz said in an interview on NBC's 'Today' show.
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